Configure Parameters  


Set time zone, set the open and close windows, set reminders, adjust user permissions, turn on auto upload, turn on GPS and passive sensor data collection.



Click the gear icon to change settings for an individual participant or group. 


All the options and features you can adjust in the wizard pictured above are explained from top to bottom.


Individual Settings for - This means that the settings will only apply to this particular account.


Group Settings for - If you select a Group, this means that the settings you choose will apply to all members of that group. 

  • Please bear in mind that if you have participants across multiple time zones, if you select the Group Setting it will also apply the same Time Zone for all participants in that group. 
  • The settings will also apply only to the current members of the group, so they will not apply by default to new participants added after the settings were chosen.


Time Zone - Use this for specifying the time zone that the participant is in. When the participant downloads their survey assignments, any assignments which are set in the past relative to this time zone will not be prepared for download. This will be independent of their actual current location.


Availability Windows - Choose how long a survey is available before and after the time it's scheduled for.


Reminders - Set additional notifications to go out after the initial alert is ignored.

  • Do not set reminders to occur after a survey availability window closes. For example, if an availability window closes after 10 minutes, do not set reminders to repeat for a count of 3 times at an interval of 5 minutes. The third reminder would come 15 minutes after the first scheduled notification but the survey would be unavailable to them.

User Permissions


See All Instances - Allows participant to view a list of upcoming scheduled alerts for all their surveys.


Can Backstep - Allows participants to go backward in the survey and change previous answers. If using dependencies in the survey, this will allow users to trigger a question and then go back and change an answer to un-trigger a dependent question. 


On Demand Access - Allows participant to take the survey whenever they want, a.k.a "Ad Hoc". The questionnaire is available even if there is no currently open scheduled instance.


Delete Instances - This is only relevant when "See All Instances" is checked and allows users to delete from the device any previously completed survey instances. If these have already been submitted to the mEMA platform then this function will only delete the local device copy. We recommend this remain unchecked for data collection.


Auto Upload - Automatically initiate an upload of response data when a questionnaire is completed. 

  • This will only upload from the participant's account, not synchronize or download. If Auto Upload is selected in the participant's account and their schedule or user settings are changed, the participant will still have to synchronize the mEMA app on their phone to download new settings.
  • The upload will include new survey response data, sensor data and Garmin data.


Close Availability Window on Done - Closes a survey instance's availability when the participant taps the "DONE" button at the end of the survey, whether or not time remains in the Availability Window.

  • Example: A participant has an Availability Window of 15 minutes for Momentary Assessments, and a Momentary Assessment assigned at 1:00 pm. They complete it at 1:02 pm. If this option is selected, the Availability Window will close at 1:02 pm. If this option is not selected, they will be able to re-enter or change the survey instance until 1:15 pm.


Sensors and Location

This data is only available on select accounts, please contact your account manager to learn more.


Sensors & Acceleration 


Phone Sensors - Check this if you want to collect in-phone sensor data from user's phone such as barometric pressure, temperature, and more. 


Phone Acceleration - Check this if you want to collect raw accelerometer data from user's phone.


Garmin Acceleration - Check this if you want to collect raw accelerometer data from the user's wearable. This is currently only available for the mEMA-Sense app for iOS.


Minimum Change - This dictates the minimum distance required for a data sample collection.


Capture Interval - This dictates how often acceleration data will be captured.



Location


Record Location at Time of Assessment - Check this if you want to collect location information from user's phones. This is required for any location tracking features.


Click here to learn more about this option.



Geo Tracking


Tracking Mode - In this window you have to option to capture geolocation data periodically according specified times, or by distance and time triggered by how far the device has traveled. 

Click here to learn more about the different ways to use Geolocation Services. 



Audio Tracking



Sound Recording


Audio Tracking and Sound Recording - When enabled this features collects information regarding sound occurring near the device. Choose whether to track all sound, just human voices, both, or none. Select the frequency of audio tracking with the Time On and Time Between boxes, or choose for audio collection only when a survey is open.


Click here to learn more about understanding the audio tracking data table.



Set Goals



Set Goals - Specialized feature for setting up Meal Tracking Goals. Contact support for more information related to this.



Garmin Goals


Garmin Goals - Specialized feature for setting up Garmin Goals. Contact support for more information related to this. 

 


Note: Significant changes to survey structures and data types should never be made after a survey has been used to collect live data. This can break the data already collected.

  • If changes are required after data collection has begun, the survey should be copy and pasted, and the changes made to the new copy.