MindSurf: A pilot study to assess the usability and acceptability of a smartphone app designed to promote contentment, wellbeing, and goal achievement

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Carey, Timothy A ^a   Haviland, Jennifer ^b   Tai, Sara J ^b   Vanags, Thea ^c   Mansell, Warren ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; POWER ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SMARTPHONE; STAFF; THEORETICAL MODEL; THINKING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VOLUNTEER; WELLBEING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CELL PHONE; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMARTPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85003498868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-1168-z     Document Type: Article

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