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. 2014:2014:561320.
doi: 10.1155/2014/561320. Epub 2014 Feb 4.

Developing digital interventions: a methodological guide

Katherine Bradbury  1 , Sam Watts  2 , Emily Arden-Close  1 , Lucy Yardley  1 , George Lewith  2
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Developing digital interventions: a methodological guide

Katherine Bradbury et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014.

Abstract

Digital interventions are becoming an increasingly popular method of delivering healthcare as they enable and promote patient self-management. This paper provides a methodological guide to the processes involved in developing effective digital interventions, detailing how to plan and develop such interventions to avoid common pitfalls. It demonstrates the need for mixed qualitative and quantitative methods in order to develop digital interventions which are effective, feasible, and acceptable to users and stakeholders.

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