Health Behaviour Change Support Systems: Past Research and Future Challenges
ISSN
2048-4712
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2015-06-25
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Bath, Peter
Spring, Hannah
Sen, Barbara
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
The emergence of mobile devices and social technologies has opened up new possibilities for health promotion and disease prevention. By means of emotional stimuli, motivation, and persuasion health behaviour change support systems (HBCSS) aim at influencing users to improve their health and wellbeing. This article presents the results of a bibliometric analysis related to the existing HBCSS body of knowledge. A total of 51 research studies were analysed with a look at their topical and theoretical focus. It was found that the majority of studies emphasize a rather technological view of behavioural change as opposed to a psychological or social view. In addition, the identified theories underlying the design of HBCSS frequently assume full rational behaviour of individuals. Based on these findings, four avenues for future research and novel trains of thought related to HBCSS are discussed.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR 2015)
Publisher
York St. John University & University of Sheffield
Publisher place
York
Start page
77
End page
92
Pages
16
Event Title
17th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR)
Event Location
York, UK
Event Date
25.-26.06.2015
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
241960
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