Open dataset: 6,707 self-help practices with evidence grades

Name: IX Coach Practice Evidence Dataset
Creator: IX Coach
Published: 2026-10-26
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

As of 26 October 2026 · Version v1-2026-10-26 · CC BY 4.0

The dataset lists every practice in the IX Coach library. Each row has the practice's name, a link to its page, its topic, a one-line description, its evidence grade, the written caveat, its checked sources, whether trained clinicians deliver it, a trademark notice where one applies, and the date it was last updated. It does not include the full instructions for each practice. Those are on the practice's own page, which each row links to. The dataset is licensed under CC BY 4.0, which makes it free for any use, including commercial use, as long as you give attribution with a link.

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Credit and attribution

Credit the whole dataset with the line below. When you reuse one practice, link to that practice's page, which each row's attribution line gives. The link back is required by the licence, and it is how readers reach a practice's full instructions and its sources.

Whole dataset

IX Coach Practice Evidence Dataset (v1-2026-10-26), https://www.ixcoach.com/open-data, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

One practice

"Three good things" from the IX Coach practice library (https://www.ixcoach.com/practices/gratitude-journaling/three-good-things), CC BY 4.0

How to cite

APA

IX Coach. (2026). IX Coach practice evidence dataset (Version v1-2026-10-26) [Data set]. https://www.ixcoach.com/open-data

BibTeX

@misc{ixcoach_practice_evidence_2026,
  author = {{IX Coach}},
  title = {IX Coach Practice Evidence Dataset},
  year = {2026},
  version = {v1-2026-10-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.ixcoach.com/open-data}},
  note = {Licensed under CC BY 4.0}
}

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Fields in each record

Field	Type	What it holds
`id`	string	Stable key for the practice: the concept slug and the practice slug joined by a slash.
`practice_name`	string	The practice's name.
`practice_url`	string	Link to the practice page on ixcoach.com. Reuse should link here.
`concept_title`	string	The title of the concept the practice belongs to.
`concept_slug`	string	The concept's identifier as it appears in its page address.
`concept_url`	string	Link to the concept page that the practice belongs to.
`category`	string	The topic the concept sits under, as shown on the site.
`category_slug`	string	The topic's identifier as it appears in its page address.
`category_url`	string	Link to the topic page on ixcoach.com.
`one_liner`	string	A one-sentence description of the practice.
`evidence_level`	enum	The evidence grade: rct, clinical, observational, mechanistic or anecdotal.
`evidence_level_label`	string	The plain-language name of the evidence grade.
`evidence_caveat`	string\|null	What the evidence does not show. Empty when no caveat is written.
`sources`	object[]	The checked citations, each with its text and a link where one exists. In the CSV this column is named sources_json.
`source_count`	integer	The number of citations in sources.
`linked_source_count`	integer	The number of citations in sources that have a link.
`clinician_led`	boolean	True when trained clinicians deliver the practice, so it is not offered as self-guided.
`trademark_notice`	string\|null	A non-endorsement line for methods that carry a trademark or a named owner. Empty otherwise.
`concept_updated`	date	The date the concept was last updated, as YYYY-MM-DD.
`attribution`	string	The credit line to show with this practice.
`license`	string	The licence for the row: CC-BY-4.0.

Clinician-led practices

17 practices are included with a clinician_led flag. These methods are delivered by trained clinicians and should not be presented as self-guided. They are not offered as embeds.

What is not included

The website's source code and the data used to build its pages are not included. The full instructions for each practice are not included either. They are on that practice's own page, which each row links to.

Versions

This is version v1. Each release carries its date in the version string. Within v1, columns are only added, never removed or renamed, and v1 stays available when a later version is published.

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