دورية أكاديمية

Deep breathing in your hands: designing and assessing a DTx mobile app

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Deep breathing in your hands: designing and assessing a DTx mobile app
المؤلفون: Harim Jeong, Joo Hun Yoo, Michelle Goh, Hayeon Song
المصدر: Frontiers in Digital Health, Vol 6 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Public aspects of medicine
LCC:Electronic computers. Computer science
مصطلحات موضوعية: digital therapeutics (DTx), Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), mobile health interventions, machine learning feedback, gamification design, user engagement, Medicine, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Electronic computers. Computer science, QA75.5-76.95
الوصف: Digital Therapeutics (DTx) are experiencing rapid advancements within mobile and mental healthcare sectors, with their ubiquity and enhanced accessibility setting them apart as uniquely effective solutions. In this evolving context, our research focuses on deep breathing, a vital technique in mental health management, aiming to optimize its application in DTx mobile platforms. Based on well-founded theories, we introduced a gamified and affordance-driven design, facilitating intuitive breath control. To enhance user engagement, we deployed the Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient (MFCC)-driven personalized machine learning method for accurate biofeedback visualization. To assess our design, we enlisted 70 participants, segregating them into a control and an intervention group. We evaluated Heart Rate Variability (HRV) metrics and collated user experience feedback. A key finding of our research is the stabilization of the Standard Deviation of the NN Interval (SDNN) within Heart Rate Variability (HRV), which is critical for stress reduction and overall health improvement. Our intervention group observed a pronounced stabilization in SDNN, indicating significant stress alleviation compared to the control group. This finding underscores the practical impact of our DTx solution in managing stress and promoting mental health. Furthermore, in the assessment of our intervention cohort, we observed a significant increase in perceived enjoyment, with a notable 22% higher score and 10.69% increase in positive attitudes toward the application compared to the control group. These metrics underscore our DTx solution’s effectiveness in improving user engagement and fostering a positive disposition toward digital therapeutic efficacy. Although current technology poses challenges in seamlessly incorporating machine learning into mobile platforms, our model demonstrated superior effectiveness and user experience compared to existing solutions. We believe this result demonstrates the potential of our user-centric machine learning techniques, such as gamified and affordance-based approaches with MFCC, which could contribute significantly to the field of mobile mental healthcare.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2673-253X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1287340/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-253X
DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1287340
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/ac0b71eff2d043beb32b4f1e5fb515e7
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.0b71eff2d043beb32b4f1e5fb515e7
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:2673253X
DOI:10.3389/fdgth.2024.1287340