Baumeister Harald, Ebert David D, Snoek Frank
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Germany.
Psychology and Digital Mental Health Care, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Internet Interv. 2021 Sep 20;28:100457. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2021.100457. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Chronic medical conditions are increasingly common and associated with a high burden for persons affected by them. Digital health interventions might be a viable way to support persons with a chronic illness in their coping and self-management. The present special issue's editorial on digital health interventions in chronic medical conditions summarizes core findings and discusses next steps needed to further the field while avoiding to reinvent the wheel, thereby elaborating on four topics extracted from the special issue's articles: 1) Needs assessment and digital intervention development, 2) Efficacy and (cost-)effectiveness, 3) Dissemination and implementation research: reach and engagement as well as 4) next generation of digital interventions.
慢性疾病越来越普遍，给患者带来了沉重负担。数字健康干预可能是帮助慢性病患者应对和自我管理的一种可行方式。本期关于慢性疾病数字健康干预的特刊社论总结了核心发现，并讨论了推动该领域发展所需的后续步骤，同时避免重复劳动，从而阐述了从特刊文章中提炼出的四个主题：1）需求评估与数字干预开发；2）疗效与（成本）效益；3）传播与实施研究：覆盖面与参与度；4）下一代数字干预。
