Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2019 May;45(2):159-172. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2019.01.004. Epub 2019 Mar 8.
The widespread availability of smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches has led to exponential growth in the number of mobile health (mHealth) studies conducted. Although promising, the key challenge of all apps (both for research and nonresearch) is the high attrition rate of participants and users. Numerous factors have been identified as potentially influencing engagement, and it is important that researchers consider these and how best to overcome them within their studies. This article discusses lessons learned from attempting to maximize engagement in 2 successful UK mHealth studies-Cloudy with a Chance of Pain and Quality of Life, Sleep and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
智能手机、平板电脑和智能手表的广泛普及，导致移动医疗（mHealth）研究的数量呈指数级增长。尽管前景广阔，但所有应用程序（无论是用于研究还是非研究）的关键挑战是参与者和用户的高流失率。已经确定了许多可能影响参与度的因素，研究人员应该考虑这些因素，并在研究中找到最佳的克服方法，这一点很重要。本文讨论了从试图最大限度地提高两项成功的英国移动医疗研究（“有疼痛机会的多云”和“生活质量、睡眠和类风湿关节炎”）中的参与度中学到的经验教训。
