Published on in Vol 8, No 1 (2019): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/11540, first published .
Investigating Intervention Components and Exploring States of Receptivity for a Smartphone App to Promote Physical Activity: Protocol of a Microrandomized Trial

Investigating Intervention Components and Exploring States of Receptivity for a Smartphone App to Promote Physical Activity: Protocol of a Microrandomized Trial

Investigating Intervention Components and Exploring States of Receptivity for a Smartphone App to Promote Physical Activity: Protocol of a Microrandomized Trial

Jan-Niklas Kramer   1 , MSc ;   Florian Künzler   2 , MSc ;   Varun Mishra   3 , BTech ;   Bastien Presset   4 , MSc ;   David Kotz   3, 5 , PhD ;   Shawna Smith   6, 7 , PhD ;   Urte Scholz   8 , PhD ;   Tobias Kowatsch   1 , PhD

1 Center for Digital Health Interventions, Institute of Technology Management, University of St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland

2 Center for Digital Health Interventions, Department of Management, Technology and Economics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland

3 Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States

4 Institute of Sports Studies, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

5 Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, United States

6 Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

7 Medical School, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

8 Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Corresponding Author:

  • Jan-Niklas Kramer, MSc
  • Center for Digital Health Interventions
  • Institute of Technology Management
  • University of St Gallen
  • St Gallen
  • Switzerland
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  • Email: jan-niklas.kramer@unisg.ch