The Effect of Timing and Frequency of Push Notifications on Usage of a Smartphone-Based Stress Management Intervention: An Exploratory Trial

摘要

Pushudnotificationsudofferuda promisingudstrategyudforudenhancingudengagementudwithudsmartphone-udbasedudhealthudinterventions.udIntelligentudsensor-drivenudmachineudlearningudmodelsudmayudimproveudtheudtimelinessudof notificationsudbyudadaptinguddeliveryudto a user'sudcurrentudcontextud(e.g.udlocation).udThisudexploratoryudmixed-methouddsudstudyudexaminedudtheudpotentialudimpactudof timingudandudfrequencyudonudnotificationudresponseudandudusageudof HealthyudMind,uda smartphone-basudedudstressudmanage-udmentudintervention.ud77udparticipantsudwereudrandomisedudto useudoneudof threeudversionsudof HealthyudMindudthatudprovided:udintelligentudnotificationsud; dailyudnotificationsudwithinudpre-definedudtimeudframes;udor occasionaludnotificationsudwithinudpre-definedudtimeudframes.udNotificationudresponseudandudHealthyudMindudusageudwereudautomaticallyudrecorded.udTelephoneudinterviewsudexploredudparticipants'udexperi-udencesudof usingudHealthyudMind.udParticipantsudin theudintelligentudanduddailyudconditionsudviewedud(d =ud.47,ud.44udrespectively)udandudactionedud(d = .50,ud.43udrespectively)udmoreudnotificationsudcomparedudtoudtheudoccasionaludgroup.udNotificationudgroupudhadudnoudmeaningfuludeffectsudonudpercentageudof notifica-udtionsudviewedudor usageudof HealthyudMind.udNoudmeaningfuluddifferencesudwereudindicatedudbetweenudtheudintelligentudandudnon-intelligentudgroups.udOurudfindingsudsuggestudthatudfrequentudnotificationsudmayudencourageudgreaterudexposureudto interventionudcontentudwithoutuddeterringudengagement,udbutudadap-udtiveudtailoringudof notificationudtiminguddoesudnotudalwaysudenhanceudtheiruduse.udHypothesesudgeneratedudfromudthisudstudyudrequireudtestingudin futureudwork.