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Active assistance technology for health-related behavior change: an interdisciplinary review.

Catriona M Kennedy | John Powell | Thomas H Payne | John Ainsworth | Alan Boyd | Iain Buchan
Journal of medical Internet research | 2012

Information technology can help individuals to change their health behaviors. This is due to its potential for dynamic and unbiased information processing enabling users to monitor their own progress and be informed about risks and opportunities specific to evolving contexts and motivations. However, in many behavior change interventions, information technology is underused by treating it as a passive medium focused on efficient transmission of information and a positive user experience.

Pubmed ID: 22698679

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  • Agency: Department of Health, United Kingdom
    Id: PDA/02/06/096

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