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Human-centered design (HCD) can enhance mobile health (mHealth) apps for better patient outcomes and sustainability. Standardizing HCD practices is crucial for overcoming development barriers and ensuring app effectiveness.

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  • Digital Health
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Mobile health (mHealth) apps offer significant potential for improving patient quality of life and reducing healthcare costs.
  • Despite numerous available apps, user adoption and cost-benefit analyses remain challenging due to high resource demands.
  • Traditional expert-driven development may not yield optimal results compared to user-focused approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current human-centered design (HCD) practices in mHealth app development.
  • To provide recommendations for enhancing the sustainability and effectiveness of mHealth applications.
  • To advocate for a sociotechnical perspective in HCD for mHealth.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and synthesis of current HCD practices in mHealth development literature.
  • Analysis of factors influencing mHealth app usability, acceptability, and effectiveness.
  • Formulation of recommendations based on identified gaps and best practices.

Main Results:

  • Human-centered design (HCD) approaches show promise in creating more usable, acceptable, and effective mHealth apps.
  • Key recommendations include integrating cultural norms, iterative evaluations, novel features, and robust privacy/reliability measures.
  • A sociotechnical lens is proposed to better understand and improve HCD in mHealth.

Conclusions:

  • HCD is vital for maximizing the benefits of mHealth apps, improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare utilization.
  • Addressing cultural factors, ensuring iterative feedback, and prioritizing privacy are essential for sustainable mHealth solutions.
  • Standardization of HCD practices is recommended to mitigate barriers and advance the field of mHealth development.