Background Health-monitoring smart homes are becoming popular, with experts arguing
that 9-to-5 health care services might soon become a thing of the past. However, no review …

Research has shown that social influence can be leveraged as a persuasive strategy to elicit
beneficial behaviors, especially if it is tailored to the target audience. However, research on …

Research has shown that persuasive technologies aimed at behavior change will be more
effective if behavioral determinants are targeted. However, research on the determinants of …

Evolution in digital technology is bringing improvements in the lifestyle and behaviors of
ordinary people throughout the world. In recent years, research is undertaken to investigate …

Organizations have increasingly begun using digital human representations (DHRs), such
as avatars and embodied agents, to deliver health behavior change interventions (BCIs) that …

The number of fitness applications on the market is increasing annually, driven by the
increasing awareness of the need to support and motivate physical activity to reduce the …

Fitness apps equipped with various persuasive features have become popular worldwide
due to the physical inactivity crisis. However, there is a limited understanding of the most …

Physical inactivity has been recognized as one of the leading causes of non-communicable
diseases and mortality globally. Though persuasive technology has been identified as a …

Studies of personal informatics systems primarily examine people's use or non-use, but
people often leverage other technology towards their long-term behavior change processes …

Research shows that a well-designed user interface is more likely to be persuasive than a
poorly designed one. However, there is a limited understanding of the relationship between …