Persuasive design principle of social support in digital interventions targeting mental health symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the available evidence on efficacy of social support strategies, as defined by the persuasive system design framework, in internet-based and mobile-based interventions (IMI) targeting mental health.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data Sources: PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.

Engagement analysis of a persuasive-design-optimized eHealth intervention through machine learning.

The challenge of sustaining user engagement in eHealth interventions is a pressing issue with significant implications for the effectiveness of these digital health tools. This study investigates user engagement in a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based eHealth intervention for procrastination, using a dataset from a randomized controlled trial of 233 university students. Various machine learning models, including Decision Tree, Gradient Boosting, Logistic Regression, Random Forest, and Support Vector Machines, were employed to predict patterns of user engagement.

Persuasive technologies design for mental and behavioral health platforms: A scoping literature review.

This review investigates persuasive design frameworks within eHealth, concentrating on methodologies, their prevalence in mental and behavioral health applications, and identifying current research gaps. An extensive search was conducted across 8 databases, focusing on English publications with full text available. The search prioritized primary research articles, post-2011 applications, and eHealth platforms emphasizing treatment or support.

Exploring the usability of an internet-based intervention and its providing eHealth platform in an eye-tracking study.

Unlabelled: The proliferation of online eHealth has made it much easier for users to access healthcare services and interventions from the comfort of their own homes. This study looks at how well one such platform-eSano-performs in terms of user experience when delivering mindfulness interventions. In order to assess usability and user experience, several tools such as eye-tracking technology, think-aloud sessions, a system usability scale questionnaire, an application questionnaire, and post-experiment interviews were employed.

eSano - An eHealth Platform for Internet- and Mobile-based Interventions.

The prevention and treatment of mental disorders and chronic somatic diseases is a core challenge for health care systems of the 21th century. Mental- and behavioral health interventions provide the means for lowering the public health burden. However, structural deficits, reluctance to use existing services, perceived stigma and further personal and environmental reasons restrict the uptake of these evidence-based approaches.

Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of PSYCHOnlineTHERAPY: Study Protocol of a Multicenter Blended Outpatient Psychotherapy Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial for Patients With Depressive and Anxiety Disorders.

Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) and their integration into routine psychotherapy (i.e., blended therapy) can offer a means of complementing psychotherapy in a flexible and resource optimized way.