We’ve been asking our members how they feel every day since June, in what was previously called the Daily Mood Survey. We’ve since renamed this offer to the Daily Check-In, and we’re excited to share an update on our findings. 

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In our last community results post, we talked about the connection between how you feel and your activity levels. Since that last post, the percentage of responses for feeling “Good” has gone up—from 57% to 61%. See average results for July and August below:

• Good: 61%
• Okay: 33%
• Bad: 5%

With over 7.7 million responses to-date, today we’ll take a deeper dive to see how things like day of the week, time of day, sleep, and exercise relate to how our members feel day-to-day. 

‍Day of Week & Time of Day

The last community results post showed that when it comes to how members feel, the "best" days were Saturday and Sunday and the "worst" days were Monday and Thursday. 

What has continued to ring true is that people are generally in good spirits on the weekends—Saturday and Sunday remained the "best" days for responses in July and August.

However, alongside Monday (no shock there), Wednesday replaced Thursday as one of the two “worst” days in terms of how people felt.  

But what about time of day? We found that the hours of the day when people respond most optimistically are mornings and early afternoons, specifically:

• 9AM-10AM
• 12PM-1PM 

For the time periods above, Good = 62%.

We can compare this to the least optimistic hours, which are 12AM-4AM (Good = 55%).

‍Amount of Sleep

For members who track their sleep, we took a look at how the amount they sleep in a given night affects how they feel the next day. 

‍We found that when members slept at least 7 hours the night before, they were more likely to respond that they felt good the next day (56% vs. 52%). 

This indicates that people feel better when they get an adequate amount of sleep.

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For example, if Evidation Member "Sally" sleeps less than 7 hours on August 1, and more than 7 hours on August 2 she is more likely to respond that she feels good on August 3, which is the day after she slept more than 7 hours. 

If we combine "Sally's" data with data from all of our members, we find that members are about 7% more likely to feel good on days they slept for more than 7 hours.

‍Exercise

For members who’ve connected their workout data to Evidation, we wanted to see if working out affected how they felt in the 24 hours post-workout. 

‍We found that members who worked out in the 24 hours prior to their response were more likely to respond that they felt good (65% vs. 59%). 

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Additionally, this finding lines up with a survey we shared in August asking our members if they felt better when they were more active. Out of 40,000 responses, 91% of members responded "yes".

Want to receive personalized insights for how things like sleep, exercise, and more affect how you feel? Connect an activity app or wearable to your Evidation account, and be sure to answer the Daily Check-In offer (found on the app home screen) as regularly as possible. 

Better yet, you’ll receive more points to reach your 10k point goal!

‍The Daily Check-In offer is only available in the app at this time. If you typically log in on the web, be sure to download the app.‍

We all know that exercise is supposed to make us feel better. In fact, even mild exercise can increase endorphins or feel good hormones. 

And exercise enthusiasts may know this to be true without needing the science. We’ve all heard of “runner’s high”.

But for some, it may be difficult to see or notice the impact activity has on our mood. And understanding how our mood affects our activity levels adds another layer to consider.

Because day-to-day mood is such an important aspect of our wellbeing, we recently began asking members to keep track of their mood by completing a daily offering asking them how they feel. 

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In the first two weeks we received 743,401 responses from over 131 thousand members!

Overall, the majority of responses indicated that people were feeling good.

• Good: 56.9% (423,268)
• Okay: 37.3% (277,273)
• Bad: 5.8% (42,860)

The “best” days seem to be Saturday (Good = 59.2%) and Sunday (Good = 58.4%), and the “worst” days seem to be Monday (Bad = 6.1%) and Thursday (Bad = 6.14%). 

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In this short time, we noticed a significant connection between those who said they felt “good” and their activity, sleep levels, and resting heart rate. 

More specifically, we took a look at participating members over the first two weeks and examined the relationship between each individual’s self-reported mood and their steps, sleep, and resting heart rate. 

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Members who indicated they had a better mood walked more and slept more, and had a lower resting heart rate. 

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In fact, we observed that "good" days were associated with an increase of nearly 1900 steps when compared to "bad" days

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What does that mean?

Well, it shows that for these members at least, mood and activity levels appear to have some connection. 

It could be that keeping active makes them feel good. Or maybe, feeling good allows them to keep active. 

Curious about how your mood and activity are connected? If you haven’t paired an activity app or wearable to your Evidation app yet, do it today. You’ll earn points for connecting and be eligible to receive more personalized insights.

