Designing mHealth Apps to Incorporate Evidence-Based Techniques for Prolonging User Engagement.

Rebecca Monachelli¹, Sharon Watkins Davis¹, Allison Barnard¹, Michelle Longmire¹, John P Docherty², Ingrid Oakley-Girvan^1,3

¹Medable Inc, Palo Alto, CA, United States.

²Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY, United States.

³The Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA, United States.

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Abstract

Maintaining user engagement with mobile health (mHealth) apps can be a challenge. Previously, we developed a conceptual model to optimize patient engagement in mHealth apps by incorporating multiple evidence-based methods, including increasing health literacy, enhancing technical competence, and improving feelings about participation in clinical trials. This viewpoint aims to report on a series of…

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