The purpose of this article is to (a) define e-health interventions, modes of delivery, and comprehensiveness; (b) describe advantages of e-health interventions; (c) provide examples of e-health data collection and interventions; (d) review the research on e-health interventions; (e) describe barriers, and legal and ethical issues relevant to e-health interventions; and (f) provide recommendations for future research and clinical practice.
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