ABSTRACT
This chapter describes a growing body of evidence supports the use of digital health technologies to promote healthy behavior change, however clinical success depends on multiple implementation considerations. Digital health refers to a diverse set of technologies, including mobile health, health information technology, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, and personalized medicine. Whether developing a tool or using an existing one, implementation considerations include an appropriate behavior change framework, content and functionality designed for the target audience, good usability, sufficient user testing, and proper data handling. Digital Therapeutics are an emerging category of evidence-based digital health programs that prevent, treat, or reverse disease, and may be prescribed by a clinician. Digital health tools have developed rapidly in recent years and have demonstrated the potential to significantly enhance healthy behavior change interventions. The use of digital health tools for behavior change is likely to grow rapidly as digital health technologies advance and adoption increases.
