Problems: reflecting on a technology probe into peer involvement in cardiac rehabilitation

Julie Maitland; Matthew Chalmers

3d International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Research Article

Problems: reflecting on a technology probe into peer involvement in cardiac rehabilitation

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6010,
    author={Julie Maitland and Matthew Chalmers},
    title={Problems: reflecting on a technology probe into peer involvement in cardiac rehabilitation},
    proceedings={3d International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
    proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
    year={2009},
    month={8},
    keywords={behavioural change social support social computing physical activity cardiac rehabilitation early adopters technology probe},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6010}
}

Julie Maitland
Matthew Chalmers
Year: 2009
Problems: reflecting on a technology probe into peer involvement in cardiac rehabilitation
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6010

Julie Maitland¹^,*, Matthew Chalmers¹^,*

1: Social/Ubiquitous/Mobile Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

*Contact email: jules@dcs.gla.ac.uk, matthew@dcs.gla.ac.uk

Abstract

Given the widely acknowledged impact that social support has on health outcomes, we set out to investigate peer-involvement in cardiac rehabilitation and explore the potential for technological support thereof. We planned to deploy a purpose built technology probe into a 10-week rehabilitation program. This paper presents the findings of the probes pilot study, where rejection of technology and reluctance to involve peers highlighted important considerations for the design of peer-based health promotion technologies and methodological considerations for the study of peer-involvement in behavioural change as well as pervasive health research in general.

Keywords: behavioural change social support social computing physical activity cardiac rehabilitation early adopters technology probe

Published: 2009-08-04

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6010