Lessons Learned In Development Of A Behavior Modeling Tool For Health Intervention Design: Behaviorsim
Keywords
Adaptive interventions; Behavior modeling; JiTAI; MHealth
Abstract
The BehaviorSim Modeling Tool, a behavioral-scientist-facing software for development of Computational Human Behavior Models (CHBMs), has been developed in an effort to close the gap between Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention researchers and dynamical systems modeling. We present a summary of our iterative methodology for creating the BehaviorSim Model Builder alongside insights and lessons learned at each stage of the process. Drawing from our lessons learned, we highlight and explain the following UI design guidelines as especially important in the development of future CHBM tools: (1) promote expertise development, (2) enable quick model iteration, (3) present high-level visualizations to de-internalize models, and (4) utilize adaptive interfaces. A focus on these design guidelines in the development of future CHBM tools, combined with the provided user persona, will allow developers to create systems that are more accessible and have more utility to JiTAI designers.
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Title
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume
481
Number of Pages
279-290
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41627-4_25
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84986218180 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84986218180
STARS Citation
Murray, Tylar; Hekler, Eric; Metz, Donna Spruijt; Rivera, Daniel E.; and Raij, Andrew, "Lessons Learned In Development Of A Behavior Modeling Tool For Health Intervention Design: Behaviorsim" (2017). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 7123.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/7123