Abstract
Problems initiating or maintaining sleep are prevalent and impact the quality of life negatively. Negative thinking patterns may perpetuate insomnia by inducing a state of arousal and consequently disrupting sleep. 'Thought challenging' is a common strategy to adopt a positive and peaceful mindset, but requires high awareness to internalize rational reasoning. Regular self-report and feedback may support the acquisition of fundamental reflection skills. We developed a thought journal in a mobile app to facilitate thought challenging. With the app, the users can reflect on daily situations and get visualized summaries as feedback. We carried out one week trial to explore perceived benefit, motivation, user engagement, and its integration with a sleep support tool. The results showed that using the app improved self-reflection skills and visualized summaries are perceived as motivating to log thoughts.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | PervasiveHealth '20: Proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare |
Editors | Sean A. Munson, Stephen M. Schueller |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
Pages | 288-295 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450375320 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 May 2020 |
Event | 14th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2020 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: 6 Oct 2020 → 8 Oct 2020 |
Publication series
Name | ACM International Conference Proceeding Series |
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Conference
Conference | 14th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2020 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Virtual, Online |
Period | 6/10/20 → 8/10/20 |
Keywords
- Feedback
- Self report
- Sleep management
- Thought journal
- User-centered design
- Visualization
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