Microrandomized trials: An experimental design for developing just-in-time adaptive interventions

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 1220-1228

  Klasnja, Predrag ^a   Hekler, Eric B ^b   Shiffman, Saul ^c   Boruvka, Audrey ^a   Almirall, Daniel ^a   Tewari, Ambuj ^a   Murphy, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental designs; Intervention optimization; mHealth; Microrandomized trials

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL MODELING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIENTIST; STUDY DESIGN; COPING BEHAVIOR; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84995962581     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000305     Document Type: Article

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