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Guidelines and Recommendations for Developing Interactive eHealth Apps for Complex Messaging in Health Promotion.
Kayla Joanne Heffernan1, Shanton Chang, Skye Tamara Maclean
1Department of Computing and Information Systems, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth
|February 11, 2016
Summary
Developing effective eHealth apps for complex health messages requires a multidisciplinary approach, user engagement, and simple, interactive design. The Safe-D case study provides key recommendations for creating safe and informative mobile health applications.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Health Behavior
Background:
- Over 97,000 eHealth apps exist, but effectiveness varies widely.
- Most apps lack theoretical grounding or expert input, risking user harm.
- Developing interactive eHealth apps for complex health messages is challenging.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide insights into creating interactive eHealth apps for complex messaging.
- To develop recommendations based on the Safe-D case study for app development.
- To guide the creation of eHealth apps for safe UV exposure and vitamin D synthesis.
Main Methods:
- Developed the Safe-D app for iOS and Android to promote safe UV exposure.
- Employed participatory action research with diverse stakeholders.
- Analyzed the development process to derive recommendations.
Main Results:
- The Safe-D app was developed through collaboration with clinicians and literature-based design.
- Key recommendations include multidisciplinary teams, engaging message management, and user-centered interactive design.
- Design principles focus on tailoring recommendations, removing barriers, and ensuring simplicity.
Conclusions:
- This research offers principles for developing interactive eHealth apps, particularly for complex messaging.
- Contributes guidelines previously missing in scientific literature.
- The Safe-D app exemplifies simple, explicit, and safe delivery of complex health information.
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