uHealth Interventions and Digital Therapeutics for Better Diseases Prevention and Patient Care

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in the design of uHealth interventions and digital therapeutics are revolutionizing the way in which current challenges related to prevention and public health are tackled. Digital tools such as virtual coaching systems, virtual reality environments and telecare solutions are providing new opportunities to offer more engaging strategies to promote healthy lifestyles in the non-clinical population and deliver scalable and sustainable therapies that healthcare systems can manage. However, understanding how to best tailor these new digital interventions to the needs and preferences of users is complex, requiring multi-disciplinary knowledge and the use of iterative design and evaluation methods. More evidence-based research is needed to fully assess the feasibility and effectiveness of these new solutions, as this could prevent any possible lack of adherence and engagement by stakeholders that may lower the potential impacts of these solutions on the healthcare system.

In this Special Issue, we will cover the full spectrum of uHealth-related research that includes theoretical, methodological, original qualitative and quantitative research, as well as review articles.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Multimodal Technologies and Interaction.

Prof. Dr. Silvia Gabrielli
Guest Editor

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