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. 2017 Aug 15;5(8):e121. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.7229

Table 2.

Applying the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) model to major themes identified for JIApp.

Themes Capability Opportunity Motivation
Theme 1:
Self-monitoring
Self-awareness and understanding patterns
Perception of illness and self-efficacy


Better patient-clinician communication
Theme 2: Treatment adherence
Reminders for treatment adherence Recording past adherence can stimulate action
Theme 3: Education and support Knowledge of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and treatments
Confidence in skills and empowerment
Knowledge of self-management skills and emotion regulation

Theme 4: Incentives

Expectation of rewards
Theme 5: Design of user interface
Convenient monitoring



Convenient access to reliable information and support