arxivcs.HC2026-07-10
Learning When to Intervene on Habitual Behaviors: A Case Study in Oral Health Care
Bhanu Teja Gullapalli, Vivek Shetty, Anna L. Trella, Asim H. Gazi, Susan A. Murphy
A central challenge for digital health interventions aimed at improving habitual behaviors is deciding when to deliver an intervention prompt. For many daily habits, such as tooth brushing or eating, individuals tend to act around a usual time of day, but this timing is not fixed…