Just-in-Time Adaptive Mechanisms of Popular Mobile Apps for Individuals With Depression: Systematic App Search and Literature Review
Journal of Medical Internet Research2021Vol. 23(9), pp. e29412–e29412
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Gisbert Wilhelm Teepe, Ashish Da Fonseca, Birgit Kleim, Nicholas C. Jacobson, Alicia Salamanca-Sanabria, Lorainne Tudor Car, Elgar Fleisch, Tobias Kowatsch
Abstract
Promising JITAI mechanisms have not yet been translated into mainstream depression apps. Although the wide range of passive measurements available from smartphones were rarely used, self-reported outcomes were used by 71% (20/28) of the apps. However, in both cases, the measured outcomes were not used to tailor content and timing along a state of vulnerability or receptivity. Owing to this lack of tailoring to individual, state, or situation, we argue that the apps cannot be considered JITAIs. The lack of publications investigating whether JITAI mechanisms lead to an increase in the effectiveness or efficacy of the apps highlights the need for further research, especially in real-world apps.
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