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A survey on management of personal health information from activity trackers

Feng, Yuayuan; Agosto, Denise E.

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Title
A survey on management of personal health information from activity trackers
Author(s)
  • Feng, Yuayuan
  • Agosto, Denise E.
Issue Date
2017
Keyword(s)
  • Personal health information management
  • Mobile human-computer interaction
  • Information behavior
Date of Ingest
2017-07-27T15:59:04Z
Abstract
This paper examines how people manage activity tracker-generated personal health information. A pilot web survey study was conducted to understand healthy activity tracker users’ personal health information management (PHIM) practices and concerns of the new type of personal health information generated by activity trackers. Preliminary results from 55 responses are presented, showing that current activity trackers users tend to use their devices on a frequent and consistent basis, that they use a range of health/wellness applications and are often willing to try new ones, and that they have various PHIM concerns regarding needs, practices and obstacles. The findings suggest that future mobile and wearable technologies should allow for individualization and customization to support users’ diverse PHIM needs and specific health-related goals.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2017 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Conference Paper / Presentation
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/96776
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Copyright 2017 Yuayuan Feng and Denise E. Agosto

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