Susan Murphy's team is revolutionizing how mobile apps support patients, particularly those recovering from cancer treatments. By employing reinforcement learning algorithms, these apps adapt in real-time to individual needs, making them more effective than traditional health apps. Unlike generic apps that fail to acknowledge changing user conditions, these advanced tools provide tailored assistance at critical times, leveraging psychological incentives and social networks to improve adherence to treatment protocols and promote healthier behaviors. This innovative approach aims to enhance recovery and overall patient well-being.
"If you've ever downloaded a health app, those tend to be pretty dumb." Susan Murphy
Murphy's lab specializes in creating sophisticated computational instructions known as reinforcement learning algorithms, which form the technical backbone of next-generation programs to help people stick to a medication protocol."
The lab's apps are capable of real-time personalization, meting out psychological rewards, and leveraging social networks to help users stick to goals.
This approach is called "just-in-time adaptive intervention" because it aims to provide support at just the right time by registering changing needs and contexts.
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