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  • Digital Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Numerous smartphone applications aim to improve medication adherence.
  • The theoretical underpinnings and evidence for behavior change techniques in these apps are unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To code medication adherence apps for the presence of established behavior change techniques using the Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy (v1).

Main Methods:

  • Systematic searches of Google Play Store and Apple App Store identified 166 apps in February 2015.
  • Apps were downloaded, screened, and independently coded for behavior change techniques by two researchers in March 2015.

Main Results:

  • Apps contained a mean of 2.77 behavior change techniques, ranging from 0 to 7.
  • Only 12 of 96 possible techniques were found across apps.
  • Action planning and prompt/cues were most common (96%), followed by self-monitoring (37%) and feedback on behavior (36%).

Conclusions:

  • Medication adherence apps currently utilize established behavior change techniques to a limited extent.
  • App development may not be leveraging advances in health behavior change theory and practice.