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ArticleArchives of psychiatry research2025

Manual Content Analysis of Online Customer Reviews on Wearable Technologies for the Treatment of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours.

Christina Marini, Jacob Cooper Hermann, Noah Davis Gold, Nicole Sonia Northover, Austin James Mallard, Rubin Asher Smith, Petros Dimitrios Petridis

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Article in Archives of psychiatry research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Christina MariniDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, United States of America.
Jacob Cooper HermannDepartment of Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, United States of America.
Noah Davis GoldDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, United States of America.
Nicole Sonia NorthoverDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, United States of America.
Austin James MallardDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, United States of America.
Rubin Asher SmithGrossman Long Island School of Medicine, New York University, Mineola, United States of America.
Petros Dimitrios PetridisDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, United States of America.

Funding

Institutional Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR000038 · NCATS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI CRONSTEIN, BRUCE NEIL · 2012 to 2014
$16.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: To better understand the real-world impact that wearable technologies with vibration feedback are having on the treatment of body focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs). Materials and Methods: A manual content analysis was performed on 173 Amazon, Google Play, and Apple reviews, collected from September 2016 to September 2023, on 3 wearable technologies designed to treat BFRBs: 1. Habit Aware Keen (versions 1 and 2), 2. Slightly Robot, and 3. Face Touch Aware. Results: 96 % of all clinical commentary was positive. The most frequent endorsements were 1. symptomatic improvement, 2. increased awareness of BFRBs throughout the day, and 3. rapid symptom reduction. 8 % of clinical commentary reported complete remission of BFRBs. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that wearable technologies are being favourably adopted by the public to treat BFRBs. This treatment approach offers a unique advantage over traditional behaviour modification therapies, which have been limited by lack of trained therapists and cost.

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Body-focused repetitive behavioursmanual content analysisonline customer reviewswearable electronic devices

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PMID41988436
PMCPMC13078901

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