Abstract
Lifestyle is a key determinant in the prevention and management of
chronic diseases. If we would exercise regularly, eat healthy, control
our weight, sleep enough, manage stress, not smoke and use alcohol only
moderately, 90% of type II diabetes, 80% of coronary heart disease, and
70% of stroke could be prevented. Health statistics show that lifestyle
related diseases are increasing at an alarming rate. Public health
promotion campaigns and healthcare together are not effective enough to
stop this "tsunami". The solution that is offered is to empower people
to manage their health with the assistance of ICT-enabled services. A
lot of R&D and engineering effort is being invested in Personal
Health Systems. Although some progress has been made, the market for
such systems has not yet emerged. The aim of this critical review is to
identify the barriers which are holding back the growth of the market.
It looks into the theoretical foundations of behavior change support,
the maturity of the technologies for behavior change support, and the
business context in which behavior change support systems are used.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 119-139 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering |
| Volume | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- behavior change support
- co-production of health
- ecosystem
- health guides
- health outreach
- personal health systems
- personal profile
