Research In Real Life

Ecological Momentary Assessment
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) or Experience Sampling has been used in psychology research since the 1940s emerging from a recognition of the inaccuracy of recall. Our memories are systematically biased by emotional intensity, priming and psychological states, drawing into question the validity of retrospective autobiographical reports. EMA offers a method for capturing time-varying subjective experiences close to when they happen, which greatly reduces concerns of response biases and memory distortions.
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Ready-built Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions
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Context Aware

Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) aims to capture more accurate self-reports by asking people about their experiences closer to the time and the context in which they occur. The context could be the external environment, or the participants’ physical or internal state. The mEMA app is context-aware. It taps into the sensors on phones (e.g. GPS, light, sound, proximity, motion, humidity, barometric pressure) and to those from wearable devices (e.g. heart rate, HRV, GSR, altitude, UV exposure, etc.) in order to deliver a survey at just the right moment.

The mEMA app is context-aware. It taps into the sensors on phones (e.g. GPS, light, sound, proximity, motion, humidity, barometric pressure) and to those from wearable devices (e.g. heart rate, HRV, GSR, altitude, UV exposure, etc.) in order to deliver a survey at just the right moment. Furthermore, mEMA allows users to capture photo, video, and audio files, and to submit them as a survey response. This provides researchers with secondary contextual information that the user themselves may not have considered important. All of this data is then sent to the platform for further analysis.

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ilumivu’s EMA application represents the next generation of tools for EMA researchers by providing:
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Data capture directly from participants’ own phones (iOS or Android), eliminating the need for a second device.
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Integration of biometric (electrodermal activity, heart rate, or actigraphy) and self-reported data.
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Reduction in software development costs by accessing the Survey Editor yourself. No programming experience required to add and edit your questionnaires.
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Reduction in cost of data transcription and transcription errors. All data is automatically sent to a central database to be viewed in real-time.
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SMART SURVEYS
Make surveys responsive to your participants with skip logic, branching, and answer piping.

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LOCATION TRACKING
Capture GPS coordinates when participants take a survey or periodically throughout the day.

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CAPTURE PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Use images and videos in your surveys and capture them from your participants in response to survey questions.

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Focus on your research, knowing you are supported
Our Customer Support team are here to help you by email or phone at any point in your study. If changes to the Apple or Android operating system impact your study in any way we will take care of it immediately.
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Ensure your data are secure and compliant
Capture GPS coordinates when participants take a survey or periodically throughout the day.
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