Morrison, Leanne G., Yardley, Lucy, Powell, John and Michie, Susan. (2012) What design features are used in effective e-health interventions? A review using techniques from critical interpretive synthesis. Telemedicine and e-Health, Vol.18 (No.2). pp. 137-144. ISSN 1530-5627

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Abstract

The effectiveness of e-health interventions varies greatly. Despite this, there has been relatively little formal consideration of how differences in the design of an intervention (i.e., how the content is delivered) may explain why some interventions are more effective than others. This review primarily examines the use of the Internet to provide educational and self-management interventions to promote health. The article develops hypotheses about how the design of these interventions may be associated with outcomes. In total, 52 published reports from both a diversity sample and a representative sample were reviewed using techniques from Critical Interpretive Synthesis. Four core interactive design features were identified that may mediate the effects of intervention design on outcomes: Social context and support, contacts with intervention, tailoring, and self-management. A conceptual framework to summarize the design of e-health interventions delivered using the Internet is proposed. The framework provides a guide for systematic research to identify the effects of specific design features on intervention outcomes and to identify the mechanisms underlying any effects. To optimize the design of e-health interventions more work is needed to understand how and why these design features may affect intervention outcomes and to investigate the optimal implementation and dosage of each design feature. © 2012 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title:	Telemedicine and e-Health
Publisher:	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers
ISSN:	1530-5627
Official Date:	1 March 2012
Volume:	Vol.18
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 137-144
Identification Number:	10.1089/tmj.2011.0062
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/44816

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