Dyadic digital health interventions: Their rationale and implementation

Kelly M Shaffer; Lindsay S Mayberry; Emily Georgia Salivar; Brian D Doss; Amanda M Lewis; Kimberly Canter

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.097

Dyadic digital health interventions: Their rationale and implementation

Procedia Comput Sci. 2022:206:183-194. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.097. Epub 2022 Sep 21.

Authors

Kelly M Shaffer¹, Lindsay S Mayberry^{2

3}, Emily Georgia Salivar⁴, Brian D Doss⁵, Amanda M Lewis⁶, Kimberly Canter^{7

6}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Behavioral Health and Technology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
³ Center for Health Behavior and Health Education, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁴ Department of Clinical and School Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
⁶ Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE, USA.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Abstract

While most psychosocial and behavioral digital health interventions have been designed to be consumed by an individual, intervening at the level of a dyad - two interdependent individuals - can more comprehensively address the needs of both individuals and their relationship. The clinical utility of the dyadic digital health intervention approach, as well as the practical implementation of this design, will be demonstrated via three examples: eSCCIP, FAMS, and OurRelationship.

Keywords: couples therapy; digital health; dyads; eHealth; family therapy; mHealth.

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