Exploring the Experience of Using a Prayer Mobile App

Not Applicable

Completed

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the feasibility and preliminary effects of using Pray.com on spiritual well-being and mental health symptoms in racial/ethnic minority adults. The main question it aims to answer is: What are the feasibility and preliminary effects of using Pray.com on spiritual well-being and mental health (stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms) in racial ethnic minority adults (i.e., individuals who identify as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, or Multiracial)?

Participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily. Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., time 1) and four-weeks (i.e., time 2). A smaller subset of participants will be asked to participate in a qualitative interview.

Detailed Description: Participants (N = 75) will be recruited through social media and various Christian organizations that serve racial/ethnic minorities. Participants will be over the age of 18 and identify as a racial/ethnic minority (i.e., individuals who identify as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, or Multiracial). Participants also must be willing to participate in a study that involves engaging in a regular Christian religious practice and are willing to download the Pray.com app.

Eligible participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily. Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., time 1) and four-weeks (i.e., time 2). At the end of the study participants will be randomly asked to participate in an interview (N = 15) which will take no longer than 60 minutes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

18 years of age or older.
Identify as a racial/ethnic minority (e.g., Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial).
Own a smart phone and be willing to download a mobile app.
Willing to engage in a Christian-based religious practice on a mobile app.

Exclusion Criteria

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Prayer app	Prayer app	Participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Days of App Usage	1 month	How many days did the participant use the mobile app?
Acceptability of Mobile App	1 month	9 questions created for the present study, Minimum value: 1, Maximum value: 5, Higher scores reflect higher acceptability (i.e., better outcome)
Demand for Mobile App	1 month	3 questions created for the present study, Minimum value: 1, Maximum value: 5, Higher scores reflect higher demand (i.e., better outcome)
Practicality of Mobile App	1 month	5 questions created for the present study, Minimum value: 1, Maximum value: 5, Higher scores reflect higher practicality (i.e., better outcome)
Minutes of App Use	1 month	How many minutes did the participant use the mobile app?

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Religious Commitment Inventory	1 month	Minimum value: 1, Maximum value: 5, Higher scores reflect higher religious commitment (i.e., better outcome)
Multiethnic Identity Measure	1 month	Minimum value: 1, Maximum value: 5, Higher scores reflect higher ethnic identity (i.e., better outcome)
Perceived Stress Scale	1 month	Minimum value: 0, Maximum value: 5, Higher scores reflect higher stress (i.e., worse outcome)
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale	1 month	Minimum value: 0, Maximum value: 3, Higher scores reflect higher anxiety/depression (i.e., worse outcome)
Spiritual Well-being Scale	1 month	Minimum value: 1, Maximum value: 6, Higher scores reflect higher spiritual well-being (i.e., better outcome)
Satisfaction With Life Scale	1 month	Minimum value: 1, Maximum value: 6, Higher scores reflect higher satisfaction with life (i.e., better outcome)