Causes of Nail Biting
User reported causes of Nail Biting based on their intuition.
Cause | Agree |
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Habit | 94% |
Stress | 85% |
Boredom | 72% |
Doing Something That Doesn't Require Hands (Like Watching TV) | 49% |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | 37% |
Treatments
User-reported effectiveness in treating Nail Biting
Treatment | Major Improvement | Moderate Improvement | Much Worse | No Effect | Worse | Responses |
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Meditation | 0% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 |
Zoloft | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 4 |
Add More Calcium and Magnesium to Diet | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 3 |
Nail Cosmetics | 13% | 60% | 0% | 20% | 7% | 15 |
Acrylic Nails | 38% | 23% | 8% | 23% | 8% | 13 |
Habit Reversal Training (HRT) | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Behavior Therapy | 17% | 33% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 6 |
Wearing a Mouthpiece | 0% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 |
Always Carrying a Nail Clipper | 14% | 57% | 29% | 0% | 0% | 7 |
Clear, Bitter Nail Polish | 20% | 15% | 10% | 50% | 5% | 20 |
Always Carry a Nail File | 20% | 40% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 5 |
Outcomes
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Predictors
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Nail Biting Info
Property | Value |
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Variable Name | Nail Biting |
Aggregation Method | MEAN |
Analysis Performed At | 2020-03-02 |
Duration of Action | 24 hours |
Maximum Allowed Value | 5 out of 5 |
Minimum Allowed Value | 1 out of 5 |
Number of Aggregate Predictors | 0 |
Number of Aggregate Outcomes | 0 |
Number of Measurements | 0 |
Number of Measurements (including those generated by tagged, joined, or child variables) | 0 |
Public | true |
Onset Delay | 0 seconds |
Unit | 1 to 5 Rating |
User Variables | 0 |
Variable Category | Symptoms |
Variable ID | 86872 |