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Stigma: Mood Tracker and Journal Review
Credibility
2.86 / 5.00
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Stigma: Mood Tracker and Journal
Overall Score: 8/14
Research Base: 0/3
Research Funding: 0/3
Proposed Intervention: 3/3
Clinical Input in Development: 0/1
Consumer Ratings: 3/3
Software Support: 2/2
Rating Date: August 2017
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User Experience
3.89 / 5.00
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Engagement: 4 Functionality: 4.38 Aesthetics: 3.67 Information: 3.67 Subjective quality score: 3.13 Perceived impact score: 3.25 Rating date: February 2018 Rated by: Queensland University
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Transparency
Questionable
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Does the app have a privacy policy?: Yes
Does the policy describe the information storage and sharing procedures related to user entered information?: No/Can’t Tell
Does the app provide the option of a pin entry or log-in process to view and enter user data?: Yes
Does the privacy policy state that the app/server encrypts the entered data?: No/Can’t Tell
Does the privacy policy state that users can delete entered information?: No/Can’t Tell
Does the privacy policy state that users can edit entered information?: No/Can’t Tell
Overall Score: Questionable
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Professional Review
Not Yet AvailableStigma is a journal and mood tracking app designed to aid with anxiety or mood disorders, which also has a social networking aspect. Users can connect with one another by adding each other as ‘pen pals’. The app requests users to enter various information about themselves so that they can be matched with an appropriate pen pal (they can decline to enter any piece of information). Information requested includes year of birth, the issues they identify with (eg. depression, general anxiety, weight issues), relationship status, and a free text bio. Users also answer questions about the characteristics of their ideal pen pal, how often they would like to interact with them, their level of interest in intellectual conversations, books, and religion, and whether or not they would consider meeting in person with a trusted pen pal. In the ‘Journal’ portion of the app, users can write a free text entry up to 400 characters and choose how they are feeling from a range of options (e.g. tired, okay, calm, productive, etc.). The app can provide a visual representation of mood over a daily, weekly, or monthly period. Users have the option to share journal entries in the community forum, where other users entries can be read, and responded to by clicking a heart icon (the equivalent of a ‘like’) or requesting to connect with the user. This app is free, and users can pay to upgrade to Stigma Pro which allows users to track fitness and to enter longer journal entries.
Technical Details
Available for: iOS 9.3 or later (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)
Developer: Stigma Inc.
Type of Treatment: Symptom trackers
Targeted Conditions: Mood disorders; Stress & Anxiety
Target Audience: Adults
Designed to be used in conjunction with a healthcare professional: No
Languages Available: English
Cost: Free with in-app purchases
Get it on: iTunes
Research on this App
The use of mood tracking in the form of self-rated mood charts is recommended in psychiatric treatment guidelines for mood disorders such as bipolar (Moklowitz et al., 2012). Social networking has also been used in healthcare to maintain or improve peer-to-peer communication (e.g. Grajales, Sheps, Ho, Nocka-Lausche, & Eysenbach, 2014), but there is no evidence to support social networking in the context of this particular app.
- Grajales III, F. J., Sheps, S., Ho, K., Novak-Lauscher, H., & Eysenbach, G. (2014). Social Media: A Review and Tutorial of Applications in Medicine and Health Care. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2912
- Miklowitz, D. J., Price, J., Holmes, E. A., Rendell, J., Bell, S., Budge, K., … Geddes, J. R. (2012). Facilitated Integrated Mood Management for adults with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 14(2), 185–197. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-5618.2012.00998.x
