On Track to Biopower? Toward a Conceptual Framework for User Compliance in Digital Self-Tracking
Author(s): Kateryna Maltseva Reibya Alexander Buhmann Christian Fieseler Abstract: Digital self-tracking technologies, such as mobile applications and wearables have become commonplace, mediating users’ fitness and health management efforts by providing performance...
Performance, Well-Being, Motivation, and Identity in an Age of Abundant Data: Introduction to the “Well-Measured Life” Special Issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science
Author(s): Robert L. Goldstone Abstract: Our lives are being measured in rapidly increasing ways and frequency. These measurements have beneficial and deleterious effects at both individual and social levels. Behavioral measurement technologies offer the promise of...
Bridging Community, History, and Culture in Personal Informatics Tools: Insights from an Existing Community-Based Heart Health Intervention for Black Americans
Author(s): Aqueasha Martin-Hammond Tanjala S. Purnell Abstract: A healthy diet and increased physical activity are essential for reducing the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and related deaths, a worldwide public health concern that disproportionately affects...
A Systematic Review of Wearable Sensors for Monitoring Physical Activity
Author(s): Annica Kristoffersson Maria Lindén Abstract: his article reviews the use of wearable sensors for the monitoring of physical activity (PA) for different purposes, including assessment of gait and balance, prevention and/or detection of falls, recognition of...
An IoT-based Context-Aware Recommender System to Improve the Quality of Life of Elderly People
Author(s): Komal Shinde Areej Aldaghamin Iyad Tumar Abdalkarim Awad Carsten Wolff Abstract: In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in the use of mobile phones and the Internet of Medical Things in automated diagnosis and health monitoring. These...
Exploiting Motivation Subscales for Gamification of Lifelogging Application
Author(s): Aoi Nagatani Sinan Chen Masahide Nakamura Sachio Saiki Abstract: Continuous data input is essential for lifelogging services, where users input their daily records. But whether the user can continuously input data depends mainly on the user's motivation....
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Gamification on Physical Activity: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Author(s): Alexandre Mazeas Martine Duclos Bruno Pereira Aïna Chalabaev Abstract: Background: Gamification refers to the use of game elements in nongame contexts. The use of gamification to change behaviors and promote physical activity (PA) is a promising avenue for...
Evolutionary or Epistemic Discordance? Analyzing the Paleolithic Diet Through the Lens of the Quantified Self
Author(s): Karsten Øvretveit Abstract: Background: Dietary intake is a major exposomic influence and one of the main drivers of human health. The emerging understanding of the profound physiological effects that can result from nutritional modifications has led to a...
“You Don’t Own a FitBit, the FitBit Owns You”: A Taxonomy of Privacy Attitudes in the Context of Self-Quantification
Author(s): Svetlana Smirnova Abstract: Self-tracking—the process of self-quantification for health and wellbeing via mobile applications and wearable devices—increasingly contributes to shaping individuals’ self-understanding, and delivering health and wellness...
Tales of Self-Empowerment through Digital Health Technologies: A Closer Look at ‘Femtech’
Author(s): Tereza Hendl Bianca Jansky Abstract: Femtech technologies, such as period and fertility trackers, promise their users empowerment through reliable knowledge about and control over their bodies and ownership of their procreative health. However, the notion...