Ecological momentary interventions: Incorporating mobile technology into psychosocial and health behaviour treatments
作者:
Kristin E. Heron,
Joshua M. Smyth,
期刊:
British Journal of Health Psychology
(WILEY Available online 2010)
卷期:
Volume 15,
issue 1
页码: 1-39
ISSN:1359-107X
年代: 2010
DOI:10.1348/135910709X466063
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
PurposePsychosocial and health behaviour treatments and therapies can be extended beyond traditional research or clinical settings by using mobile technology to deliver interventions to individuals as they go about their daily lives. These ecological momentary interventions (EMIs) are treatments that are provided to people during their everyday lives (i.e. in real time) and in natural settings (i.e. real world). The goal of the present review is to synthesize and critique mobile technology‐based EMI aimed at improving health behaviours and psychological and physical symptoms.MethodsTwenty‐seven interventions using palmtop computers or mobile phones to deliver ambulatory treatment for smoking cessation, weight loss, anxiety, diabetes management, eating disorders, alcohol use, and healthy eating and physical activity were identified.ResultsThere is evidence that EMI can be successfully delivered, are accepted by patients, and are efficacious for treating a variety of health behaviours and physical and psychological symptoms. Limitations of the existing literature were identified and recommendations and considerations for research design, sample characteristics, measurement, statistical analyses, and clinical implementation are discussed.ConclusionsMobile technology‐based EMI can be effectively implemented as interventions for a variety of health behaviours and psychological and physical symptoms. Future research should integrate the assessment and intervention capabilities of mobile technology to create dynamically and individually tailored EMI that are ecologically sens
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