Publications by authors named "Samuel Molli"
Article Synopsis
- Mobile health (mHealth) has the potential to enhance health behaviors, but there is limited understanding on how to effectively engage users, particularly regarding cognitive reflection on the content.
- This study focused on the balance between response and reflection burdens in mHealth messaging, examining how these factors influence user engagement in a diabetes management intervention.
- The research involved 148 participants receiving different versions of text messages over two years, measuring response rates to determine the optimal level of cognitive effort versus information requested for effective engagement.
Background: Self-care behaviors help reduce hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and prevent or delay type 2 diabetes (T2D) complications. Individualized interventions that support goal setting and self-monitoring improve self-care and HbA1c in the short-term; engaging family and friends may enhance and/or sustain effects. Family/Friend Activation to Motivate Self-care (FAMS) is a mobile phone-delivered intervention (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF