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ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2019

The history and future of digital health in the field of behavioral medicine.

Danielle Arigo, Danielle E Jake-Schoffman, Kathleen Wolin, Ellen Beckjord, Eric B Hekler, Sherry L Pagoto

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Article in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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99citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
43.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

99 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 204 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Dietary E-Health Interventions for Adults With Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic Review.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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  9. Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021
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  10. Social Media Use for Health Purposes: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Danielle ArigoDepartment of Psychology, Rowan University, Glassboro, USA. arigo@rowan.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7807-5913
Danielle E Jake-SchoffmanDepartment of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Kathleen WolinInteractive Health, Schaumburg, USA.
Ellen BeckjordPopulation Health and Clinical Affairs, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan, Pittsburgh, USA.
Eric B HeklerDepartment of Family Medicine Public Health, Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA.
Sherry L PagotoDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, Center for mHealth and Social Media, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA.
HealthCare Interactive · USRowan University · USUC San Diego Health System · USUniversity of Connecticut · USUniversity of Florida Health · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · US

Funding

Implementation Research Training Program in Cancer Prevention and ControlR25CA172009 · NCI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI HOUSTON, THOMAS K, LEMON, STEPHENIE C. · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
Mentoring in mHealth and Social Networking Interventions for CVD Risk ReductionK24HL124366 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI PAGOTO, SHERRY L. · 2015 to 2024
$1.1M
Identifying and Targeting Unique Physical Activity Determinants for Midlife WomenK23HL136657 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON · PI ARIGO, DANIELLE · 2018 to 2022
$762k
NCI NIH HHS R25 CA172009NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL136657NHLBI NIH HHS K23HL136657NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL124366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since its earliest days, the field of behavioral medicine has leveraged technology to increase the reach and effectiveness of its interventions. Here, we highlight key areas of opportunity and recommend next steps to further advance intervention development, evaluation, and commercialization with a focus on three technologies: mobile applications (apps), social media, and wearable devices. Ultimately, we argue that future of digital health behavioral science research lies in finding ways to advance more robust academic-industry partnerships. These include academics consciously working towards preparing and training the work force of the twenty first century for digital health, actively working towards advancing methods that can balance the needs for efficiency in industry with the desire for rigor and reproducibility in academia, and the need to advance common practices and procedures that support more ethical practices for promoting healthy behavior.

Indexed as

Behavior TherapyBehavioral MedicineHumansMobile ApplicationsReproducibility of ResultsSocial MediaWearable Electronic DevicesBehavior change interventionDigital healthMobile applicationsSocial mediaWearable technology

Identifiers

PMID30825090
PMCPMC6644720
OpenAlexW2918993876

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