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Digital Health Reviews (1191) mHealth in a Clinical Setting (582) Engagement with and Adherence to Digital Health Interventions, Law of Attrition (461) Mobile Health (mhealth) (2777) Quality Evaluation and Descriptive Analysis/Reviews of Multiple Existing Mobile Apps (363) Consumer & Patient Education and Shared-Decision Making (641) Participatory Medicine & E-Patients (758) mHealth for Patient Education (215)

Published on in Vol 24, No 4 (2022): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/35120, first published .
Challenges in Participant Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Health Apps: Literature Review

Challenges in Participant Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Health Apps: Literature Review

Challenges in Participant Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Health Apps: Literature Review

Authors of this article:

Saki Amagai1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sarah Pila1 Author Orcid Image ;   Aaron J Kaat1 Author Orcid Image ;   Cindy J Nowinski1 Author Orcid Image ;   Richard C Gershon1 Author Orcid Image
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