Chronic medical conditions are increasingly common and associated with a high burden for persons affected by them. Digital health interventions might be a viable way to support persons with a chronic illness in their coping and self-management. The present special issue's editorial on digital health interventions in chronic medical conditions summarizes core findings and discusses next steps needed to further the field while avoiding to reinvent the wheel, thereby elaborating on four topics extracted from the special issue's articles: 1) Needs assessment and digital intervention development, 2) Efficacy and (cost-)effectiveness, 3) Dissemination and implementation research: reach and engagement as well as 4) next generation of digital interventions.

慢性疾病越来越普遍，并给受其影响的人带来沉重负担。数字健康干预可能是支持慢性病患者应对和自我管理的一种可行方式。本期特刊关于慢性病中数字健康干预的社论总结了核心发现，并讨论了在避免重新发明轮子的同时进一步推进该领域所需的后续步骤，从而详细阐述了从特刊文章中提取的四个主题：1) 需求评估和数字化干预发展，2) 功效和（成本）效益，3) 传播和实施研究：影响和参与，以及 4) 下一代数字干预。