by Research Team | Mar 4, 2014 | Research Publications
Author(s): Jeongeun Kim Abstract: Background: The recent increase in chronic diseases and an aging population warrant the necessity of health self-management. As small electronic devices that track one’s activity, sleep, and diet, called self-trackers, are being...
by Research Team | Feb 18, 2014 | Research Publications
Author(s): Minna Ruckenstein Abstract: A field of personal analytics has emerged around self-monitoring practices, which includes the visualization and interpretation of the data produced. This paper explores personal analytics from the perspective of...
by Research Team | Feb 4, 2014 | Research Publications
Author: Kortt, Michael ADollery, BrianGrant, Bligh Abstract: We investigated the association between religious involvement and life satisfaction using panel data from the 2004, 2007, and 2010 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)...
by Research Team | Jan 1, 2014 | Research Publications
Author(s): Amon RappFederica Cena Abstract: Personal Informatics (PI), also known as Quantified Self (QS), is a school of thought which aims to use technology for acquiring and collecting data on different aspects of the daily lives of people. These data can be...
by Research Team | Jan 1, 2014 | Research Publications
Author(s): Rettberg, Jill Walker Abstract: The title of this chapter is taken from the quantified self movement, where people track and analyse aspects of their lives such as steps, travels, productivity, location, glucose, heart rate, coffee intake, sleep and more to...