Development and initial validation of a scale to measure engagement with eHealth technologies

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    Abstract

    In eHealth, engagement is viewed as an important factor in explaining why interventions are beneficial to some and not to others. However, a shared understanding of what engagement is and how to measure it, is missing. This paper presents the set-up of the development and initial validation of a new scale to measure engagement with eHealth interventions, based on scientific literature and interviews with users and experts. Furthermore, it presents the preliminary results of a systematic review, 11 interviews with engaged users and the first version of the new engagement scale. It is expected that the final scale, which will be based on theoretical and empirical research and focus on the different components of engagement, will enable researchers to investigate what features and forms of technology influence individuals' engagement and thereby pave the way to create more engaging technologies.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationCHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
    ISBN (Electronic)9781450359719
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 May 2019
    Event2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2019: Weaving the threads of CHI - Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, United Kingdom
    Duration: 4 May 20199 May 2019
    Conference number: 1
    https://chi2019.acm.org/

    Conference

    Conference2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2019
    Abbreviated titleCHI 2019
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityGlasgow
    Period4/05/199/05/19
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • EHealth interventions
    • Engagement
    • Health apps

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