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. 2017 Sep:2017:790-798.
doi: 10.1145/3123024.3125612.

e wrapper: Operationalizing engagement strategies in mHealth

Blake Wagner 3rd  1 , Elaine Liu  2 , Steven D Shaw  1 , Gleb Iakovlev  3 , Linlu Zhou  2 , Christina Harrington  2 , Gregory Abowd  2 , Carolyn Yoon  1 , Santosh Kumar  4 , Susan Murphy  1 , Bonnie Spring  3 , Inbal Nahum-Shani  1
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e wrapper: Operationalizing engagement strategies in mHealth

Blake Wagner 3rd et al. Proc ACM Int Conf Ubiquitous Comput. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

The advancement of digital technologies particularly in the domain of mobile health (mHealth) holds great promise in the promotion of health behavior. However, keeping users engaged remains a central challenge. This paper proposes a novel approach to address this issue by supplementing existing and future mHealth applications with an engagement wrapper - a collection of engagement strategies integrated into a single, coherent model. The engagement wrapper is operationalized within the format of an ambient display on the lock screen of mobile devices.

Keywords: Engagement; H.5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g, HCI): Miscellaneous; Just-in-time adaptive interventions; mobile health (mHealth).

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Note: Figure 1 includes a few examples of the engagement strategies that may be operationalized in mHealth settings.
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© Elaine Liu Figure 2 shows how the tree gradually becomes fuller with leaves following food logging.
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© Elaine Liu Figure 3 shows an example of how the bird will appear to deliver points and messaging.
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© Elaine Liu Figure 4 shows the three types of birds that represent each team.
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© Elaine Liu Figure 5 shows examples of the stages of tree growth.
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