A guided online and mobile self-help program for individuals with eating disorders: An iterative engagement and usability study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Nitsch, Martina ^a,b   Dimopoulos, Christina N ^c   Flaschberger, Edith ^b,d   Saffran, Kristina ^c   Kruger, Jenna F ^c   Garlock, Lindsay ^e   Wilfley, Denise E ^f   Taylor, Craig B ^c,g   Jones, Megan ^c,e  

^a Ferdinand Porsche Distance Learning University for Applied Sciences   (Austria)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Austrian Health Institute   (Austria)

^e Lantern   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Digital health intervention; Dropout; Eating disorder; Engagement; Mobile application; Online program; Self help; Usability study

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

BODY IMAGE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOTIVATION; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85009929576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/JMIR.4972     Document Type: Review

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