Designing for peer involvement in weight management

Maitland, Julie; Chalmers, Matthew

doi:10.1145/1978942.1978988

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“…Reaching out for support beyond immediate friendship networks through the internet potentially introduces the need to identify oneself to people who might provide that support. Studies of weight loss (Maitland and Chalmers, 2011) and smoking cessation (Wadley et al, 2014) have found that many people limit disclosure of their attempts to lose weight or to stop smoking for fear of failure, preferring to share news once they have obtained some level of success. Sites such as Reddit for example are popular for social support for smoking cessation because they support social discussion without disclosure of identity.…”

Section: Identity Disclosure For Social Supportmentioning

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Sharing, Saving, and Living Well on Less: Supporting Social Connectedness to Mitigate Financial Hardship

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Vyas

Brereton

2016

International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction

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This paper contends that problems such as poverty and economic disadvantage are equally social in their nature as they are economic. As such, a social frame of reference is helpful in design. Using a qualitative approach, we study the ways 13 Australian households living on a low income manage, organise and interact in their everyday financial activities and what this means for designers of technology that might assist them with this. We highlight the highly social nature of many practices concerned with managing and saving money. We provide implications for how these practices may be supported through fostering social connections and how informal and sharing economies may be leveraged to provide value to those experiencing financial hardship. An argument is made that classifying an otherwise heterogeneous population based on income alone is reductive. In response we propose a rationale for amending the "low income" demographic classifier, incorporating a broader measure we tentatively term Social-financial Connectedness which captures the importance of social connections in overall financial wellbeing and identifies people's capacity to live well and share, irrespective of their financial circumstances.

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Section: Identity Disclosure For Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sharing, Saving, and Living Well on Less: Supporting Social Connectedness to Mitigate Financial Hardship

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Vyas

Brereton

2016

International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction

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“…Consolvo, McDonald, and Landay suggest designers should be aware of how lifestyle change Bpervades everyday life^ (Consolvo et al 2009, p. 414). Maitland and Chalmers (2011) suggest that design focus should be on how health tracking technologies fit into people's everyday lives. Ballegaard, Hansen, and Kyng also suggest that health technology design should concern Bnot just the matter of fixing a health condition, more importantly is the matter of sustaining everyday life as a whole^ (Ballegaard et al 2008(Ballegaard et al , p. 1807).…”

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Turning to Peers: Integrating Understanding of the Self, the Condition, and Others’ Experiences in Making Sense of Complex Chronic Conditions

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Mentis

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Abstract. People are increasingly involved in the self-management of their own health, including chronic conditions. With technology advances, the choice of self-management practices, tools, and technologies has never been greater. The studies reported here investigated the information seeking practices of two different chronic health populations in their quest to manage their health conditions. Migraine and diabetes patients and clinicians in the UK and the US were interviewed about their information needs and practices, and representative online communities were explored to inform a qualitative study. We found that people with either chronic condition require personally relevant information and use a broad and varied set of practices and tools to make sense of their specific symptoms, triggers, and treatments. Participants sought out different types of information from varied sources about themselves, their medical condition, and their peers' experiences of the same chronic condition. People with diabetes and migraine expended great effort to validate their personal experiences of their condition and determine whether these experiences were 'normal'. Based on these findings, we discuss the need for future personal health technologies that support people in engaging in meaningful and personalised data collection, information seeking, and information sharing with peers in flexible ways that enable them to better understand their own condition.

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“…Appealing programs should promote long-term lifestyle changes and offer a flexible approach that is tailored to men's individual dietary, physical activity, and weight goals . Opportunities to exercise with friends, family, romantic partners, or peers that share health goals would provide social support and accountability, which is associated with success in weight loss interventions (Maitland & Chalmers, 2011;Wing & Jeffery, 1999). Additionally, interventions could potentially attract men by promoting characteristics associated with masculinity (Pleck, Sonenstein, & Ku, 1993).…”

Section: Implications and Weight Management Program Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors that influence overweight and obese men's participation in healthy eating, exercise, and weight management programs

Macdonald¹

2013

PsycEXTRA Dataset

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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE MEN'S PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY EATING, EXERCISE, AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMSDespite the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in men, little is known about eating and exercise behaviors in this population. Additionally, research indicates that men are resistant to seeking help for weight concerns. Few studies, however, have assessed the need for specialized weight interventions designed for overweight and obese men. The present study attempted to gain an in-depth understanding of factors that influence overweight and obese men's engagement in healthy eating, exercise, and weight interventions through the use of qualitative methods.Research questions were developed using a framework that combined components of the theory of planned behavior and PRECEDE-PROCEED model. Six focus groups were conducted with 42 overweight and obese men living in Northern Colorado. Focus groups were recorded, transcribed, an analyzed using Ethnographic Content Analysis. Time, convenience, knowledge, social support, stigma, and masculinity emerged as important factors that influence men's weight-related health behaviors and help-seeking. Results provide support for the development of gender-sensitive weight interventions that take these factors into account.iii As the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. has dramatically increased in recent decades, researchers have attempted to better understand the etiology, prevention, and treatment of this disease. Given that an unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle are strongly associated with obesity, research on health behavior change plays an important role in working toward possible solutions.One major focus of obesity research has been to contextualize behaviors leading to obesity using various health behavior theories and to develop weight interventions according to these theories.Many of these theories acknowledge the powerful impact of the social environment on behavior.As such, a burgeoning focus of the literature has examined obesity in specific populations due to their differing social contexts. Although men comprise a significant proportion of the overweight and obese population, little is known about factors that influence men's eating, exercise, and weight management. Literature ReviewThe pervasiveness of obesity is problematic, especially considering the extensive evidence for medical conditions associated with the disease. Public health officials have declared obesity to be a nationwide epidemic. In the U.S., thirty-four percent of adults are obese and 68% are either overweight or obese (Flegal, Carroll, Ogden, & Curtin, 2010; Ogden, Yanovsky, Carroll, & Flegal, 2007). By 2015, obesity prevalence is projected to increase an additional six percent.Obesity accounts for 280,000 deaths annually in the U.S. (Manson, Skerritt, & Willett, 2002). After tobacco smoking, it is the second most preventable cause of death (United States Dietary Association [USDA], 2005). Obesity is also a risk factor for numerous health complicatio...

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Designing for peer involvement in weight management

Cited by 50 publications

References 32 publications

Sharing, Saving, and Living Well on Less: Supporting Social Connectedness to Mitigate Financial Hardship

Sharing, Saving, and Living Well on Less: Supporting Social Connectedness to Mitigate Financial Hardship

Turning to Peers: Integrating Understanding of the Self, the Condition, and Others’ Experiences in Making Sense of Complex Chronic Conditions

Factors that influence overweight and obese men's participation in healthy eating, exercise, and weight management programs

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