⚡ Quick Summary
The study explores the feasibility of AgileNudge+, a web-based software designed to facilitate positive behavioral change through nudge interventions. Initial findings indicate a mean usefulness rating of 3.83, highlighting its potential to simplify the nudge creation process for users with varying levels of expertise.
🔍 Key Details
- 📊 Participants: 18 healthcare professionals
- 🧩 Methodology: Mixed methods approach
- ⚙️ Technology: AgileNudge+ software
- 🏆 Usability Rating: Mean rating of 3.83 (95% CI: 3.00, 4.66)
🔑 Key Takeaways
- 💡 AgileNudge+ integrates behavioral economics with technology to promote positive behavior change.
- 🛠️ User-Centric Design allows for the creation and testing of nudge interventions.
- 📈 Positive Feedback on the software’s usability and interface from healthcare professionals.
- 🎮 Gamification elements enhance user motivation and engagement.
- 🔄 Future Enhancements will include AI to streamline data processing and improve user experience.
- 🌍 Broad Applicability for scholars and practitioners in various fields.
📚 Background
In the digital era, web-based applications are pivotal in shaping human behavior. The concept of nudging, derived from behavioral economics, aims to influence decision-making subtly without restricting choices. AgileNudge+ emerges as a solution to harness this concept, providing a structured approach to facilitate positive behavioral changes.
🗒️ Study
The study was conducted to evaluate the AgileNudge+ software’s usability and effectiveness in creating nudge interventions. Through iterative design processes, the software was developed to cater to a diverse user base, allowing even those with limited knowledge of Agile science to engage effectively with the tool.
📈 Results
As of July 2024, the study enrolled 18 participants, yielding a mean usefulness rating of 3.83. Qualitative feedback suggested improvements in language clarity and real-time assistance features, emphasizing the importance of user-friendly interactions. Additionally, the incorporation of gamification was noted to significantly boost participant motivation.
🌍 Impact and Implications
The findings from this study suggest that AgileNudge+ could play a crucial role in simplifying the process of implementing nudge interventions across various sectors. By enhancing user engagement and providing tailored resources, this software has the potential to drive significant behavioral changes in both healthcare and beyond.
🔮 Conclusion
The study highlights the promising capabilities of AgileNudge+ as a tool for facilitating positive behavior change. With plans for future enhancements, including AI integration and improved gamification, the software is set to evolve continuously, ensuring it meets the dynamic needs of its users. The future of behavioral interventions looks bright with such innovative solutions on the horizon!
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The Feasibility of AgileNudge+ Software to Facilitate Positive Behavioral Change: A Mixed Methods Design.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In today’s digital age, web-based applications have become integral to daily life, driving transformative shifts in human behavior. “AgileNudge+” is a web-based solution to simplify the process of positive behavior change using nudging as an intervention. By integrating knowledge from behavioral economics with technology, AgileNudge+ organizes multiple steps, simplifies complex tasks, minimizes errors by enhancing user engagement, and provides resources for creating and testing nudge interventions.
OBJECTIVE: This paper outlines the design process, methodologies, and usefulness of “AgileNudge+” for the development of evidence-based nudges. It employs a mixed methods approach to evaluate the software’s interface usability and usefulness for creating and testing nudge interventions.
METHODS: AgileNudge+ was developed through iterative processes integrating principles from behavioral economics and user-centered design. The content of AgileNudge+ operationalizes Agile Science-based process to efficiently design, embed, and disseminate evidence-based nudges that encourage positive behavior change without limiting choice. Using a mixed methods approach, we tested AgileNudge+ software’s ability to organize and simplify the nudge intervention process, allowing a diverse range of scholars with limited knowledge of Agile science to employ nudges. Usability testing assessed the tool’s usefulness and interface with a sample of 18 healthcare professionals, each asked to interact with the software and create a nudge intervention to solve a problem within their professional projects sphere.
RESULTS: The study was funded in August 2022, with data collection occurring from June 2023 to July 2024. As of July 2024, we have enrolled 18 participants. Quantitative results found a mean usefulness rating of AgileNudge+ of 3.83 with a 95% confidence interval of (3.00, 4.66). Qualitative results highlighted ways to modify the language used in AgileNudge+ to be more comprehensible to a diverse user base and promoted modifications to the software that facilitate real-time assistance and prioritize time-efficiency in user interactions. Feedback further supported the positive impact of gamification on participant motivation when using the software.
CONCLUSIONS: AgileNudge+ is an effective assistive tool for simplifying the positive behavior change process using nudge interventions, with tailored content and interactions to meet users’ needs and demands. Building onto the current design, future iterations of AgileNudge+ will use artificial intelligence to process large volumes of data while reducing the time and mental energy required to scan for existing cognitive biases and nudge prototypes. The software is also being upgraded to build on current gamification efforts, encouraging more sustained motivation by increasing the temporal resolution of the digital interface. These modifications stay true to the agility and user-centered aspects of AgileNudge+, emphasizing the novelty of the constantly evolving software design process.
Author: [‘Shojaei F’, ‘Shojaei F’, ‘Desai AP’, ‘Long E’, ‘Mehta J’, ‘Fowler NR’, ‘Holden RJ’, ‘Orman ES’, ‘Boustani M’]
Journal: JMIR Form Res
Citation: Shojaei F, et al. The Feasibility of AgileNudge+ Software to Facilitate Positive Behavioral Change: A Mixed Methods Design. The Feasibility of AgileNudge+ Software to Facilitate Positive Behavioral Change: A Mixed Methods Design. 2024; (unknown volume):(unknown pages). doi: 10.2196/57390