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Basic and Advanced Features

EMA Types

(Note: Specific EMAs can be prompted on specific days of the week)

Fixed	App will prompt this EMA type at a specific time (e.g., 12:00 pm).
Follow-up	EMAs that are tied to a participant-initiated event. For example, a follow-up assessment can be automatically prompted 15 minutes after a participant initiates an "About to Smoke" assessment.
Participant Initiated	Participant will click a button on the app home screen to initiate this EMA type.
Participant Offset	App will prompt this EMA type at times that are directly relevant to specific participants (e.g., 30 minutes after each participant's usual waking time).
Random	App will prompt this EMA type at random times within the participant's selected waking hours.

EMA Reschedule Options

Automatic Schedule

Enable EMAs to be automatically prompted again if the participant does not begin the EMA after a set period (e.g., reschedule the EMA every 15 minutes, up to 3 times until it is started

EMA Question Types

Calculated Field	Enables researchers to create formulas by adding/subtracting/multiplying/etc. participant answers to EMA questions (e.g., Question 1 + Question 2). Also enables creation of intervention algorithms and delivery of messages or questions on a specific day of the study.
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	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 within the text field option (e.g., sentences/paragraphs).
Time	Participant uses a clock to choose a time.
Timer	Participant sees a configurable countdown timer.
Time Stamp	Allows automated date and time stamps.

EMA Additional Features

App Branding	Allows the study name 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.
Assessment Resume	Enables participants to pick up where they left off in longer assessments. For example, longer Baseline or Follow-up assessments can be completed over multiple sittings/days, if needed.
Payment Log	Enables participants to view the amount of credit they have earned for completing EMAs.
Permissions	Enables the Principal Investigator (PI) to assign specific Electronic Data Capture (EDC) view/edit roles to project team members (e.g., PI has admin rights to create/edit all app components, research assistants could be granted specific roles like only view/create participants).
Pipe in Text	Enables researchers to pipe in previous answer responses to new questions. For example, "You reported that you wanted to quit smoking because [piped in text]. Do you want to update this information now?"
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).
Clone	Clone questions and assessments to rapidly create your study.
Data Download	Enables researchers to create datasets in SPSS and Excel formats. SPSS downloads contain variable and value labels making analyses quick and easy.
Offline Functionality	Insight works offline after initial download. In other words, EMAs will prompt even when a participant's phone is in airplane mode.
Data Upload	Insight attempts to automatically upload data to the server when participants interact with the app.
One Click Phone Call	Enables phone calls via a single click in the app.
Groups	Create as many intervention groups as needed/desired.
Stages	Create multiple stages so the app asks specific questions during specific time periods (e.g., pre-quit, post-quit, maintenance).

Advanced Features

Average	Automatically averages a variable over a specific time period. For example, researchers can use this feature to create an average smoking urge over the past 7 days for each participant. This average can be subtracted from the current smoking urge and determine specific types of messages that should be delivered.
Button List	Enables the creation of a menu of features that can have specific functions (e.g., one click calls, websites, videos).
Charts	Enables integration of charts into EMAs. Two types of charts are supported: 1) Pie charts (display number of alcohol use days vs. non-use days). 2) Badge (display current number of days of continuous smoking abstinence).
GPS collection	Data collection (longitude, GPS accuracy). Frequency of collection is configurable. Note: This feature may not be available on all smartphones and this feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection.
Email	An encrypted email is generated when an established criterion is met (e.g., if depression >3, then email a study team member that they should contact the participant). Note: This feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection.
Message Bin (non-repeating)	Enables delivery of one message when specific criteria are met. One message is delivered from the bin to the participant on each occasion. This feature allows researchers to keep their intervention content fresh/new, rather than repeating the same message multiple times.
Message Bin (repeating)	Enables delivery of multiple messages on a specific topic. The participant can decide to review one message or many.
Random Number Generator	Generates a random number within a specified range and decimal precision. This item type can be used to re-randomize participants (e.g. SMART designs or micro-randomized trials (randomizing moments to receive intervention messages or not)).
Photo Picker	Enables participants to send encrypted pictures (e.g., tobacco advertisement, pre-cancerous moles) to the research team via the Insight dashboard.
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.
Web View	Enables the integration of webpages into Insight. When Insight is used to open a webpage, the platform can quantify the amount of time spent in the website. Note: This feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection.
YouTube Video	Links YouTube URLs to play video content in the app. Note: This feature requires an active data plan or Wifi connection.