Advancing Digital Behavior Change Interventions by Exploring a Calendar-Based Suggestion System

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Abstract

Digital Behavior Change Interventions (DBCI) have a pivotal role in reducing lifestyle-related illness, absenteeism, and healthcare costs. Current challenges in designing DBCI are appropriately tailoring interventions and finding new forms of delivery. In this exploratory work, we present the design and evaluation of Tweak, a cloud-based health promotion system that integrates tailored and context-aware health suggestions into the users digital work calendar. Two four-week field studies (N=21) showed how Tweak adapted to changing user profiles and used personal and contextual data to situate suggestions. User insights showed that integration into the calendar stimulated reflective behavior and curiosity and was perceived as easy to use. However, due to differences in calendar use, suggestions could be overlooked. We conclude by discussing implications on how integrated delivery mechanisms can aid the development of future workplace DBCI.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECCE 2021 - Proceedings of the 32nd European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics
Subtitle of host publicationDesigning Virtual and Physical Interactive Systems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9781450387576
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Apr 2021
Event32nd European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing Virtual and Physical Interactive Systems, ECCE 2021 - Virtual, Online, Italy
Duration: 26 Apr 202129 Apr 2021

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference32nd European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing Virtual and Physical Interactive Systems, ECCE 2021
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityVirtual, Online
Period26/04/2129/04/21

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 ACM.

Funding

We thank all participants and Bureau Moeilijke Dingen for the development support. This research was supported by EIT Health (“ProVITA” [17288]).

Keywords

  • Calendar
  • Context-aware
  • Field study
  • Health-Promotion
  • Office workers
  • Workplace

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