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. 2022 Mar 29;9(3):e34744. doi: 10.2196/34744

Table 2.

Use of PTSD Coach, version 3.1, among new users between April 20, 2020, and April 19, 2021, separated by platform.

Use category iOS users (n=80,006) Android users (n=48,685) Difference testa Effect size



t test (df) Chi-square (df) Cohen d Cramer V
Overall use

Number of visits, mean (SD) 3.18 (7.17) 3.39 (7.78) −3.66 (128,689) N/Ab 0.02 N/A

Number events per visit, mean (SD) 15.39 (23.57) 22.00 (28.40) −102.16 (128,689) N/A 0.61 N/A

Visit duration (in minutes), mean (SD) 4.12 (6.67) 5.40 (7.78) −101.95 (128,689) N/A 0.64 N/A

Total duration (in minutes), mean (SD) 16.03 (53.95) 20.06 (65.50) −99.52 (128,689) N/A 0.62 N/A

Number of unique days, mean (SD) 2.62 (4.67) 2.83 (5.16) −5.80 (128,689) N/A 0.03 N/A
Use over time

Days between first and last use, mean (SD) 30.21 (64.33) 33.72 (66.04) −5.44 (128,689) N/A 0.03 N/A
Use of specific features

Home, n (%) 47,718 (59.64) 37,045 (76.09) N/A 3643.14 (1) N/A 0.17

Number of content areas, mean (SD) 1.24 (1.40) 1.49 (1.40) −30.52 (128,689) N/A 0.18 N/A

Manage Symptoms content area, n (%) 41,730 (52.16) 29,919 (61.45) N/A 1060.20 (1) N/A 0.09


Selected symptom 34,396 (42.99) 21,951 (45.09) N/A 54.02 (1) N/A 0.02


Rated pretool SUDsc 33,087 (41.36) 23,884 (49.06) N/A 727.86 (1) N/A 0.08


Rated pretool and posttool SUDsc 7828 (9.78) 10,013 (20.57) N/A 2946.87 (1) N/A 0.15


Accessed coping tool 31,056 (38.82) 22,258 (45.72) N/A 594.30 (1) N/A 0.07

Track Progress content area, n (%) 20,275 (25.34) 15,205 (31.23) N/A 525.90 (1) N/A 0.06


Completed 1 PCL-5d 10,137 (12.67) 7452 (15.31) N/A 178.27 (1) N/A 0.04


Completed ≥2 PCL-5s 2785 (3.48) 2402 (4.93) N/A 232.07 (1) N/A 0.04


Set assessment reminder 6507 (8.13) 5140 (10.56) N/A 216.20 (1) N/A 0.04

Learn content area, n (%) 20,766 (25.96) 15,900 (32.66) N/A 667.72 (1) N/A 0.07


Accessed learn topic 11,863 (14.83) 9101 (18.69) N/A 331.82 (1) N/A 0.05

Get Support content area, n (%) 16,407 (20.51) 11,294 (23.2) N/A 129.80 (1) N/A 0.03


Accessed web or phone resource 2346 (2.93) 2189 (4.5) N/A 217.76 (1) N/A 0.04


Added support contact 2707 (3.38) 3422 (7.03) N/A 886.82 (1) N/A 0.08

Completed safety plan for suicide prevention, n (%) 162 (0.2) 158 (0.32) N/A 18.18 (1) N/A 0.01

aAll differences were statistically significant at P<.001.

bN/A: not applicable.

cSUDs: subjective units of distress.

dPCL-5: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5.