Background: Several technologies have been proposed to support the reduction of insomnia
complaints. A user-centered assessment of these technologies could provide insight into …

Background: Insomnia seems to be related to disability, risk of injury, metabolic syndrome,
risk for cardiovascular diseases, cognitive impairment, depression and impaired quality of …

In this paper, a user interface paradigm, called Talk-and-Tools, is presented for automated e-
coaching. The paradigm is based on the idea that people interact in two ways with their …

Technology for supporting people in their daily lives such as personal assistant agents and
smart homes carry great potential for making our lives more connected, healthy, efficient and …

Non-adherence is considered a problem that seriously undermines the outcome of behavior
change therapies, in particular of self-help therapies delivered without human interference …

Individuals with chronic stress can improve their overall wellness by making lifestyle
changes. We describe the design and evaluation of a computer-animated conversational …

Sleep is a vital health issue. Continued sleep deficiency can increase the chance of stroke,
cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes. Previous studies have investigated sleep as …

Persuasive strategies have been implemented in various ways in persuasive systems to
motivate behaviour change. However, there is no empirical evidence regarding whether or …

Sleepcare-project. The aim of the project is to enhance the understanding of personalized
self-help therapy with the aid of existing (mobile) technology, in particular in the domain of …

Diabetes self-management is a challenging task and mobile health (mHealth) applications
are one of the options that can assist and support the users in that process. The aim of this …