Abstract
In this paper we claim that therein lies great potential in employing the use of persuasive mobile technology to improve nutrition and development monitoring of young children. A study based on urban Sri Lankan families was conducted to support the capability of a mobile app to supplement the existing paper based health record book. A number of interventions were deduced through user research that aimed to facilitate the self-efficacy of Sri Lankan parents. We present initial design concepts as software wireframes and the results from evaluating them with a set of 5 Sri Lankan parents. Our results show that parents were willing to comply with the recommendations of the mobile app. We conclude with future directions of the digital health book.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Extended Abstracts: The 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, May 7-12, 2016, San Jose, CA, USA |
| Publisher | ACM |
| Pages | 2234-2240 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781450340823 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Duration: 7 May 2016 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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| Period | 7/05/16 → … |
Keywords
- Sri Lanka
- computer programs
- human-computer interaction
- mobile apps
- persuasion (psychology)