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Digital Media for Behavior Change: Review of an Emerging Field of Study | HTML
Digital media are omnipresent in modern life, but the science on the impact of digital media on behavior is still in its infancy. There is an emerging evidence base of how to use digital media for behavior change. Strategies to change behavior implemented using digital technology have included a variety of platforms and program strategies, all of which are potentially more effective with increased frequency, intensity, interactivity, and feedback. It is critical to accelerate the pace of research on digital platforms, including social media, to understand and address its effects on human behavior. The purpose of the current paper is to provide an overview and describe methods in this emerging field, present use cases, describe a future agenda, and raise central questions to be addressed in future digital health research for behavior change. Digital media for behavior change employs three main methods: (1) digital media interventions, (2) formative research using digital media, and (3) digital media used to conduct evaluations. We examine use cases across several content areas including healthy weight management, tobacco control, and vaccination uptake, to describe and illustrate the methods and potential impact of this emerging field of study. In the discussion, we note that digital media interventions need to explore the full range of functionality of digital devices and their near-constant role in personal self-management and day-to-day living to maximize opportunities for behavior change. Future experimental research should rigorously examine the effects of variable levels of engagement with, and frequency and intensity of exposure to, multiple forms of digital media for behavior change.
Designing Theory-Informed Behavior Change Apps - BehavioralEconomics.com | The BE Hub
The NOW! Fest 2021 | Day 1 - YouTube
Designing Health & Fitness Apps with the Mind in Mind - Massimo Ingegno (and other speakers)
Apps That Motivate: a Taxonomy of App Features Based on Self-Determination Theory - ScienceDirect
Managing Emotions: The Effects of Online Mindfulness Meditation on Mental Health and Economic Behavior
Emotions and worries can reduce individuals’ available attention and affect economic decisions. In a four-week experiment with 2,384 US adults, offering free access to a popular mindfulness meditation app (Headspace) that costs $13 per month improves mental health, productivity and decisionmaking. First, it causes a 0.44 standard deviation reduction in symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression, comparable to the impacts of expensive in-person therapy, with improvements even among participants with minimal or mild symptoms at baseline. Second, it increases earnings on a proofreading task by 1.9 percent. Third, it makes decision-making more stable across emotional states, reducing the interference of personal worries with risk choices. Overall, our results demonstrate the potential of affordable mindfulness meditation apps to improve mental health, productivity, and the impact of emotions on economic decisions.
Why Behavior Change Apps Fail To Change Behavior | TechCrunch
Mobile Health Index and Navigation Database, App Evaluation Resources from the Division of Digital Psychiatry at BIDMC
Indicators of retention in remote digital health studies: a cross-study evaluation of 100,000 participants | npj Digital Medicine
It’s how you say it: Systematic A/B testing of digital messaging cut hospital no-show rates
JFR - Understanding Health Behavior Technology Engagement: Pathway to Measuring Digital Behavior Change Interventions | Cole-Lewis | JMIR Formative Research
8 tips for developing and designing successful behaviour change apps and websites - BehaviourWorks Australia
5 Types of Engagement Emails to Nudge Users Towards Aha Moments - Customer.io
When the growth team took a step back, they realized it wasn’t enough to trigger just any notification. They needed to “show the right things to users at the right time — creating ‘aha moments’” where the user experienced the product’s core value. Rather than indiscriminately bombard the user with notifications, they concluded that they needed to be “really thoughtful about which messages to send which users” and focus “more of [their] resources on engaging users that were likely to churn.” Taking a page from Facebook, here are 5 kinds of engagement messages that work to activate, retain, and grow customers. Highly personal and targeted, these emails show off your product’s core value, ferry your users to their “aha moments”, and get people engaging with your product and brand again and again.
Putting back users to the forefront: sustainable engagement tips from behavioral science
Luckily, behavioral science can help close the intention-action gap, offering a toolkit to help change behavior for the better. Here are three ways we can apply lessons from behavioral science to drive sustainable engagement:
Yes, counting steps might make you healthier - Reuters
“Tracking your daily activity with a pedometer, wearable, or smartphone is an important part of any physical activity program,” Patel said by email. “However, it should be combined with other behavior change strategies such as goal-setting, coaching, or social interventions to increase sustainability.”
Reported theory use in electronic health weight management interventions targeting young adults: a systematic review: Health Psychology Review: Vol 0, No 0
JMIR - Persuasive System Design Principles and Behavior Change Techniques to Stimulate Motivation and Adherence in Electronic Health Interventions to Support Weight Loss Maintenance: Scoping Review | Asbjørnsen | Journal of Medical Internet Research
Behaviour Change Techniques in UX/UI Design - Panacea Digital
Design and statistical considerations in the evaluation of digital behaviour change interventions | UCL CBC Digi-Hub Blog
Designing Healthcare Apps With Delight – Smashing Magazine
Free research report on the state of mHealth apps | Telehealth and Telecare Aware - Linkis.com
Focus Package: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - Tools, Content Resources, and Project Registries | The Health COMpass
The 7S for Persuasive Mobile Apps – and the Functional Triad | Stephan Dahl
Captology Notebook: SIMpill
SIMpill is a medication compliance technology in the form of a sms enabled pill bottle that sends text messages to a central server to remind people that they need to take their medication and provide feedback if the medication timeframe is missed.