Respondent characteristics associated with adherence in a general population ecological momentary assessment study

Objectives Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has seen an explosion in popularity in recent years; however, an improved understanding of how to minimise (selective) non‐adherence is needed. Methods We examined a range of respondent characteristics predictors of adherence (defined as the number of...

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Published in:International journal of methods in psychiatric research 2023-12, Vol.32 (4), p.e1972-n/a
Main Authors: Murray, Aja, Yang, Yi, Zhu, Xinxin, Speyer, Lydia, Brown, Ruth, Eisner, Manuel, Ribeaud, Denis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adherence
Alcohol Drinking
Antisocial personality disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Beer
Bias
Data collection
Design
Drug use
Ecological Momentary Assessment
experience sampling
Humans
Longitudinal studies
Medical research
Mental disorders
Mental health
missingness
non‐response
Participation
Population studies
Psychiatric research
Research Design
Self-Injurious Behavior
Smartphones
Social behavior
Sociodemographics
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young adults
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Summary:Objectives Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has seen an explosion in popularity in recent years; however, an improved understanding of how to minimise (selective) non‐adherence is needed. Methods We examined a range of respondent characteristics predictors of adherence (defined as the number of EMA surveys completed) in the D2M EMA study. Participants were a sample of n = 255 individuals drawn from the longitudinal z‐proso cohort who completed up to 4 EMA surveys per day for a period of 2 weeks. Results In unadjusted analyses, lower moral shame, lower self‐control, lower levels of self‐injury, and higher levels of aggression, tobacco use, psychopathy, and delinquency were associated with lower adherence. In fully adjusted analyses with predictors selected using lasso, only alcohol use was related to adherence: beer and alcopops to higher adherence and spirits to lower adherence. Conclusions These findings provide potential insights into some of the psychological mechanisms that may underlie adherence in EMA. They also point to respondent characteristics for which additional or tailored efforts may be needed to promote adherence.
ISSN:1049-8931
1557-0657
DOI:10.1002/mpr.1972