ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2022
Using Intervention Mapping to Develop a Decision Support System-Based Smartphone App (selfBACK) to Support Self-management of Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Development and Usability Study.
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- Using intervention mapping to evaluate 'High-Alert,' a brief smartphone intervention to reduce youth cannabis-impaired driving.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Effect of a smartphone self-management digital support system for low-back pain (selfBACK) among workers with high physical work demands - secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Trial
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- An Artificial Intelligence-Based App for Self-Management of Low Back and Neck Pain in Specialist Care: Process Evaluation From a Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR human factors · 2024Trial
- The Role of Pain Duration and Pain Intensity on the Effectiveness of App-Delivered Self-Management for Low Back Pain (selfBACK): Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Effect of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Self-Management App on Musculoskeletal Health in Patients With Neck and/or Low Back Pain Referred to Specialist Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- One size does not fit all: Participants' experiences of the selfBACK app to support self-management of low back pain-a qualitative interview study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Trial
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- Artificial Intelligence-Based Physical Therapy Interventions for Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- A mini-program for high-risk of stroke population management using the intervention mapping approach: design, development process, and usability study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Developing and validating an evidence-based health promotion program for reproductive donors reflecting their challenges in the process of donation decision-making: a multi-method study protocol.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Co-development of an evidence-informed, theoretically driven exercise programme for people with chronic non-specific neck pain (the EPIC-Neck programme - "Exercise Prescription Improved through Co-design").BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Using codesign workshops to develop a conceptual framework for a mobile health app targeting chronic low back pain self-management.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Development and Feasibility of "Towards the Sun": A Digital Salutogenic Intervention to Enhance Sense of Coherence and Health Outcomes Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive MSM.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Mobile App for Improving the Mental Health of Youth in Out-of-Home Care: Development Study Using an Intervention Mapping Approach.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- Do age, gender, and education modify the effectiveness of app-delivered and tailored self-management support among adults with low back pain?-Secondary analysis of the selfBACK randomised controlled trial.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Using Intervention Mapping and Behavior Change Techniques to Develop a Digital Intervention for Self-Management in Stroke: Development Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Using Intervention Mapping to Develop a Workplace Digital Health Intervention for Preconception, Pregnant, and Postpartum Women: The Health in Planning, Pregnancy and Postpartum (HiPPP) Portal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Football Fandom as a Platform for Digital Health Promotion and Behaviour Change: A Mobile App Case Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Systematic review of digital health interventions to support self-management of low back pain in the workplace.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
backgroundInternational guidelines consistently endorse the promotion of self-management for people with low back pain (LBP); however, implementation of these guidelines remains a challenge. Digital health interventions, such as those that can be provided by smartphone apps, have been proposed as a promising mode of supporting self-management in people with chronic conditions, including LBP. However, the evidence base for digital health interventions to support self-management of LBP is weak, and detailed descriptions and documentation of the interventions are lacking. Structured intervention mapping (IM) constitutes a 6-step process that can be used to guide the development of complex interventions.
objectiveThe aim of this paper is to describe the IM process for designing and creating an app-based intervention designed to support self-management of nonspecific LBP to reduce pain-related disability.
methodsThe first 5 steps of the IM process were systematically applied. The core processes included literature reviews, brainstorming and group discussions, and the inclusion of stakeholders and representatives from the target population. Over a period of >2 years, the intervention content and the technical features of delivery were created, tested, and revised through user tests, feasibility studies, and a pilot study.
resultsA behavioral outcome was identified as a proxy for reaching the overall program goal, that is, increased use of evidence-based self-management strategies. Physical exercises, education, and physical activity were the main components of the self-management intervention and were designed and produced to be delivered via a smartphone app. All intervention content was theoretically underpinned by the behavior change theory and the normalization process theory.
conclusionsWe describe a detailed example of the application of the IM approach for the development of a theory-driven, complex, and digital intervention designed to support self-management of LBP. This description provides transparency in the developmental process of the intervention and can be a possible blueprint for designing and creating future digital health interventions for self-management.
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