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Implementing and Assessing Digital Therapeutic Approaches to Enhance Physical Activity: Initial Testing of Engagement, Compliance, and Adherence

  • By

  • Lori A Hatzinger

  • Rachel Crosley-Lyons

  • Micaela Hewus

  • Wei-Lin Wang

  • Jimi Huh

  • Delfien Van Dyck

  • Genevieve F Dunton

  • March 1, 2026

  • 0 min

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    Digital Therapeutics (DTx) utilize mobile and wearable technologies to deliver health behavior interventions cost-effectively in natural environments.

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    Challenges in DTx include lack of human support, technical issues, and participant burden from frequent notifications, which may affect efficacy.

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    Engagement with digital interventions and compliance with assessments are interconnected, potentially influencing the validity of DTx outcomes.

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    The study tested a DTx aimed at enhancing affective responses during physical activity among inactive adults with overweight or obesity.

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    Positive affective responses to physical activity can encourage future engagement, but do not guarantee adherence to activity plans.

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Implementing and Assessing Digital Therapeutic Approaches to Enhance Physical Activity: Initial Testing of Engagement, Compliance, and Adherence

  • by Lori A Hatzinger, Rachel Crosley-Lyons, Micaela Hewus, Wei-Lin Wang, Jimi Huh, Delfien Van Dyck, Genevieve F Dunton

  • March 1, 2026

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