Behavioral Healthcare and Technology: Using Science-based Innovations to Transform Practice
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Author Description
In recent years, there has been an explosion of research focused on using technology in health care, including web- and mobile- health assessment and intervention tools, as well as smartphone sensors and smart environments for monitoring and promoting health behavior. This work has shown that technology-based therapeutic tools offer considerable promise for monitoring and responding to individuals' health behavior in real-time. They may also function as important "clinician-extenders" or stand-alone tools, may be cost-effective and may offer countless opportunities for tailoring behavioral.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates how emerging digital technologies can be integrated into behavioral healthcare to improve patient outcomes and clinical efficiency. The authors, Jesse Dallery, Lisa A. Marsch, and Sarah Elizabeth Lord, leverage their expertise in behavioral science and digital health to present a framework for adopting technology-based interventions. They argue that these tools serve as vital supplements to traditional therapy, offering scalable, real-time solutions for monitoring and modifying health behaviors.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of web-based and mobile health assessment tools
- Integration strategies for smartphone sensors and smart environments
- Methodologies for using technology as clinician-extenders
- Evaluation of cost-effectiveness in digital behavioral interventions
Scope Limits
- Does not cover the technical programming or software engineering aspects of app development
- Excludes long-term longitudinal data on the efficacy of every specific commercial health application
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a comprehensive overview of the intersection between behavioral science and modern digital tools. Readers frequently note the academic rigor and the practical focus on clinical application, making it a standard reference for practitioners and researchers in the field.
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Publication Date:
2015-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190225866
ISBN-13:
9780190225865
Psychology
Medical Informatics
behavioral health
Digital Health
Healthcare Technology
