Diary Studies
Guides and articles on diary studies for qualitative research. Learn how to design mobile diary studies that capture real behaviour over time with Indeemo.
What a week of patient journaling gives you that an interview cannot
A week-long patient diary study with nine asthma patients. The most interesting thing that happened was not in the data. It was what the journaling did to the patients.
Dr Ian Twohig
August 27, 2026
The power of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and real-time data collection
What EMA is, how it works, and why researchers are using it to understand real behaviour as it happens.
Dr Ian Twohig
June 8, 2023
Consumer health and wellness research: why prevention lives in daily rituals, not medical instructions
How surveys miss the real behaviour that decides whether a wellness product becomes a habit, and what in-context research reveals instead.
Aoife Looney
February 16, 2026
The rise of the routine study: why real-life research is taking over
Routines; the small, repeated acts of daily life – are becoming the most valuable lens in modern research. A look at Q3 2025 activity on Indeemo and what it reveals about where qualitative insight is heading.
Aoife Looney
October 15, 2025
Employee experience research: getting closer to what your people really feel
What EX research is, why qualitative methods reveal what surveys miss, and how to run projects that lead to real change.
Dr Ian Twohig
June 30, 2023
Video diary studies: a beginner's guide for UX and market research
What a video diary study is, why it captures richer insight than traditional methods, and how to run your first one. The method might sound technical, but the app is mobile-first, easy to use, and AI-powered.
Eugene Murphy
June 4, 2023
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