Measuring the Implementation of Behavioral Intervention Technologies: Recharacterization of Established Outcomes (Preprint)

Abstract

Background. Behavioral intervention technologies (BITs) are websites, software, mobile applications, and sensors designed to help users address or change behaviors, cognitions, and emotional states. BITs have the potential to transform healthcare delivery, and early research has produced promising findings of efficacy. However, there are few examples of successful BIT implementation, and neither a lack of consensus on nor adequate descriptions of how to measure implementation, as BITs favor new models of care and provide novel data sources for measurement.