Title |
IDEAS (Integrate, Design, Assess, and Share): A Framework and Toolkit of Strategies for the Development of More Effective Digital Interventions to Change Health Behavior
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Internet Research, December 2016
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DOI | 10.2196/jmir.5927 |
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Authors |
Sarah Ann Mummah, Thomas N Robinson, Abby C King, Christopher D Gardner, Stephen Sutton |
Abstract |
Developing effective digital interventions to change health behavior has been a challenging goal for academics and industry players alike. Guiding intervention design using the best combination of approaches available is necessary if effective technologies are to be developed. Behavioral theory, design thinking, user-centered design, rigorous evaluation, and dissemination each have widely acknowledged merits in their application to digital health interventions. This paper introduces IDEAS, a step-by-step process for integrating these approaches to guide the development and evaluation of more effective digital interventions. IDEAS is comprised of 10 phases (empathize, specify, ground, ideate, prototype, gather, build, pilot, evaluate, and share), grouped into 4 overarching stages: Integrate, Design, Assess, and Share (IDEAS). Each of these phases is described and a summary of theory-based behavioral strategies that may inform intervention design is provided. The IDEAS framework strives to provide sufficient detail without being overly prescriptive so that it may be useful and readily applied by both investigators and industry partners in the development of their own mHealth, eHealth, and other digital health behavior change interventions. |
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United Kingdom | 4 | 11% |
Colombia | 2 | 5% |
Spain | 1 | 3% |
Comoros | 1 | 3% |
India | 1 | 3% |
South Africa | 1 | 3% |
Djibouti | 1 | 3% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
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Scientists | 7 | 19% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 11% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
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Australia | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Sweden | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 530 | 99% |
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Student > Master | 80 | 15% |
Researcher | 71 | 13% |
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Student > Bachelor | 25 | 5% |
Other | 114 | 21% |
Unknown | 127 | 24% |
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Psychology | 56 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 53 | 10% |
Computer Science | 48 | 9% |
Social Sciences | 37 | 7% |
Other | 114 | 21% |
Unknown | 170 | 32% |