Integration of a wellness smartphone application in a school of pharmacy

IF 0.5 Q4 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Pharmacy Education Pub Date : 2023-08-17 DOI:10.46542/pe.2023.231.440446

Kacie N. Godwin, Sara E. Campbell, B. Vickery, R. Barrons, S. R. Taylor

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Background: Evidence suggests that professionals experience stress, with various coping approaches detailed in the literature. Objective: To describe the integration of and engagement with a wellness smartphone application (app) in a school of pharmacy. Methods: The School of Pharmacy faculty, staff, and students were given subscriptions to Wellspace, a mobile health app. Aggregate data were analysed to determine factors that influence user engagement, activity, and well-being. Results: Eighty percent of didactic students and 46 faculty/staff downloaded the app. The highest rate of overall monthly user engagement (39%) was during the first month but declined throughout the time of the study (5%). Competitions for wellness-related prizes led to significantly higher engagement rates and number of steps. The presence of competitions correlated with a higher percentage of engagement (r = 0.53), number of engaged users (r = 0.53), and number of steps (r = 0.49). Conclusion: A wellness app was integrated within a school of pharmacy; however, poor usage limited the utility of data captured.

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在药学院集成健康智能手机应用程序

背景：有证据表明，专业人员会经历压力，文献中详细介绍了各种应对方法。目的：描述一所药学院的健康智能手机应用程序（应用程序）的集成和参与情况。方法：让药学院的教职员工和学生订阅Wellspace，一款移动健康应用程序。对汇总数据进行了分析，以确定影响用户参与度、活跃度和幸福感的因素。结果：80%的教学学生和46名教职员工下载了该应用程序。总体月度用户参与率最高（39%）发生在第一个月，但在整个研究期间有所下降（5%）。健康相关奖项的竞争导致参与率和步数显著提高。比赛的存在与较高的参与率（r=0.53）、参与用户数（r=0.53%）和步数（r=0.49）相关；然而，使用不当限制了所捕获数据的实用性。

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Pharmacy Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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0.80

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20.00%

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174

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