driftoff is a research project.
driftoff is a prototype app to support your sleep. It was developed alongside university students. This project is led by Dan Archer, a Public Health PhD candidate at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington.
By using this app you will help to give feedback about its usability.
This research has been approved by the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Human Ethics Committee #2024/HE000074.
Ka pēhea tō āwhina mai?
How can you help?
This project is seeking to understand how to make mobile health apps more appealing. The information from this project will be used to make this app better, as well as in my PhD dissertation, publications and conferences.
Before you start, you will be asked some question about your sleep and also your current wellbeing. You’ll be asked these questions every week for four weeks along with an opportunity to provide feedback. Your usage of the app will also be recorded. After four weeks you will be sent a questionnaire about your experiences. You may also be invited to be interviewed about your experience.
You can withdraw your participation at any time by closing and uninstalling the app. You can also request a copy of your data, or to have your data deleted through the app or by emailing the researcher. This must be done before [date]
Ka ahatia ngā kōrero ka tukuna mai?
What will happen to the information you give?
This research is confidential. This means that the researchers will be aware of your identity but this will never be revealed in any way. All data is kept encrypted on approved servers.
You can read about the data collected and the privacy policy here.
Mehemea ngā pātai, he raruraru rānei, me whakapā ki a wai?
If you have any questions or problems, who can you contact?
If you have any questions, either now or in the future, please feel free to contact:
| Student: | Supervisor: |
| Dan Archer PhD Candidate dan.archer@vuw.ac.nz | Associate Professor Terry Fleming School of Health terry.fleming@vuw.ac.nz |
If you have any concerns about the ethical conduct of the research you may contact the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington HEC Convenor, Associate Professor Rhonda Shaw, by emailing hec@vuw.ac.nz.