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. 2021 Apr 12;8(4):e20424. doi: 10.2196/20424

Table 7.

Pilot study: thematic analysis of personalized wellness rating scale anchors (n=11).

Type (%) and subtype (%) Personalized anchor (user ID)
Behavior: visible activities or timing of such activities (38)

Sleep: quality, duration, timing, need (12) Stay up all night (2001)
Oversleeping (2003)
Nocturnal (2016)

Social: nonaggressive interactions with other people (8) Enjoy seeing people (2005)
More social (2016)
Avoiding family & friends (2041)

Risky: increasing risk of injury or harm (4) Buying things I don’t need (2003)
Running traffic lights (2008)
Driving too fast (2041)

Self-care: eating, drinking, grooming, hygiene, medications (4) Well-fed (2001)
Grooming, not shaving (2008)
Forgetting meds (2016)

Leisure: for relaxation or enjoyment, including over engagement (3) Making art (2003)
Watching movies (2008)
Exercising, walking (2041)

Speech: rate, rhythm, or volume of speech (3) Less talkative (2016)

Work: employment, school, home care, volunteering (2) Productive (2001)
Study for 3-5 hours (2008)
Going to work and school (2016)

Aggression: physical or psychological harm to person, object, or self (1) Actively trying to harm self (2003)
Super aggressive (2005)
Self-harm (2016)

Substance: ingestion of psychoactive substances (1) Drinking to dangerous excess (2001)
Cognition: acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and senses (28)

Content: what one is thinking about (17) Life is not worth living (2001)
Have lots of new ideas (2003)
Odd thoughts (2008)

Process: logic, organization, coherence, and speed of thinking (10) Faster thinking (2003)
Bad judgment (2005)
Problems with any decision (2041)

Perception: sensory processing, disturbances of sensory processing (1) Hallucinations (2003)
Mood: emotional or affective state (17)

Negative: unpleasant, disagreeable, lack of pleasure (10) Irritable (2003)
Persistent crabbiness (2005)
Sad mood, “feeling down” (2041)

Positive: good, affirmative, or constructive (6) Things are so exciting (2001)
Laugh (2005)
Easier to smile (2041)
Physical: relating to the body (10)

Energy: strength and vitality (9) Feel fatigued (2001)
More restless (2008)
Restless (2016)

Appetite: desire for food (1) Not hungry (2001)
Force self to eat (2005)
Motivation: reasons or drive to engage in behavior (7)

N/Aa Willing to try anything (2001)
Loss of interest (2008)
Easier to maintain a routine (2041)

aN/A: not applicable.