The above models provide different explanations and concepts to achieve behavior change, but researchers demonstrated that they overlap substantially, and there are interactions in how these theories predict behavior (Salwen-Deremer et al., 2019). These findings indicate that behavioral health theories vary significantly among interventions and that they should be incorporated in intervention design based on the type of behavior change desired (Salwen-Deremer et al., 2019).

Interdisciplinary teams need to work together in mHealth to advance knowledge. Behavioral scientists, psychologists, clinicians, software engineers, designers, and other professionals must share a common understanding of behaviour change theories. This shared knowledge will enable them to build mHealth technologies that are engaging and acceptable while also impacting and contributing to sustained behavior change and better health outcomes (Salwen-Deremer et al., 2019)

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