Persuasive Systems Design Features of Smartphone Apps for Psychosis: Systematic Review
Theresa Taylor, Jasmin Peat, David Kell, Shadi Daryan, Pamela Jacobsen, Javad Sarvestan · 2026
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Taylor and co-authors published a 2026 systematic review of persuasive design in smartphone apps for psychosis. Some apps engage patients while others are abandoned, and design features may explain why. Searching three databases for studies from 2013 to 2025, the team found 22 apps with 30 papers. They coded each app against a standard persuasive design model and checked attrition and adherence.
Personalization led, in 18 apps, then reminders and suggestions. Task and dialogue support features were common; social support and credibility features were rare, and several, like competition and recognition, appeared nowhere. Feature count did not track attrition, and adherence links could not be tested. Most apps were also impossible to obtain for quality checks. The authors call for better reporting and access.
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| CREATOR | Theresa Taylor, Jasmin Peat, David Kell, Shadi Daryan, Pamela Jacobsen, Javad Sarvestan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |