A healthcare worker app trial examined feasibility, with well-being effects still unclear
A UK pilot examined participation, app use, and user feedback for MYARKEO. The abstract does not report whether mental well-being differed between the randomized groups.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
This study explored whether a trial of a mental well-being monitoring app was practical to run. Participants used the app and described useful features alongside barriers to engagement. The abstract reports participation and usage, but no comparative mental health effects, so it cannot establish that the app improved well-being.
The abstract reports collecting well-being and distress questionnaires but omits their between-group results. Its app-usage percentage also lacks a defined denominator. These gaps limit this abstract-based assessment of both engagement and any mental health effects.
What researchers found
Overall participant dropout
Reported for participants in the 6-week trial; a descriptive proportion, with no app-versus-control comparison provided.
Feasibility was the central question
Researchers examined recruitment, retention, and engagement to help plan a future trial. Interviews added participants' views of the app, which they frequently used to track mood, sleep, food, and exercise.
User feedback guides development
Participants described helpful features alongside barriers to using the app, and some left the trial. The authors identified changes to content, interface, and design as priorities before further research.
The original publication
Supporting mental well-being of healthcare workers using a mobile app: A mixed-methods feasibility study.
Yildirim M, Carter T, Blake H
PLoS One · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41544039
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