Table 3.
Details of the primary studies identified with their persuasive system design (PSD) categories.
| PFMTa mHealthb app | PSD category | |||
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Primary task | Dialogue support | Credibility support | Social support |
| Squeezy App [41] | Tailoring, personalization, and self-monitoring | Reminders | Expertise | N/Ac |
| Tät [35] | Tailoring, tunneling, and self-monitoring | Reminders | Expertise | N/A |
| iBall app (an external device connected via Bluetooth) [35] |
Tailoring, personalization, and self-monitoring | Rewards | Expertise | Competition |
| Bwom app [38] | Tailoring, personalization, and self-monitoring | Social role | Trustworthiness, expertise, surface credibility, and third-party endorsements | N/A |
| Diário Saúded [34] | Tailoring, personalization, and self-monitoring | Reminders | Expertise | N/A |
| Penyikang app [40] | Tailoring | N/A | Expertise | N/A |
| MyHealtheBladder app [37] | Tailoring, personalization, and self-monitoring | Rewards and reminders | Expertise | N/A |
| Pen Yi Kang [43] | Tailoring, personalization, and self-monitoring | Reminders | Expertise | N/A |
aPFMT: pelvic floor muscle training.
bmHealth: mobile health.
cN/A: not applicable.
dOperant conditioning.