Intervention Technology
The integration of telecommunications and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, and storage and audiovisual software, which enables users to access, store, transmit, understand, and manipulate health information. It refers to technical usability, technical features, and delivery media.
For example, equipment or battery failure, high system complexity, data transmission and input difficulties, instable Internet connection, complex software downloads, and account or password settings lead to difficulty of use.
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What are positive, negative, and double-edged factors?
These categories were classified into positive, negative, and double-edged factors based on their positive, negative, and diverse impacts on digital PEx.
Positive Factors describe the advantageous or beneficial attributes
Negative Factors describe the disadvantages or detrimental attributes.
Double-Edged Factors describe attributes that have both beneficial and harmful sides.
Technical Usability
POSITIVE
Ease of use and understanding
Ready-to-use applications and devices
Automatic and seamless system updating
Adaptive interface
Avoiding error prompts
NEGATIVE
Difficulty to use
Equipment or battery failure
High system complexity (eg, complex software downloads and account or password settings)
Data transmission and input difficulties
Unstable internet connection or slow loading of website
Low accessibility
Low error tolerance
Poor picture and sound quality
Low visibility on small screens
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Technical Features
POSITIVE
Detect an improvement from digital health data or share data with HCPsc
Medication or appointment reminders or altering
Symptoms tracking dairies or tools
Timely feedback or motivational feedback notifications
Ability to print or email information
Ability to take voice commands
Nutrition calculator
Clinical measurements
A security password for record access
Agenda setting
Recommender systems
Summary reports for supporting shared decision-making
Input or review information at any point
NEGATIVE
Access to changeless or worse physiological data over time
DOUBLE-EDGED
Access to data
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Delivery media or devices
POSITIVE
Mobile technology
Video- or audio-based technology (for users with sensory impairments)
Assisted equipment (eg, provide headphones for people with hearing difficulties and larger monitors with improved lighting for people with visual impairments)
NEGATIVE
Web-based technology
DOUBLE-EDGED
Types of devices (eg, mobile phones or computers)
Device ownership (eg, personal devices or devices without personal identifiers)
Types of channels (eg, SMS text message or videos)
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