And stay tuned for more community insights from Evidation!

‍The daily mood survey is a new offer type we’re currently testing and is only available in the app at this time. If you typically log in on the web, be sure to download the app.‍

We want to thank you for being a part of Heart Health on Evidation and share with you what members are saying about their experience.

We recently asked a series of questions about the benefits of the Personalized Heart Health Report and how you and other participants are using it. We’re excited to share what we learned. 

What is the Personalized Heart Health Report?

The Personalized Report is a record of your weekly diary entries. The diary asks you how you’re feeling, what your current weight is, and about any new or worsening symptoms related to heart health.

We ask these questions because, according to the American College of Cardiology, tracking these things is important for you and your care team to know how well your heart health is being managed. 

And because it tracks these things over time, the report helps you and your care team see just how you’re feeling from week to week, month to month, and so on. 

How are Heart Health on Evidation Members using the Personalized Reports?

We asked several questions about how you and other members of Heart Health on Evidation are using the Personalized Report. Here’s what members who downloaded their report had to say.

• Most enjoyed being able to track their steps, symptoms, weight, and mood over time.
• Many printed the report and took it to their next appointment. But did you know you can email it directly to your care team or save it to your phone or mobile device? 
• Some said they had trouble remembering to download the report, so we’ve added reminders to help! 

What do Heart Health on Evidation Members Have to Say about Their Reports?

“It reminds me to put me first.”

“It helps me be accountable and aware of my symptoms.”

“It reminds me that my heart health is important, and to keep trying to eat healthy and exercise even though sometimes I don’t want to. I get depressed and feel as if it doesn’t matter, but then I read something uplifting on Heart Health and try a little harder.”

“The report keeps information that could be important for you and your doctor in keeping your heart in the best shape it can be.”

How to download your Personalized Report

Once you’ve completed at least 3 diary entries, your report will be ready to download. It updates weekly, so be sure to check it regularly. 

You can access the report through the heart health section of your Evidation app (or on the site).

Step 1: First, you’ll want to click on the “heart icon” at the bottom of your app or in the menu bar if you’re online. 

Step 2: Scroll down the page until you see “Get Your Personalized Report.” 

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Step 3: Click on the “get report” button. 

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 ***If you haven’t completed at least 3 diary entries this button will be grayed out and unable to click. But don’t worry, once you complete 3 entries, you’ll be able to access it!

Step 4: After you press confirm, you’ll receive an email to download the report. You can save it to your device or print it!

Example Personalized Report

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It’s been a busy year on Evidation!

In 2021, members like you participated in over 200 research opportunities, contributed to 19 research publications, and together logged over 147 million days of activity data.

To honor all that hard work and to share back some of the exciting things that have happened, we wanted to highlight some of this year’s biggest accomplishments. 

In 2021 Evidation Members:

• Earned 7 billion points.
• Redeemed millions of dollars in awards.
• Completed 18 million offers.
• Logged 951 billion steps. That's equivalent to walking to the moon over 1,896 times!
• Logged over 2 billion minutes of exercise. If each minute of exercise burned 10 calories, our members burned the equivalent of 114 million donuts!
• Spent some of their time finding their zen. According to our most popular connected devices, members logged 8 million minutes of yoga this year.
• Joined from all over the US! California was the state with the most new members, and New York was the state that had the largest percent increase from last year.

New to Evidation in 2021:

We introduced several new features in 2021, including: 

Flu Monitoring on Evidation: Since November, 130,000 people have joined together to form our Flu Monitoring on Evidation community from all 50 states. In its first month alone, Flu Monitoring on Evidation identified nearly 6000 cases of flu-like symptoms from changes in activity data. This information can help people know when to access treatment and protect their loved ones. 

Steps Challenges: This year, some Evidation members stepped up their games in the form of a challenge, and in general, those who participated increased their steps! On Halloween, we wondered how trick or treating impacted our members’ activity levels, and our results showed that people who enrolled in the Halloween Steps Challenge stepped it up much more than people who opted out of the challenge - three times as much, to be precise! Stay tuned for more challenges in 2022.

Month In Review: We’re also working on sending you personalized insights on your healthy habits and activity, from steps to active minutes, which can be especially important to monitor during colder months as we tend to slow down. Keep an eye out for this new feature!

We also launched a new blog so you can find your favorite posts (and maybe some you missed) all in one place. 

These efforts and others like them help bring us closer to achieving our mission of creating new ways to measure and improve health in everyday life. But none of it would be possible without you! 

