The Impact of Information Technology on Patient Engagement and Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advancements in information technology (IT) and its increasingly ubiquitous nature expand the ability to engage patients in the health care process and motivate health behavior change.

Objective

Our aim was to systematically review the (1) impact of IT platforms used to promote patients' engagement and to effect change in health behaviors and health outcomes, (2) behavior theories or models applied as bases for developing these interventions and their impact on health outcomes, (3) different ways of measuring health outcomes, (4) usability, feasibility, and acceptability of these technologies among patients, and (5) challenges and research directions for implementing IT platforms to meaningfully impact patient engagement and health outcomes.

Methods

PubMed,

SUBMITTER: Sawesi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4742621 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature