What’s Your 2%? A Pilot Study for Encouraging Physical Activity Using Persuasive Video and Social Media

Persuasive technology for health and wellness: State-of-the-art and emerging trends

“…Therefore, it is difficult to establish long-term effects of PT for health and wellness from existing studies. [35], [38], [41], [46], [48], [56], [58], [60], [62], [63], [65]- [67], [70]- [76], [79], [81], [83], [86], [88] 44% Attitude [5], [9], [10], [13], [59], [65], [68], [76], [78], [84] 17% Motivation [6], [31], [37]- [40], [54], [57], [61], [64], [78] 17% Awareness [16], [43], [47], [50]- [52], [77], [84] 15% Self-efficacy [13], Study participants and sample size. Similar to the study duration, the sample size (number of participants in the evaluation of the PT) also varies greatly.…”

“…1,2 PT for health promotion and prevention are targeted at behaviors undertaken by individuals for the purposes of preventing illness, detecting early illness symptoms, and maintaining general wellbeing. 3 Examples include being physical activity, 4–6 healthy eating, 7–9 smoking cessation, 10,11 avoiding risky sexual behavior and unwanted pregnancy, 12,13 and dental health. 14–16 PT for disease management help patients improve health-related self-management skills such as teaching them how to manage certain illnesses, helping them comply and adhere to treatment directives.…”