Persuasive technology for health and wellness: State-of-the-art and emerging trends

The evolving field of persuasive and behavior change technology is increasingly targeted at influencing behavior in the area of health and wellness. This paper provides an empirical review of 16 years (85 papers) of literature on persuasive technology for health and wellness to: (1.) answer importan...

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Published in:Health informatics journal Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 66
Main Authors: Orji, Rita, Moffatt, Karyn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01.03.2018
Subjects:
Behavior Therapy - instrumentation
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior Therapy - trends
Biomedical Technology - methods
Biomedical Technology - trends
Health Behavior
Humans
Psychological Theory
gamification
persuasive technology
health interventions
behavior change systems
behavior theories
healthy behavior
motivational strategies
persuasive strategies
health and wellness
health technology
ISSN:1741-2811, 1741-2811
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Summary:The evolving field of persuasive and behavior change technology is increasingly targeted at influencing behavior in the area of health and wellness. This paper provides an empirical review of 16 years (85 papers) of literature on persuasive technology for health and wellness to: (1.) answer important questions regarding the effectiveness of persuasive technology for health and wellness, (2.) summarize and highlight trends in the technology design, research methods, motivational strategies, theories, and health behaviors targeted by research to date, (3.) uncover pitfalls of existing persuasive technological interventions for health and wellness, and (4.) suggest directions for future research.
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ISSN:1741-2811
1741-2811
DOI:10.1177/1460458216650979