How to report personalized Internet- and mobile- based intervention components: Introducing the ADAPT-I checklist
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Abstract: Personalization of various Internet- and mobile-based intervention (IMI) components is common, but inconsistent terminology and selective reporting hinder research and practice. This paper introduces the Adjustable Content & Order, Direct clinical guidance, Alerts (Reminders and Communication/alerts), and Presentation Style and Tailored User Interaction in IMI (ADAPT-I) checklist. We developed ADAPT-I through an iterative, multistep process that included literature reviews, expert focus groups, and multiple rounds of revision and piloting. The final checklist was implemented in a web-based interactive application for enhanced applicability. The ADAPT-I checklist supports detailed reporting of what IMI components are personalized, on what basis, and through which decision agents. By enhancing intentionality in intervention design and transparency in reporting, ADAPT-I serves as a valuable tool for both researchers and developers of IMIs.
Authors: Pavle Zagorscak, Solveig Behr, Laura Luisa Bielinski, Maria Böttche, Sebastian Burchert, Sophie Eicher, Friederike Fenski, Leona Hammelrath, Phileas Heim, Manuel Heinrich, Eirini Karyotaki, André Kerber, Christine Knaevelsrud, Tobias Krieger, Tessa Meyer, Alexander Rozental, Nadja Ruckser, Jessica Wabiszczewicz, Carmen Schaeuffele
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4413379850