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Selecting an Ecological Momentary Assessment Platform: Tutorial for Researchers.
Henry, Lauren M; Hansen, Eleanor; Chimoff, Justin; Pokstis, Kimberly; Kiderman, Miryam; Naim, Reut; Kossowsky, Joe; Byrne, Meghan E; Lopez-Guzman, Silvia; Kircanski, Katharina; Pine, Daniel S; Brotman, Melissa A.
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  • Henry LM; Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
  • Hansen E; Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
  • Chimoff J; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
  • Pokstis K; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
  • Kiderman M; Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
  • Naim R; The School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
  • Kossowsky J; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
  • Byrne ME; Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
  • Lopez-Guzman S; Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
  • Kircanski K; Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
  • Pine DS; Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
  • Brotman MA; Emotion and Development Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
J Med Internet Res ; 26: e51125, 2024 Jan 04.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38175682
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Although ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has been applied in psychological research for decades, delivery methods have evolved with the proliferation of digital technology. Technological advances have engendered opportunities for enhanced accessibility, convenience, measurement precision, and integration with wearable sensors. Notwithstanding, researchers must navigate novel complexities in EMA research design and implementation.

OBJECTIVE:

In this paper, we aimed to provide guidance on platform selection for clinical scientists launching EMA studies.

METHODS:

Our team includes diverse specialties in child and adolescent behavioral and mental health with varying expertise on EMA platforms (eg, users and developers). We (2 research sites) evaluated EMA platforms with the goal of identifying the platform or platforms with the best fit for our research. We created a list of extant EMA platforms; conducted a web-based review; considered institutional security, privacy, and data management requirements; met with developers; and evaluated each of the candidate EMA platforms for 1 week.

RESULTS:

We selected 2 different EMA platforms, rather than a single platform, for use at our 2 research sites. Our results underscore the importance of platform selection driven by individualized and prioritized laboratory needs; there is no single, ideal platform for EMA researchers. In addition, our project generated 11 considerations for researchers in selecting an EMA platform (1) location; (2) developer involvement; (3) sample characteristics; (4) onboarding; (5) survey design features; (6) sampling scheme and scheduling; (7) viewing results; (8) dashboards; (9) security, privacy, and data management; (10) pricing and cost structure; and (11) future directions. Furthermore, our project yielded a suggested timeline for the EMA platform selection process.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study will guide scientists initiating studies using EMA, an in vivo, real-time research tool with tremendous promise for facilitating advances in psychological assessment and intervention.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Evaluación Ecológica Momentánea / Medicina Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Adolescent / Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Med Internet Res Asunto de la revista: INFORMATICA MEDICA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Canadá
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Evaluación Ecológica Momentánea / Medicina Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Adolescent / Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Med Internet Res Asunto de la revista: INFORMATICA MEDICA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Canadá