Adherence to a digital therapeutic mediates the relationship between momentary self-regulation and health risk behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smoking, obesity, and insufficient physical activity are modifiable health risk behaviors. Self-regulation is one fundamental behavior change mechanism often incorporated within digital therapeutics as it varies momentarily across time and contexts and may play a causal role in improving these health behaviors. However, the role of momentary self-regulation in achieving behavior change has been infrequently examined. Using a novel momentary self-regulation scale, this study examined how targeting self-regulation through a digital therapeutic impacts adherence to the therapeutic and two different health risk behavioral outcomes.

Methods

This prospective interventional study included momentary data for 28 days from 50 participants with obesity and binge eating dis

SUBMITTER: Plaitano EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11841403 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature