Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) methods and technologies, designed to support the self-report of experience in the moment of daily life, have long been considered poised to revolutionize human-centred research, the practice of design and mental healthcare. The history of EMA is inextricably linked to technology, and mobile devices embody many of the characteristics required to support these methods. However, significant barriers to the design and adoption of these systems remain, including challenges of user engagement, reporting burden, data validity and honest disclosure. While prior research has examined the feasibility of a variety of EMA systems, few reviews have attended to their design. Through inter-disciplinary narrative literature review (n = 342), this paper presents a characterization of the EMA technology design space, drawing upon a diverse set of literatures, contexts, applications and demographic groups. This paper describes the options and strategies available to the EMA systems designer, with an eye towards supporting the design and deployment of EMA technologies for research and clinical practice.

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生态矩评估技术的设计

旨在支持日常生活中自我报告的生态矩评估（EMA）方法和技术长期以来一直被认为可以彻底改变以人为本的研究，设计实践和精神保健。EMA的历史与技术密不可分，移动设备体现了支持这些方法所需的许多特性。但是，这些系统的设计和采用仍然存在重大障碍，包括用户参与度，报告负担，数据有效性和诚实披露方面的挑战。尽管先前的研究已经检查了各种EMA系统的可行性，但对其设计的评论很少。通过跨学科叙事文献综述（n= 342），本文利用各种文献，语境，应用和人口统计数据组，对EMA技术设计空间进行了描述。本文介绍了EMA系统设计人员可用的选项和策略，以期支持研究和临床实践的EMA技术的设计和部署。