SynthesisFrontiers in artificial intelligence2020
Trends in Persuasive Technologies for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: A Systematic Review.
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- Persuasive Systems Design Features of Smartphone Apps for Psychosis: Systematic Review.JMIR human factors · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of an eHealth Cardiac Exercise Rehabilitation Platform for Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Based on the Persuasive Systems Design Model: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Evaluating an Incentive-Based mHealth App for Physical Activity Promotion Using the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trial Model: Small Cohort Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Mobile Interventions for Reducing Sedentary Behavior and Promoting Physical Activity Among Office Workers: Bibliometric Study.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2026Review
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention to Promote Walking Behavior and Reduce Stationary Time in Physically Inactive Adults: Protocol for the Walking With JITAIs Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- The past, present and future use of technology-enabled physical activity interventions in clinical and non-clinical populations: a bibliometric trend analysis across four decades.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
- The Psychology of EdTech Nudging: Persuasion, Cognitive Load, and Intrinsic Motivation.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Playful Antisedentary Interactions for Online Meeting Scenarios: A Research Through Design Approach.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- An empirical ranking of the importance of the sources of self-efficacy for physical activity.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Applying self-determination theory to behavior change technologies: insights from two projects in the health domain.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Navigating the design of simulated exercising peers: insights from a participatory design study.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Protocol for a randomised controlled field experiment on the effect of different gamification designs of physical activity.MethodsX · 2024Article
- Effects of a mobile health intervention on health-related outcomes in Japanese office workers: a pilot study.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2024Article
- Ratings and experiences in using a mobile application to increase physical activity among university students: implications for future design.Universal access in the information society · 2023Article
- A theory-based and data-driven approach to promoting physical activity through message-based interventions.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- A panoramic view of personalization based on individual differences in persuasive and behavior change interventions.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2023Review
- Correlations between Physical Fitness and Body Composition among Boys Aged 14-18-Conclusions of a Case Study to Reverse the Worsening Secular Trend in Fitness among Urban Youth Due to Sedentary Lifestyles.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- MeetDurian: Can Location-Based Games be Used to Improve COVID-19 Hygiene Habits?Games and culture · 2022Article
- Intra-Company Crowdsensing: Datafication with Human-in-the-Loop.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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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 and discouraging SB, from 2003 to 2019 (170 papers). There are three main objectives: (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of PT in promoting PA and reducing SB; (2) to summarize and highlight trends in the outcomes such as system design, research methods, persuasive strategies employed and their implementaions, behavioral theories, and employed technological platforms; (3) to reveal the pitfalls and gaps in the present literature that can be leveraged and used to inform future research on designing PT for PA and SB.
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