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. 2016 Jan 21;4(1):e1. doi: 10.2196/medinform.4514

Table 5.

Patient engagement and theories of health behavior (Yes=positive impact, No=no impact).

Behavior theory Patient engagement, n (%)
Internet Mobile Social media Tele-monitoring Video game

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Total yes Total no Total
Biomedical theory
(chronic model)
1 (1)




1 (6)

2 (1)
2 (1)
Behavioral learning theory 2 (2) 1 (1)






2 (1) 1 (1) 3 (2)
Communication
(social support theory)
5 (6)
1 (2)
2 (13)



8 (5)
8 (5)
Cognitive theory
(TPB, SOC, TTM, self-efficacy, information motivation, and behavioral skill)
30 (35) 10 (12) 11 (25) 2 (5) 2 (13)
1 (6)
2 (33) 46 (27) 12 (7) 58 (34)
Self-regulatory 4 (5) 2 (2)

2 (13)


1 (17) 7 (4) 2 (1) 9 (5)
Total of used theory 42 (49) 13 (12) 12 (27) 2 (5) 6 (38)
2 (11)
3 (50) 65 (38) 15 (9) 80 (47)
Theory not reported 26 (30) 5 (2) 26 (59) 4 (9) 7 (44) 3 (19) 16 (89) 2 (11) 3 (50) 76 (45) 14 (8) 90 (53)
Grand Total 68 (79) 18 (15) 38 (86) 6 (14) 13 (81) 3 (19)
2 (11) 6 (100) 141 (83) 29 (17) 170 (100)