Can Fitness Trackers Help Diabetic and Obese Users Make and Sustain Lifestyle Changes?
| Autor: | Yu Chen, Pearl Pu, Mirana Randriambelonoro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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020205 medical informatics
General Computer Science Computer science Internet privacy Behavioural sciences Wearable computer 02 engineering and technology computer.software_genre ddc:616.0757 Personalization Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Information system 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050107 human factors Wearable technology Fitness Trackers Multimedia business.industry ddc:025.06/650 05 social sciences medicine.disease Obesity InformationSystems_MISCELLANEOUS business computer |
| Zdroj: | Computer, Vol. 50, No 3 (2017) pp. 20-29 |
| ISSN: | 0018-9162 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/mc.2017.92 |
| Popis: | Diabetic and obese users given a Fitbit fitness tracker for seven months identified the device's playfulness, practicality, persuasiveness, personalization, and privacy as the top motivators for its use. These results provide insights into designing wearable health monitors that are engaging enough to effect long-term change. In the web extra at https://youtu.be/ByQNA06-pS8, guest editor Katarzyna Wac interviews lead author Mirana Randriambelonoro, a PhD candidate in information systems at the University of Geneva. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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