Journ-E Beta Testing Information Sheet
Thank you for your interest in Journ-E’s Beta Test. This information sheet will take about 2 minutes to complete. Please take the time to go through this Information Sheet carefully before proceeding on to the Beta Test.
What is Journ-E?
Journ-E is a wellness mobile application created by psychologists that aims to provide a holistic and inclusive service with the aspiration to address mental wellness issues in Asia. Through Journ-E, we aspire to provide quality and affordable skills-based wellness activities and professional service to youths and adults.
Journ-E
Journ-E’s main feature is a chatbot that assesses, recommends, and delivers therapeutic interventions. The chat allows these to be delivered in a seamless manner, so that chats flow from assessment to intervention while users remain in the chat. There is no need to switch out of a chat to activate an intervention module.
- Users are first asked about their mood states, followed by a short assessment.
- Depending on the results of the assessment, the chat then flows into different branches which will address users’ specific risks and concerns.
Journ-E’s Beta-Testing
Duration
The Beta Test will run from 1 Feb 2021 to 12 Mar 2021.
Eligibility
The following are the eligibility criteria for Journ-E’s Beta Test
- The Beta Test is meant for testers who are aged 18 and above.
- Journ-E is not meant for mental health emergencies or crises.
What is Journ-E?
Journ-E is a wellness mobile application created by psychologists that aims to provide a holistic and inclusive service with the aspiration to address mental wellness issues in Asia. Through Journ-E, we aspire to provide quality and affordable skills-based wellness activities and professional service to youths and adults.
Journ-E
Journ-E’s main feature is a chatbot that assesses, recommends, and delivers therapeutic interventions. The chat allows these to be delivered in a seamless manner, so that chats flow from assessment to intervention while users remain in the chat. There is no need to switch out of a chat to activate an intervention module.
- Users are first asked about their mood states, followed by a short assessment.
- Depending on the results of the assessment, the chat then flows into different branches which will address users’ specific risks and concerns.
Journ-E’s Beta-Testing
Duration
The Beta Test will run from 1 Feb 2021 to 12 Mar 2021.
Eligibility
The following are the eligibility criteria for Journ-E’s Beta Test
- The Beta Test is meant for testers who are aged 18 and above.
- Journ-E is not meant for mental health emergencies or crises.
- Users may need to download Testflight from the App Store first in order to download the Journ-E app.
Potential testers will be invited to register their interest through email. They must have either a Google Play store or Apple store account.
- Testers will then be notified of the creation of their account via the Google Play or Apple Store. They can then download and sign in to Journ-E.
- Once signed in, users will be guided through the chat to their assessment and intervention.
- Feedback will subsequently be gathered from users on their experience.
Enrolment
These are the steps for enrolment in the Beta Test.
- Step 1: Eligible testers should provide their email as well as their Google Play or Apple ID in the next page.
- Step 2: Eligible testers will then receive an invitation email from Lemon-E to download and install Journ-E onto one mobile device.
What information will be gathered during the beta-testing?
The following types of information will be gathered.
Potential testers will be invited to register their interest through email. They must have either a Google Play store or Apple store account.
- Testers will then be notified of the creation of their account via the Google Play or Apple Store. They can then download and sign in to Journ-E.
- Once signed in, users will be guided through the chat to their assessment and intervention.
- Feedback will subsequently be gathered from users on their experience.
Enrolment
These are the steps for enrolment in the Beta Test.
- Step 1: Eligible testers should provide their email as well as their Google Play or Apple ID in the next page.
- Step 2: Eligible testers will then receive an invitation email from Lemon-E to download and install Journ-E onto one mobile device.
What information will be gathered during the beta-testing?
The following types of information will be gathered.
- Registration. No identifying information (i.e., participants' name, NRIC, address etc.) is captured during registration. Only their mobile phone numbers are needed to register and log-in to Journ-E.
- Demographic information. This will be namely age, gender, nationality, and race.
- User interface and experience. These will generally be questions on the usability and flow of the app.
- Intervention efficacy. This will be measured through (a) relevant topic-related instruments (e.g., anxiety scale for anxiety module), and (b) open-ended feedback from users on their intervention experience.
- Back-end information. This information will also be looking into the frequency and duration of usage.
- Content. We will not be studying the individual content of what users are sharing or chatting about with the chatbot. Content will be anonymised and aggregated for analysis.