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Chapter 7234“I am not usually aware of what I am feeling. Using the app made me realise that I was not feeling great.” [P4]This participant also recognised the value of experience sampling, compared to retrospective questions:“‘How are you feeling right now?’ I think that was great. Sometimes, when you get a question about how you were feeling, you really have to think hard: ‘How was I feeling?’ These questions were about exactly that moment. That is important to ask. Not: ‘How were you feeling ten minutes ago?’” [P4]Three participants mentioned that experience sampling may be useful for themselves and other people who cannot easily talk about their feelings. Relatedly, two participants mentioned that it would be useful for clients to share the questionnaire results with direct support professionals, to provide insight into their current states. One participant did this during the study period and found it useful:“Sometimes, I am not able to tell her exactly how I feel. Using the app would be, you know, a good alternative.” [P3]Three participants were not satisfied with the experience sampling method. These participants found it difficult to respond to the questionnaire items, because of problems with describing their feelings. One participant, who during the interviews mentioned being autistic, found the questionnaire items too abstract:“I find it very hard to assess how I am feeling, or how I am doing, or how I should respond to the questions”. [P6]Lastly, two participants did not see value in using the app for themselves, but would be willing to use it again in the context of research, thus, to help other people. As one participant reported:“Look, I would not use it for myself. But it was great to test it for other people. ”Annelieke Muller sHL.indd 234 14-11-2023 09:07