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Designing pervasive technology for physical activity self-management in arthritis patients

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PervasiveHealth '18: Proceedings of the 12th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3240925.3240956

Published: 21 May 2018 Publication History

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Arthritis is a chronic condition which impairs mobility and reduces the quality of life. A physically active lifestyle is crucial for the successful management of the disease. Pervasive technology such as activity trackers can make patients more aware of their physical activity (PA), and help clinicians in getting an objective view of their patients' lifestyle. We developed a web application called FitViz which gathers data from an arthritis patient's Fitbit device and allows her clinician to use this data in setting personalized goals for the patient. We conducted a pilot study with 10 knee Osteoarthritis patients and 10 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients to test the feasibility of the application. 11 participants were interviewed to share their experiences after using FitViz for a month. The use of pervasive technology --- Fitbit and FitViz --- increased PA awareness, and helped in realistic goal-setting. Participants expressed different emotions --- including mistrust in technology --- concerning goal achievement. We use these findings to draw design implications for future pervasive technologies for arthritis patients.

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Designing pervasive technology for physical activity self-management in arthritis patients
1. Applied computing
  1. Life and medical sciences
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile devices
      1. Mobile devices
  2. Visualization
    1. Visualization application domains
      1. Information visualization

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