Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: The emergence of self-health technologies such as Fitbits and smart watches has not yet demonstrated success in influencing people’s ability to improve their health. The design of self-health technologies must support people’s decision making towards their health goals over time. This paper presents a theoretical model describing six stages of people engagement with self-health technologies for personal health goals. Following a Human Centred Design (HCD) approach, the model was applied in the design of new health tech products. Results indicate that the design of self-health technologies require s addressing the dynamic relationship between a personal health goal and the personal use of technology. The model presents a simple to apply strategy for designers and developers of self-health devices.
Authors: Marianella Chamorro‐Koc, Rebecca Nicholas, Kaitian Wang
Language: English
Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3197516643