A framework for designing persuasive mobile healthcare applications

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https://doi.org/10.5965/2316796311212022003

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persuasive technologies, mobile applications, mobile healthcare applications, mobile interaction design, healthy behaviour

Abstract

This research presents a framework for designing persuasive mobile healthcare applications. The aim of the proposed framework is to help the analysis and design of mobile healthcare apps. Two versions of the framework are presented. A study was conducted with experts in order to test the framework and also to provide suggestions for it. The test with the experts showed that the framework was able to help identify the strengths and weaknesses of the applications and proved to be effective. It is expected that the proposed framework will help designers and programmers to design and analyse mobile applications with a persuasive character, and thus assist users in changing and maintaining healthy behaviour.

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Maria Luiza Bergo Demonte, Universidade de Brasilia

Master in Design from the University of Brasilia

Virginia Tiradentes Souto, Universidade de Brasília

Dr. Virginia Tiradentes Souto is Associate Professor at the Design Department of the University of Brasilia (UnB). She is also member of PPG Design and PPG Visual Arts both at UnB. She holds a PhD (2006) and a Masters (1998) in Typography and Graphic Communication from the University of Reading, UK. She is the coordinator of the research group Information Design (from 2008), Managing Editor of Brazilian Journal of Information Design (InfoDesign), Associate Editor of Revista de Design, Tecnologia e Sociedade and of and reviewer of various journals. She was coordinator of the Graduate Program in Design at the University of Brasilia from 2013 to 2017. Previously to teaching she has worked as a designer (from 1994), including at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), and the National Education and Research Network (RNP), in Brazil. Her main areas of interest are Information Design, Interaction Design, Design Creativity and Design Innovation.

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2022-06-20

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DEMONTE, Maria Luiza Bergo; SOUTO, Virginia Tiradentes. A framework for designing persuasive mobile healthcare applications. Human Factors in Design, Florianópolis, v. 11, n. 21, p. 003–024, 2022. DOI: 10.5965/2316796311212022003. Disponível em: https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/hfd/article/view/21121. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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