Trends in Persuasive Technologies for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Persuasive technology (PT) is increasingly being used in the health and wellness domain to motivate and assist users with different lifestyles and behavioral health issues to change their attitudes and/or behaviors. There is growing evidence that PT can be effective at promoting behaviors in many health and wellness domains, including promoting physical activity (PA), healthy eating, and reducing sedentary behavior (SB). SB has been shown to pose a risk to overall health. Thus, reducing SB and increasing PA have been the focus of much PT work. This paper aims to provide a systematic review of PTs for promoting PA and reducing SB. Specifically, we answer some fundamental questions regarding its design and effectiveness based on an empirical review of the literature on PTs for promoting PA a

SUBMITTER: Aldenaini N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7861265 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature