Mobile Health Application Validity and Efficacy Study

The first MITACS internship for this project focused on design of the “Be Kalm” Anxiety App. The second internship will focus on the programming, implementation, and evaluation of the resulting design. The App will combine several interactive methods of diffusing anxiety with the use of images, music and heart rate monitoring. The HeartBeats music player will contain a selection of predetermined music that will speed up or slow down in tempo along with the user’s heart rate. The breathing feature will display an animation of a balloon, filling up and deflating rhythmically, which will help set the timing of the users breathing. Images representing different types of negative thoughts will act as buttons. When clicked, these images will log the thought, helping the user keep track when and how often these thoughts occur. Methods of analyzing, filtering and illustrating feedback from the various features of the application will be tested…………….

Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce Gooch

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Partner:

Westcoast Child Development Group Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Victoria

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