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Published on in Vol 10, No 7 (2022): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/30976, first published .
The Efficacy of “Foundations,” a Digital Mental Health App to Improve Mental Well-being During COVID-19: Proof-of-Principle Randomized Controlled Trial

The Efficacy of “Foundations,” a Digital Mental Health App to Improve Mental Well-being During COVID-19: Proof-of-Principle Randomized Controlled Trial

The Efficacy of “Foundations,” a Digital Mental Health App to Improve Mental Well-being During COVID-19: Proof-of-Principle Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Silvina Catuara-Solarz1 Author Orcid Image ;   Bartlomiej Skorulski1 Author Orcid Image ;   Iñaki Estella-Aguerri1 Author Orcid Image ;   Claudia Bibiana Avella-Garcia1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sarah Shepherd1 Author Orcid Image ;   Emily Stott1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicola R Hemmings1 Author Orcid Image ;   Aleix Ruiz de Villa1 Author Orcid Image ;   Laura Schulze1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sophie Dix1 Author Orcid Image
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