Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2019
A New Mental Health Mobile App for Well-Being and Stress Reduction in Working Women: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of medical Internet research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02637414 (Flourishing App), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Flourishing App: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Well-being Application for Mobile Devices
Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
- Workplace Mental Health Programs for Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Optimizing Workplace Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Differential attrition and engagement in randomized controlled trials of occupational mental health interventions in person and online: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Mobile Apps and Their Impact on Well-Being in Nonclinical Populations: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Individual-level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Mobile Mindfulness Meditation on the Mental Health of University Students: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Trends in Effectiveness of Organizational eHealth Interventions in Addressing Employee Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing.Nature human behaviour · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of an 8-Week App-Based Mindfulness Intervention on Mental Health in Working Women: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Digital mental health intervention for well-being among low-distress workers in small enterprises on a secondary analysis of an RCT.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Feasibility and Efficacy of a Novel Mindfulness App Used With Matcha Green Tea in Generally Healthy Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Trial
- The Efficacy of "Foundations," a Digital Mental Health App to Improve Mental Well-being During COVID-19: Proof-of-Principle Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Salutogenic Principles in Workplace Health Promotion Interventions: A Scoping Review.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- Well-Being and Cognitive Factors Influencing Health Care Workers' Adherence to Internet-Based Stress Management: Mixed Methods Analysis of a Nonrandomized Controlled Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Mental Health Apps Implemented in the Workplace: Scoping Review of Trends and Gaps in Evaluation Research.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- A randomized controlled trial comparing Mindfulness and Heartfulness meditation programmes on stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms and wellbeing among distance-learning postgraduates.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Fostering Psychophysical Well-Being via Remote Self-Managed Empowerment Protocols: A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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- Mental health outcomes following a four week online training on social emotional and ethical learning for public school teachers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundAlthough the availability and use of mobile mental health apps has grown exponentially in recent years, little data are available regarding their efficacy.
objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an app developed to promote stress management and well-being among working women compared with a control app.
methodsFemale employees at a private hospital were invited to participate in the study via mailing lists and intranet ads. A total of 653 individuals self-enrolled through the website. Eligible participants were randomized between control (n=240) and intervention (n=250) groups. The well-being mobile app provides an 8-week program with 4 classes per week (including a brief theoretical portion and a 15-min guided practice). The active control app also provided 4 assessments per week that encouraged participants to self-observe how they were feeling for 20 min. We also used the app to conduct Web-based questionnaires (10-item Perceived Stress Scale and 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index) and ask specific questions to assess subjective levels of stress and well-being at baseline (t
resultsAmong the randomized participants (n=490), 185 participants were excluded at the 4-week follow-up and another 79 at the 8-week follow-up because of noncompliance with the experimental protocol. Participants who did not complete t
conclusionsThe well-being mobile app was effective in reducing employee stress and improving well-being.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT02637414; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02637414.
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