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EMA and JITAI Features and Highlights

EMA Types

(Note: specific EMAs can be delivered based upon day of the week)

Fixed	App will prompt this assessment type at a specific time (e.g., 12:00 p.m., 30 minutes after the participant's usual waking time on specific days of the week).
Random	App will prompt this assessment type at random times within the participant's selected waking hours on specific days of the week.
Participant Initiated	Participant will click a button on the app home screen to initiate this assessment type.

EMA Reschedule Options

Snooze	Enables participant to delay prompted EMAs for a specific amount of time and a specific number of times (researcher sets snooze period and number of permitted delays).
Automatic Reschedule	Enables the EMA to be automatically prompted again after a set period of time (e.g., reschedule the EMA every 30 minutes, up to 8 times until it is completed).

EMA Question Types

Checkbox	Response choices are shown in a list; multiple answers can be chosen
Date	Participants use a calendar to choose a date
Dropdown	Participants click a box to select from a long list of potential answer responses
Radio	Response choices are shown in a list; only 1 answer can be chosen
Rich Text	A block of text that can be used to provide messages or instructions in the app; enables bold, italics, underline, etc
Slider (categorical)	Participants slide their finger from left to right to choose a categorical response
Slider (continous)	Participants slide their finger from left to right to choose a continuous response (e.g., 1-10 visual analog scale)
Text Only	A block of text that can be used to provide messages or instructions in the app
Text Field	Participant uses the keyboard to type a short answer (e.g., number or letter)
Text Area	Participant uses the keyboard to type a longer response than is possible with the text field option (e.g., sentences / paragraphs)
Time	Participants use a clock to choose a time
Timer	Participants see a configurable countdown timer

EMA Additional Features

App Branding	Allows the study name of the app to be displayed on the top of the app home screen
App Language	App content (e.g., questions, messages) can be displayed in most languages
Appointment Reminder	Configurable appointment date/time/message that appears on the app home screen
Notifications	Messages delivered to participants on specific study dates/times
Payment Log	Configurable feature that automatically tracks EMA compliance; Enables participants to view the amount of credit they have earned for completing EMAs
Permissions	Enables Principal Investigator (PI) to assign CMS view/edit roles to study team members (e.g., PI has admin rights to create/edit all app components, research assistant can be granted specific roles. For example, only view/create participants)
PHI Data Collection	Enables collection of Protected Health Information (e.g., name). Note: Requires additional contract components
Skip Logic	Enables items to be skipped if established criteria are met (e.g., if question #1 > 4, then skip question #2)

JITAI Features

Calculated Field	Enables researchers to create formulas by adding / subtracting / multiplying / etc. participant answers to EMA questions (e.g., question 1 + question 2).
Email	An encrypted email is generated when an established criterion is met (e.g., if question 1 > 3, then automatically email a study staff member that a participant has requested a medication refill). Note: this feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection
Message Bin	Enables delivery of unique content when specific criteria are met. One message is delivered from the bin to the participant on each occasion.
Message Bin Repeating	Enables delivery of unique content when specific criteria are met. One message is delivered from the bin to the participant on each occasion. This type of bin resets to the first message after the last message in the bin is delivered.
Random Number Generator	Generates a random number within a specified range and decimal precision; used for randomizing calculations.
Response Summary	Summarizes data that have been collected in the app; also allows the delivery of badges based on participant data (e.g., 7 days smoke free badge).
Sensor Log	Will present data from a sensor at specified intervals. For example, if steps are to be collected every 2 minutes the log will display number of steps every 2 minutes. This is raw data.
Web View	Enables the integration of webpages into Insight. When Insight is used to open a webpage, the platform quantifies the amount of time spent on each webpage. Note: this feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection
Video Link Bin	Enables delivery of unique video content when specific criteria are met (e.g., depression > 5). One video is delivered from the bin to the participant on each occasion.
YouTube Video	Links YouTube URLs to play video content in the app. Note: this feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection
One Click Call	Preprogrammed phone call is placed when this button is pressed. Note: this feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection
Delivery of Intervention Content	Video, audio, text, webpage, automated phone calls based upon formula, date/time, on-demand, sensor data.
Breadcrumb Geolocation	Data collection (latitude, longitude, accuracy). Frequency of collection is configurable. Note: that this feature may not be available on all smartphones and this feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection
Bedfront iCO Data Collection	Pairs with the Bedfont iCO device to collect carbon monoxide samples. Requires purchase of specific third party devices.