Exploring possibilities of designing virtual personal health coach in relation to gender differences

Hakan Kuru; Armagan Kuru

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_7

Exploring possibilities of designing virtual personal health coach in relation to gender differences

Hakan Kuru
, Armagan Kuru

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

Nowadays, technology affects our quality of life in various ways. One necessary aspect of using technology as a tool is to achieve optimal health, in other words, to make health focused decisions about everything in life. Different applications of technology now enable people to track their activity or food intake through applications, web-sites or mobile products. Now, the challenge is to interpret and use large sums of available data in order to improve people’s wellbeing and promote health. In order to understand the possible approaches to promoting health, a study was designed with an aim of understanding what people would expect from a virtual personal health coach and whether there is a difference by gender on priorities. The paper makes conclusions of the possibilities of designing according to the different needs and expectations of women and men from a virtual health coach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services
Subtitle of host publication	Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings, Part III
Editors	Aaron Marcus
Place of Publication	Cham
Pages	63-71
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-07635-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_7
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: Theories, Methods, and Tools for Designing the User Experience, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014: User Experience Design Practice - Heraklion, Crete, Greece Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 27 Jun 2014 Conference number: 3

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	8519
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: Theories, Methods, and Tools for Designing the User Experience, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014
Abbreviated title	DUXU 2014
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Heraklion, Crete
Period	22/06/14 → 27/06/14

Keywords

n/a OA procedure
Personal technologies
Virtual health coach
Health promotion

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Kuru, H., & Kuru, A. (2014). Exploring possibilities of designing virtual personal health coach in relation to gender differences. In A. Marcus (Ed.), Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services: Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings, Part III (pp. 63-71). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8519).. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_7

Kuru, Hakan ; Kuru, Armagan. / Exploring possibilities of designing virtual personal health coach in relation to gender differences. Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services: Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings, Part III. editor / Aaron Marcus. Cham, 2014. pp. 63-71 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Kuru, H & Kuru, A 2014, Exploring possibilities of designing virtual personal health coach in relation to gender differences. in A Marcus (ed.), Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services: Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings, Part III. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8519, Cham, pp. 63-71, 3rd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: Theories, Methods, and Tools for Designing the User Experience, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 22/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_7

Exploring possibilities of designing virtual personal health coach in relation to gender differences. / Kuru, Hakan; Kuru, Armagan.
Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services: Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings, Part III. ed. / Aaron Marcus. Cham, 2014. p. 63-71 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8519).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Kuru H, Kuru A. Exploring possibilities of designing virtual personal health coach in relation to gender differences. In Marcus A, editor, Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services: Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings, Part III. Cham. 2014. p. 63-71. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_7

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