Engagement With a Relaxation-Based Mobile Health Intervention for Perioperative Anxiety: Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Mixed Methods Study
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Authors
- Mark Newman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7186-1383)
- Afton L. Hassett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2982-484X)
- Rongqi Bei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1342-1771)
- Noelle E. Carlozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0439-9429)
- Xinghui Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0431-152X)
- Sun Young Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8666-1800)
- Jennifer F Waljee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5956-8467)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Pain and Headache Center (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2026-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/64278
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00