Reporting of patient adherence and engagement to digital health interventions would be more effective using a standardized method, a study finds. Standardizing reporting methods would allow for more accurate comparisons between different digital health interventions, as well as across various populations. These studies included results from 20,111 participants in studies using 47 different web-based interventions, 15 mobile app interventions, 5 app-based interventions, and 1 CD-ROM. Despite these limitations, the researchers believe the study highlights the importance of standardized methods of reporting patient adherence and engagement to improve efficacy with digital interventions. ReferenceForbes A, Keleher MR, Venditto M, DiBiasi F. Assessing patient adherence to and engagement with digital interventions for depression in clinical trials: Systematic literature review.

Source: Forbes September 11, 2023 20:22 UTC