Smartphone apps have emerged as valuable research tools to sample human behaviours at their time of occurrence within natural environments. Human behaviour sampling methods, such as Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), aim to facilitate research that is situated in ecologically valid real world environments rather than laboratory environments. Researchers have trialled a range of EMA smartphone apps to sample human behaviours such as dieting, physical activity and smoking. Software development processes for EMA smartphones apps, however, are not widely documented with little guidance provided for the integration of complex multidisciplinary behavioural and technical fields. In this paper, the AlcoRisk app for studying alcohol consumption and risk taking tendencies is presented alongside a software development process that integrates these multidisciplinary fields. The software development process consists of three stages including requirements analysis, feature and interface design followed by app implementation. Results from a preliminary feasibility study support the efficacy of the AlcoRisk app’s software development process.
History
Publication title
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
Volume
72
Pagination
108-119
ISSN
1532-0464
Department/School
School of Information and Communication Technology
Publisher
Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science
Place of publication
525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, USA, Ca, 92101-4495
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Copyright 2017 Elsevier Inc.
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Restricted
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