Table 5.
Digital mental health tool (DMHT) features stratified by worker status and psychological distress.
| Feature | Unemployed (n=1013), n (%) | Essential worker (n=974), n (%) | P value | Nondistressed (n=497), n (%) | Distressed (n=1479), n (%) | P value |
| Mindfulness/meditation | 687 (67.8) | 584 (60.0) | <.001a,b | 305 (61.4) | 966 (65.3) | .11a |
| Information or education | 636 (62.8) | 618 (63.4) | .76a | 327 (65.8) | 927 (62.7) | .21a |
| Distraction tools (drawing, puzzles, music) | 630 (62.2) | 540 (55.4) | .002a,b | 276 (55.5) | 894 (60.4) | .05a |
| Symptom tracking (tracking sleep or mood) | 605 (59.7) | 555 (57.0) | .22a | 270 (54.3) | 890 (60.2) | .02a,b |
| Link to resources, counseling, or crisis support |
604 (59.6) | 536 (55.0) | .04a,b | 276 (55.5) | 864 (58.4) | .26a |
| Tools to focus on the positive events and influences in life | 578 (57.1) | 553 (56.8) | .90a | 267 (53.7) | 864 (58.4) | .07a |
| Brain games to improve thinking | 525 (51.8) | 480 (49.3) | .26a | 257 (51.7) | 748 (50.6) | .66a |
| How to cope with COVID-19 | 406 (40.1) | 409 (42.0) | .39a | 200 (40.2) | 615 (41.6) | .60a |
| A chatbot to help you with daily stress | 352 (34.7) | 293 (30.1) | .03a,b | 139 (28.0) | 506 (34.2) | .01a,b |
aChi-square test.
bP values <.05 and less than the Benjamini-Hochberg critical value were considered to be statistically significant.