Engagement in Digital Health Interventions: Open Questions for Research and Design
Journal
Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ISBN
9798400722813
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2026-04-13
Author(s)
Saskia M Kelders
;
Iris ten Klooster
;
Sofia Bastoni
;
Isabella Cadoni
;
Kerem Doğan
;
Hanneke Kip
;
Nienke Beerlage-de Jong
;
Ruben Gouveia
;
Stephen M. Schueller
;
Bruna Oewel
;
Kevin Doherty
;
Guendalina Graffigna
;
Silvia Gabrielli
;
Tom Van Daele
;
;
Gavin Doherty
;
Qinggang Yu
;
David Coyle
;
Olga Perski
;
Maria Karekla
;
Adriana Rios Rincon
;
Sean A. Munson
Abstract
Engagement as a concept can explain why Digital Health Interventions (DHIs) produce individual variance in outcomes, and sometimes limited effectiveness, especially in practice. However, previous literature on engagement across different domains (e.g., Psychology, Implementation Science, Human-Computer Interaction) yields disparate conceptualizations, research methods, design strategies, and measurement methods. Therefore, this workshop aims to: bring together a diverse group of researchers within the field of DHIs with an interest in engagement; provide an overview of how engagement has been used, in terms of concept, measures, and strategies; work towards a shared understanding of how engagement, with its diverse measures and strategies, can be leveraged to inform the design, development, and evaluation of meaningful DHIs. We welcome submissions either as a description of a use case that includes: how engagement was defined, measured, designed for by our participants, as well as their lessons learned; or as a short position paper describing their interest in the topic, future plans for measuring/designing for engagement, and current challenges. Our post-workshop plans aim to draw from this transdisciplinary collaboration to document lessons learned on how to employ engagement in DHI development, research and design.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Event Title
CHI EA '26
Event Location
Barcelona, Spain
Event Date
13-17 April 2026
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