Diffusion of the Digital Health Self-Tracking Movement in Canada: Results of a National Survey
Author: Guy Paré Chad Leaver Claire Bourget Abstract: Background: With the ever-increasing availability of mobile apps, consumer wearables, and smart medical devices, more and more individuals are self-tracking and managing their personal health data. Objective:...
‘I Just Want It to Be Done, Done, Done!’ Food Tracking Apps, Affects, and Agential Capacities
Author(s): Lupton, Deborah Abstract: Food-tracking apps constitute a major category of the thousands of food-related apps now available. They are promoted as helping users monitor and measure their food consumption to improve their health or to lose weight. In this...
Deconstructing datafication’s brave new world
Author(s): Couldry, Nick Yu, Jun Abstract: As World Economic Forum’s definition of personal data as ‘the new “oil” – a valuable resource of the 21st century’ shows, large-scale data processing is increasingly considered the defining feature of contemporary economy and...
Contradictions in digital health engagement: An activity tracker’s ambiguous influence on vulnerable young adults’ engagement in own health
Author(s): Anne Marie Kanstrup Pernille Bertelsen Martin B Jensen Abstract: Objective: Activity trackers are designed to support individuals in monitoring and increasing their physical activity. The use of activity trackers among individuals diagnosed with depression...
Fitness Activity Recognition on Smartphones Using Doppler Measurements
Author(s): Biying Fu Florian KirchbuchnerArjan Kuijper Andreas Braun Dinesh Vaithyalingam Gangatharan Abstract: Quantified Self has seen an increased interest in recent years, with devices including smartwatches, smartphones, or other wearables that allow you to...
Automatic diagnosis of students’ misconceptions in K-8 mathematics
Author(s): Molly Q. FeldmanJi Yong ChoMonica OngSumit GulwaniZoran PopovićErik Andersen Abstract: K-8 mathematics students must learn many procedures, such as addition and subtraction. Students frequently learn "buggy" variations of these procedures, which we ideally...
A quantum of self: A study of self-quantification and self-disclosure
Author(s): Kateryna MaltsevaChristoph Lutz Abstract: An increasing number of people are tracking their fitness activities, work performance and leisure experiences using body sensors (e.g., wristbands or smartwatches) and mobile applications. This trend,...
Supporting Collaborative Health Tracking in the Hospital: Patients’ Perspectives
Author(s): Sonali R Mishra Andrew D Miller Shefali Haldar Maher Khelifi Jordan Eschler Rashmi G Elera Ari H Pollack Wanda Pratt Abstract: The hospital setting creates a high-stakes environment where patients' lives depend on accurate tracking of health data. Despite...
Routine self-tracking of health: reasons, facilitating factors, and the potential impact on health management practices
Author(s): Figueiredo, MayaraCaldeira, ClaraChen, YunanZheng, Kai Abstract: Despite a growing interest in self-tracking of one's health, what factors lead to self-tracking routinely (i.e., collecting data at regular intervals), and the effects of this behavior, remain...
Mobile apps for mood tracking: an analysis of features and user reviews
Author(s): Clara Caldeira Yu Chen Lesley Chan Vivian Pham Yunan Chen Kai Zheng Abstract: Many mood tracking apps are available on smartphone app stores, but little is known about their features and their users' experiences. To...