From experience sampling to just-in-time adaptive interventions: what the protocol has to specify

A just-in-time adaptive intervention asks four things of a study design that a standard experience-sampling protocol never has to answer: when the adaptive logic runs, what data informs each decision, what rule turns that data into action, and how receptivity is measured. This post works through each requirement, defines the terms, and sets out what each one demands of the SMAAT platform underneath.

SMAAT Team
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