OBJECTIVE: A technical expert panel convened by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality and the National Institute of Mental Health was charged with reviewing the state of …

Mobile phone applications to monitor and influence one's behavior are numerous. Most
developed appear to be health applications, but in the past decade,“persuasive technology” …

US health care systems are tasked with alleviating the burden of mental health, but are
frequently underprepared and lack workforce and resource capacity to deliver services to all …

In this paper we provide a critical analysis of persuasive sustainability research from 2009-
2011. Drawing on critical sociological theory of modernism, we argue that persuasion is …

Game design elements are often implemented in persuasive systems aimed to promote
physical activity, a process called “gamification.” Gamification is believed to motivate users …

Many people appropriate social media and online communities in their pursuit of personal
health goals, such as healthy eating or increased physical activity. However, people struggle …

Data surrounds each and every one of us in our daily lives, ranging from exercise logs, to
archives of our interactions with others on social media, to online resources pertaining to our …

Food choices are among the most frequent and important health decisions in everyday life,
but remain notoriously difficult to capture. This work examines opportunities for lightweight …

To help activists call new volunteers to action, we present Botivist: a platform that uses
Twitter bots to find potential volunteers and request contributions. By leveraging different …

Diagnostic self-tracking, the recording of personal information to diagnose or manage a
health condition, is a common practice, especially for people with chronic conditions …