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ActiStairs: Design and Acceptance of a Technology-Based Intervention to Advocate Stair-Climbing in Public Spaces

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Dirk Gansefort,

Susanne BollAuthors Info & Claims

HealthMedia'18: Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care

Pages 59 - 66

https://doi.org/10.1145/3264996.3264997

Published: 15 October 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Stair climbing is a physical activity that can easily be performed in daily life and has a positive influence on, amongst others, cardiovascular health and the prevention of frailty. Health interventions have shown to be effective in motivating stair climbing in public spaces, but have so far mostly relied on analogue means such as banners or posters. We investigate the role of technology to promote stair climbing in public spaces. We designed the ActiStairs system, a simple and practical system to be used in real-life circumstances. To understand acceptance we observed the users' reaction on the system in a public shopping mall. Based on our findings we suggest implications for future technology for the promotion of stair climbing in public spaces.

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ActiStairs: Design and Acceptance of a Technology-Based Intervention to Advocate Stair-Climbing in Public Spaces
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Empirical studies in HCI

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HealthMedia'18: Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care

October 2018

77 pages

ISBN:9781450359825

DOI:10.1145/3264996

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Susanne Boll
University of Oldenburg, Germany
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Ramesh Jain
University of California, Irvine, USA
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Noel E. O'Connor
Dublin City University, Ireland
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Arizona State University, USA
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OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Germany

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