ReviewNPJ digital medicine2022
A systematic review of engagement reporting in remote measurement studies for health symptom tracking.
Review in NPJ digital medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Psychotherapies for Adults Experiencing Depressive Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- Patient and Staff Experience of Remote Patient Monitoring-What to Measure and How: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence-enhanced mapping of the international classification of functioning, disability and health via a mobile app: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Engagement With a Remote Symptom-Tracking Platform Among Participants With Major Depressive Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Trial
- Is More Always Better With Digital Health Interventions? Shifting Engagement From Maximizing Use to Supporting Health.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2026Review
- Clinical and Demographic Determinants of Adherence to Digital Monitoring in Cirrhosis: A Prospective Cohort Analysis.Research square · 2026Article
- Digital Health Tools Embedded in a Cancer Genetics Clinic: Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Observational
- Implementing Equitable Hypertension Care Using a Remote Patient Monitoring Program: A Mixed Methods Study.JACC. Advances · 2025Article
- Active remote monitoring of long-term conditions with mobile devices: a systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- A systematic review of strategies in digital technologies for motivating adherence to chronic illness self-care.npj health systems · 2025Article
- A literature review of remote mental health screening: barriers, potential solutions, and tools.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Review
- Observational
- Value of Engagement in Digital Health Technology Research: Evidence Across 6 Unique Cohort Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Using Passive and Active Data to Predict Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Cannabis Use in Recently Discharged UK Veterans: A Protocol for the MAVERICK Feasibility Study.Mental health science · 2024Article
- Recruitment and retention of adolescents for an ecological momentary assessment measurement burst mental health study: The MHIM engagement strategy.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Understanding Symptom Self-Monitoring Needs Among Postpartum Black Patients: Qualitative Interview Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Experiences Among Patients With Cystic Fibrosis in the MucoExocet Study of Using Connected Devices for the Management of Pulmonary Exacerbations: Grounded Theory Qualitative Research.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Charting a course for smartphones and wearables to transform population health research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Charting a Course for Smartphones and Wearables to Transform Population Health Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Understanding the Subjective Experience of Long-term Remote Measurement Technology Use for Symptom Tracking in People With Depression: Multisite Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Remote Measurement Technologies (RMTs) could revolutionise management of chronic health conditions by providing real-time symptom tracking. However, the promise of RMTs relies on user engagement, which at present is variably reported in the field. This review aimed to synthesise the RMT literature to identify how and to what extent engagement is defined, measured, and reported, and to present recommendations for the standardisation of future work. Seven databases (Embase, MEDLINE and PsycINFO (via Ovid), PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched in July 2020 for papers using RMT apps for symptom monitoring in adults with a health condition, prompting users to track at least three times during the study period. Data were synthesised using critical interpretive synthesis. A total of 76 papers met the inclusion criteria. Sixty five percent of papers did not include a definition of engagement. Thirty five percent included both a definition and measurement of engagement. Four synthetic constructs were developed for measuring engagement: (i) engagement with the research protocol, (ii) objective RMT engagement, (iii) subjective RMT engagement, and (iv) interactions between objective and subjective RMT engagement. The field is currently impeded by incoherent measures and a lack of consideration for engagement definitions. A process for implementing the reporting of engagement in study design is presented, alongside a framework for definition and measurement options available. Future work should consider engagement with RMTs as distinct from the wider eHealth literature, and measure objective versus subjective RMT engagement.Registration: This review has been registered on PROSPERO [CRD42020192652].
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