What’s Next?

We plan to keep the momentum going in 2022 by offering you more opportunities to earn points and participate in challenges. We’ll also be creating additional health programs and offering more personalized content experiences.   

And be sure to keep an eye out for our upcoming Research 101 series and our Diversity in Research series!

Last month was Women’s History Month and later this month we celebrate one special group of women in our lives — the group of women we call mothers.

We know that Mother’s Day can be difficult for many, and we recognize that the word “mother” means many things.

With that in mind, we want to share the love and inspiration that comes from the women in our lives, whoever they are.

Some of these women have given birth, some have raised us, taught us, picked us up when we’ve been knocked down. Others have been friends, sisters, aunts, lovers. Some, we have lost.

But each of them have inspired us in one way or another.

And inspiration is something we appreciate here at Evidation.

So, we’d like to highlight the women who’ve inspired our community of members!

We recently asked Evidation Members about the women who inspire them, and the response was amazing!

Over 19,000 members sent us inspiring stories of the women in their lives.

It took us a while to get through the many heartfelt submissions, and while we’d love to share them all, we’ve chosen to highlight a few here in honor of women everywhere.

Meet our members and the women who inspire them

“Ms. Thomas was my first African American female teacher in the third grade; also my only till I reached college. We instantly bonded and have a relationship to this day. She was such a smart and powerful woman and I think she is one of the many people that have encouraged and supported me to become the woman I am today. I could not imagine what my school experience would have been without her. She was always there to offer me extra support outside of class time and continued to help when I was no longer in her class. I can say that I love this woman and am so glad that she is a part of my life.” — Brieanna, Lexington

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“My friend Michelle inspires me in many ways. She is a retired firefighter/paramedic. She has been a competitive bodybuilder. Is a yoga instructor, painter, quilter and end of life doula. When she turned 50 she walked the Camino de Santiago and hiked the Kalalau in Kauai, both in a skirt. (Because, you know, year of the skirt). She is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She loves life and encourages others to love themselves and their life too.” — Karen, Las Vegas

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“My Lola (grandmother in Tagalog) is a truly inspiring woman. She originally graduated at the top of her class in accounting, then when she was in her 40s, she fought ageism and attended medical school to become an ophthalmologist. Not only is she brilliant, she is also a wonderful mother to 7 children, and Lola to her 13 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. She was also one of the first female drivers in the Philippines. While my mom’s classmates were being picked up by their drivers, my Lola decided to learn how to drive a car so she could pick up her children herself. At 94 years old today, she is still brilliant, witty and going strong.” — Mariella, Toledo

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“Nhu is a very dear friend of mine and she came to USA around 1980. She became USA citizens and is very much a good person. She has had her struggles along the way as she lives here in the USA and had always been a positive person no matter what happened to her as far as people treat her, she has always look to a more positive attitude towards them as she goes on with her life, she appreciate being here from where she came from she is a refugee from Vietnam and I can only imagine what her life was before her life here! To be so patient and positive about things takes a lot of patience and I love and dearly respect her for that. She has inspired me to look at things in a more patient and kind away in my life. She is a very dear and precious friend to have.” — Sher, Tacoma

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“She has been my head principal for 10 years, and she continually inspires teachers, students, staff, parents, and the community to do and be their best. She never accepts excuses, and is continually looking for solutions to problems that make our high school awesome. She also treats everyone equally, which I never experienced until she came. She even helped our band to get funding for new marching band uniforms which we haven’t had in a few decades. I’m just sad to see her retire at the end of this school year, but wish her the best in her next chapter. I’m very grateful for knowing because she has made me a better teacher. I’ll never forget her.” — Charles, West Jordan

Give back by supporting woman-friendly charities

Evidation Members can donate the money they earn in app to a variety of charities. Some of the charities that are supportive of women and woman-related issues are:

• Black Girls Code
• Black Women’s Health Alliance
• Girls who Code
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Tides Foundation
• Loveland Foundation

Want to learn more about Evidation? Click here!

Our CEO, Deborah Kilpatrick, recently spoke on a podcast about the importance of everyday behavior data and the future of health. After working in the medical technology space, she joined Evidation Health in 2014. Evidation partners with the world’s leading healthcare companies and enables everyone to participate in research. We’re focused on helping people measure everyday activities. We’re also invested in connecting our community to opportunities that will help them better understand the conditions that impact them and their loved ones. Listen more on this podcast here.

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