Step 6. After setting up all event-triggering series, select the top icon from the vertical menu on the left. Review the basic schedule (note: no changes will be seen here) and proceed to the Distribution and Review tabs to complete the project setup.
Example Setup of Event-triggered Survey based on Specific Response Choice for Survey Submission
First, let's create a survey on which we will base our trigger. In this example, we have an EVENING SURVEY, and a new survey will be administered depending on how they respond to this specific question (Question 2).
You can create multiple surveys and administer only the relevant ones, depending on how respondents respond to the previous one.
In this example, we have our evening survey (1), which we schedule from 8 pm to 10 pm every day for two weeks (3). We also have three standby surveys (2) that we would only administer based on how the participant responds in the Evening Survey. We can schedule all the triggers by clicking the Event-Triggering button (4).
After navigating to the Event-Triggering button, click the 'Create Event' button to start setting up all the events.
There are three options on which you can base your trigger on. In this example, we will be utilizing the 'Survey Submission' option, and after putting your event title, you can click 'Create' to proceed.
After selecting the trigger option, you will see this page where you can see the event title (1), the surveys where you will base the trigger (2), and the Plus button (3) button where you can add the CONDITIONS and the corresponding TASKS for this Event.
In this example CONDITION (1), the task will be triggered if a participant selects 'Reading' in question number 2. Otherwise, no additional surveys will be administered to them. You can click 'Done Editing (2)' after you finish setting up the condition and click the Plus button (3) to set up the TASK.
There are three different tasks. You can adjust the schedule, schedule additional notifications, or force them to exit the survey. In this example, we will utilize the "Adjust Schedule", where you can add, edit, delete, pause, and resume a survey window.
After selecting the "Adjust Schedule", you will be presented with this page. You can choose the survey that will be triggered and administered to them (1), select the Adjustment Type (2) (e.g., add, delete, etc.), choose the day (3), choose the window start time (4), choose the start time (5), and the end time (6). In this example, the 'Reading Interests Survey' will be administered to them immediately (at 0 minutes after the condition is met), and they only have 30 minutes to complete this.
After setting up all the events you need, you can start distributing your surveys. Initially, participants will only see the survey/s that you have scheduled.
Participants can start answering the available survey/s, and if the condition is met, the extra surveys will be triggered.
After the condition has been met, participants will be able to see the triggered survey.
Example Setup of Event-Triggered Survey based on Survey Submission Alone
If you require another survey to be triggered based on survey submission alone (without requiring any specific response choices to be submitted) and the triggered survey timing is fixed at a certain time of the day, you can schedule this using 1) a method similar to the one mentioned in the above section (without specifying any conditions), or 2) directly on the 'Schedule' page, which will be described below.
In the example below, the afternoon 'Pain' survey should only be triggered and displayed to participants after they have completed the morning survey. You can schedule both the morning and afternoon slots directly on the 'Schedule' page, as shown below, and toggle on the 'Enable survey triggering' button, as shown by the red arrow below. Once this function is enabled, the 'Survey Triggering' section on the right side, indicated by the red box, will be displayed.
You can select the survey you intend to trigger (in this case, it will be the afternoon survey for Day 1) and choose which survey needs to be completed before this one appears. As shown in the example screenshot below, this afternoon survey will only appear after participants complete the Day 1 morning 'Pain' survey.
This can be applied to the rest of the afternoon surveys, as shown below, by selecting the respective morning surveys for the day.
Note: This functionality can be used for different surveys and across days. For example, in the screenshot below, Day 3's 'Daily' survey will only appear if Day 2's 'Emotions survey' is completed. This is particularly helpful if you have multiple surveys triggered by previous survey submissions, and you can have an overview of them on the 'Schedule' page.
Schedule Event-triggered Randomized Push Notifications
You can schedule randomized event-triggered push notifications to allow for diversity in messaging. This can be helpful for surveys repeated over a longer period of time, as diversity in messaging can reduce survey fatigue and participant attrition rate.
To set this up, navigate to the event triggering function and create a 'Survey Submission' event by following Steps 1 to 5 in the above subsection, 'Setting up Event-Triggering'. Configure your conditions and add 'Task' as shown below.
Click 'Schedule Notification'.
A pop-up modal will open, as shown below.
Input the required messages to be randomized and schedule when the notifications should be sent. In the example below, if the required conditions are met, any one of the five messages will be sent randomly without replacement after 5 minutes.
If you require the system to draw the randomized messages with replacement, toggle the 'Randomize with replacement' button, as shown below. After which, click 'Done' and proceed with the rest of the project setup steps.
Schedule an Email Notification after a Condition is Met
You can schedule a notification to be sent to whatever email address you assigned based on your participant's response to a question. One example that this feature would be helpful is if your research participants are exhibiting signs of self-harm or suicidal behavior.
Here are some reasons why it could be helpful:
- Duty of Care
- Ethical Obligations
- Intervention and Support
- Legal Liability
To set this up, navigate to the event triggering function and choose 'Survey Submission'.
Proceed to configure your conditions.
Once the condition setup is complete, proceed to trigger a 'task' and select the 'Send Email' option.
Enter the email address where the notification will be sent.
Participant responding to the survey
When a participant responds to the survey and meets the condition you set, an email notification will be sent to your specified email address.