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. 2016 Feb 16;5(1):e25. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4838

Table 2.

Chronic disease mHealth app intervention design taxonomy.

Domains Attributes
Value drivers Clinical; behavioral; psychosocial (quality of life); health care costs; patient engagement in their healthcare
Outcomes and metrics Clinical; behavioral; quality of life; intermediate outcomes (eg, knowledge); patient engagement
Key stakeholders and program objectives Patient; health care team; caregiver; social support community; improve diabetes self-management; improve clinical decision-making; improve patient-provider communication
Essential behaviors Medication-taking; monitoring; problem solving; eating; reducing risk (complications); being active; healthy coping; patient engagement; patient-provider communication
Multidimensional profile Clinical; behavioral; psychosocial
Clinical/behavioral interventions Education and skills-building support; monitoring support; coaching; behavioral adherence support; time management support; problem-solving support; patient-provider communication support; social support
Features/functionality/content Logbook/journal/tracker; self-management tools; reminders; alerts; calendar/scheduling features; patient-provider discussion guide; patient data summary reports; online social network; interactive tutorials/guidance
Educational content: standard (guideline-based content); customized
Message content: prompt time-based; real-time feedback; trending feedback