Persuasive strategies for motivating elders to exercise Conference Paper

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abstract

• Several strategies have been identified for designing effective persuasive technologies that encourage people to adopt healthy lifestyle habits. However, there are no general guidelines for implementing these strategies to motivate elders to exercise, neither they have been evaluated to determine how effective they are for the elderly. To design appropriate persuasive technology prone to be adopted by elders, we are following a user-centered approach. In this paper, we report the design and evaluation of an ambient information system for mobile phones, which supports the following strategies for persuasion: abstraction, historical information and reflection, triggers for exercising, and positive and playful reinforcement. © 2012 ICST.

authors

• Morán A.L.
• Nava Muñoz Sandra Edith
• Roa J.R.
• Rodríguez M.D.

publication date

• 2012-01-01

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• 2012 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare and Workshops, PervasiveHealth 2012  Proceedings

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• Ambient information system; Elders; Motivating exercising Ambient information systems; Elders; Historical information; Motivating exercising; Persuasive technology; User-centered approach; Health care; Information systems; Motivation; Technology; Ubiquitous computing

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2012.248774

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• 219

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