Together They Shall Not Fade Away: Opportunities and Challenges of Self-Tracking for Dimentia Care
Author(s): Ning ZouYu ChiDaqing HeBo XieZhendong Wang Abstract: Dementia is a major public health concern, and mobile technologies have been identified as having the potential to improve the quality of life for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Recent...
Donating Heath Data to Research: Influential Characteristics of Individuals Engaging in Self-Tracking
Author(s): Katharina Pilgrim Sabine Bohnet-Joschko Abstract: Health self-tracking is an ongoing trend as software and hardware evolve, making the collection of personal data not only fun for users but also increasingly interesting for public health research. In a...
Algorithmic skin: health-tracking technologies, personal analytics and the biopedagogies of digitized health and physical education
Author(s): Ben Williamson Abstract: The emergence of digitized health and physical education, or ‘eHPE’, embeds software algorithms in the organization of health and physical education pedagogies. Particularly with the emergence of wearable and mobile activity...
A Review of Personal Informatics Research for People with Motor Disabilities
Author(s): Tamanna Motahar Jason Wiese Abstract: Personal informatics (PI) has become an area of significant research over the past decade, maturing into a sub-field that seeks to support people from many backgrounds and life contexts in collecting and finding value...
Analyzing technology acceptance and perception of privacy in ambient assisted living for using sensor-based technologies
Author(s): Wiktoria Wilkowska Julia Offermann Susanna Spinsante Angelica Poli Martina Ziefle Abstract: People increasingly use various technologies that enable them to ease their everyday lives in different areas. Not only wearable devices are gaining ground, but also...
12 Years of Self-tracking for Promoting Physical Activity from a User Diversity Perspective: Taking Stock & Thinking Ahead
Author(s): Sofia Yfantidou Pavlos Sermpezis Athena Vakali Abstract: Despite the indisputable personal and societal benefits of regular physical activity, a large portion of the population does not follow the recommended guidelines, harming their health and wellness....
Reflection During Goal Setting: An Analysis of Popular Personal Informatics Apps
Author(s): Tina EkhtiarRúben GouveiaArmağan KarahanoğluGeke Ludden, Abstract: Setting achievable, realistic goals aligned to people’s current abilities and needs is an important part of behavior change. Reflection is a critical part of this process, as it helps people...
MEMORIA: A Memory Enhancement and MOment RetrIeval Application for LSC 2022
Author(s): Ricardo Ribiero Alina Trifan Antonio J. R. Neves Abstract: Research on retrieving data and analyzing lifelogs revealed to be a very complex task, and the interdisciplinary challenges to be tackled have boosted increasing attention from the scientific...
Digital Self-Monitoring to Improve Perceptions Regarding Physical Activity: A Case of Quantifying Self with University Students
Author(s): Farhat-ul-AinKristjan Port Vladimir Tomberg Abstract: Purpose: Self-monitoring is one of the most effective behavior change techniques to enhance awareness and task motivation. Wearable devices provide a unique opportunity for individuals to self-monitoring...
Users’ Perceptions of a Digital Stress Self-Monitoring Application: Research Insights to Design a Practical Innovation
Author(s): Myriam Sillevis Smitt Mehdi Montakhabi Jessica Morton Cora van Leeuwen Klaas Bombeke An Jacobs Abstract: Self-monitoring is considered a promising tool for self-management in clinical mental health, such as for coping with excessive stress. Detecting...