Persuasive Technology for Healthy Aging and Wellbeing

Emmanouil Spanakis; Silvina Santana; Boaz Ben-David; Kostas Marias; Chariklia Tziraki

4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"

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Persuasive Technology for Healthy Aging and Wellbeing

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257499,
    author={Emmanouil Spanakis and Silvina Santana and Boaz Ben-David and Kostas Marias and Chariklia Tziraki},
    title={Persuasive Technology for Healthy Aging and Wellbeing},
    proceedings={4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH},
    year={2014},
    month={12},
    keywords={mhealth; ehealth; healthy lifestyles; wellbeing; aging; smart phones; intelligent user profiling; activity recognition;},
    doi={10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257499}
}

Emmanouil Spanakis
Silvina Santana
Boaz Ben-David
Kostas Marias
Chariklia Tziraki
Year: 2014
Persuasive Technology for Healthy Aging and Wellbeing
MOBIHEALTH
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257499

Emmanouil Spanakis¹^,*, Silvina Santana², Boaz Ben-David³, Kostas Marias⁴, Chariklia Tziraki⁵

1: Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Greece
2: Institute of Electronics Engineering and Telematics of Aveiro (IEETA), University of Aveiro, Portugal
3: Communication Aging and Neuropsychology Lab School of Psychology, Israel
4: Institute of Computer Science (ICS) Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Greece
5: Association of Community Elders’ Clubs MELABEV, Israel

*Contact email: spanakis@ics.forth.gr

Abstract

In this paper we present key factors for the understanding and acting over behaviors, in order to facilitate healthier aging and wellbeing: motivational theories, health behavioral change theories and physiological constraints of aging. The successful deployment of these related theories can be accomplished through personalized mobile technologies based on behavioral and motivational models that can lead to healthier life styles and sense of well- being throughout an individual’s life span.

Keywords: mhealth; ehealth; healthy lifestyles; wellbeing; aging; smart phones; intelligent user profiling; activity recognition;

Published: 2014-12-05
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257499