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Table 2 Comparison of participants in the Contemplation stage (n = 59) against participants in the Action stage (n = 34) in relation to app usage and satisfaction

From: A smartphone app intervention for adult cannabis users wanting to quit or reduce their use: a pilot evaluation

How helpful was APTT in…

 

Not at all

A little

Somewhat

Very much

Extremely

Md (min - max)

p

Providing feedback?

Cont.

12%

20%

31%

27%

10%

2 (0–4)

.559

Action

3%

24%

29%

41%

3%

2 (0–4)

Setting a goal?

Cont.

12%

31%

34%

17%

7%

2 (0–4)

.228

Action

6%

32%

21%

32%

9%

2 (0–4)

Monitoring goal progress?

Cont.

9%

24%

22%

41%

5%

2 (0–4)

.542

Action

6%

27%

21%

29%

18%

2 (0–4)

Monitoring cannabis use?

Cont.

9%

12%

20%

42%

17%

3 (0–4)

.238

Action

0%

21%

15%

32%

32%

3 (1–4)

Understanding reasons for use?

Cont.

29%

29%

14%

24%

5%

1 (0–4)

.085

Action

9%

32%

27%

24%

9%

2 (0–4)

Providing strategies to manage use?

Cont.

32%

29%

20%

14%

5%

1 (0–4)

.338

Action

18%

35%

29%

18%

0%

1 (0–3)

Motivating reduced use?

Cont.

25%

27%

32%

12%

3%

1 (0–4)

.033*

Action

6%

35%

27%

21%

12%

2 (0–4)

  

Less than 5 mins (0)

5–10 min (1)

11–30 min (2)

31–60 min (3)

More than 60 mins (4)

Md (min – max)

 

How much time on average did you…

Cont.

66%

25%

7%

2%

0%

0 (0–3)

.303

Action

53%

41%

6%

0%

0%

0 (0–2)

  

I didn’t use it (0)

1–2 times (1)

3–10 times (2)

11–20 times (3)

More than 20 times (4)

  

How many times did you use APTT in the past month

Cont.

0%

3%

20%

29%

48%

3 (1–4)

.058

Action

6%

0%

38%

24%

32%

3 (0–4)

  1. * p < .05