Current digital health approaches have not engaged diverse end users or reduced health or
health care inequities, despite their promise to deliver more tailored and personalized …

The high global prevalence of depression, together with the recent acceleration of remote
care owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, has prompted increased interest in the efficacy of …

For many years, psychiatrists have tried to understand factors involved in response to
medications or psychotherapies, in order to personalize their treatment choices. There is …

Background Understanding patterns of real-world usage of mental health apps is key to
maximizing their potential to increase public self-management of care. Although developer …

Background Digital technologies such as wearables, websites and mobile applications are
increasingly used in interventions targeting physical activity (PA). Increasing access to such …

Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) present a promising way to address gaps in
mental health service provision. However, the relationship between user engagement and …

Objective To determine the effectiveness of physical activity interventions involving mobile
applications (apps) or trackers with automated and continuous self-monitoring and …

The notion of “engagement,” which plays an important role in various domains of
psychology, is gaining increased currency as a concept that is critical to the success of …

Background Designing technologies that users will be interested in, start using, and keep
using has long been a challenge. In the health domain, the question of technology …

Devices and programs using digital technology to foster or support behavior change (digital
interventions) are increasingly ubiquitous, being adopted for use in patient diagnosis and …