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Activity Sensing In The Wild: A Field Trial Of Ubifit Garden., Sunny Consolvo, David Mcdonald, Tammy Toscos, Mike Chen, Jon Froehlich, Beverly Harrison, Predrag Klasnja, Anthony Lamarca, Louis Legrand, Ryan Libby, Ian Smith, James Landay
Activity Sensing In The Wild: A Field Trial Of Ubifit Garden., Sunny Consolvo, David Mcdonald, Tammy Toscos, Mike Chen, Jon Froehlich, Beverly Harrison, Predrag Klasnja, Anthony Lamarca, Louis Legrand, Ryan Libby, Ian Smith, James Landay
Tammy R Toscos
Recent advances in small inexpensive sensors, low-power processing, and activity modeling have enabled applications that use on-body sensing and machine learning to infer people’s activities throughout everyday life. To address the growing rate of sedentary lifestyles, we have developed a system, UbiFit Garden, which uses these technologies and a personal, mobile display to encourage physical activity. We conducted a 3-week field trial in which 12 participants used the system and report findings focusing on their experiences with the sensing and activity inference. We discuss key implications for systems that use on-body sensing and activity inference to encourage physical activity.
Chick Clique: Persuasive Technology To Motivate Teenage Girls To Exercise, Tammy Toscos, Anne Faber, Shunying An, Mona Gandhi
Chick Clique: Persuasive Technology To Motivate Teenage Girls To Exercise, Tammy Toscos, Anne Faber, Shunying An, Mona Gandhi
Tammy R Toscos
We are developing a preventative health cell phone application that helps motivate teenage girls to exercise by exploiting their social desire to stay connected with their peers. We targeted girls because they are more likely to become less active throughout adolescence and are more likely to use dangerous techniques for losing weight. The intent of Chick Clique is to provide information at opportune times in order to modify the behaviors of girls and ultimately lead to improved health habits. Our study investigated how collecting, sharing and comparing personal fitness information impacts activity level and health awareness.
“What’S Your Number?” A Survey Of How Parents And Teens Cope With Diabetes In The Context Of Technology Support., Tammy Toscos, Kay Connelly, Yvonne Rogers
“What’S Your Number?” A Survey Of How Parents And Teens Cope With Diabetes In The Context Of Technology Support., Tammy Toscos, Kay Connelly, Yvonne Rogers
Tammy R Toscos
Teenagers make many transitions during adolescence toward adult lifestyles and responsibilities. Teens with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) have the additional burden of assuming responsibility for disease management. The findings reported in this paper represent the perspective of parents and adolescents who are coping with T1D - uncovering various tensions that interfere with the effective use of technology to manage the disease. Predominant themes from a set of semi-structured interviews are used to construct implications for the design of new technology intended to support families coping with T1D.
Mobile Applications That Empower People To Monitor Their Personal Health., Kay Connelly, Anne Faber, Yvonne Rogers, Katie A. Siek, Tammy R. Toscos
Mobile Applications That Empower People To Monitor Their Personal Health., Kay Connelly, Anne Faber, Yvonne Rogers, Katie A. Siek, Tammy R. Toscos
Tammy R Toscos
Researchers have an opportunity to develop assistive applications that empower people to change unhealthy habits through monitoring their behavior. Mobile applications can enhance self-monitoring by providing real-time feedback and employing persuasive technology. The projects presented demonstrate the potential of persuasive, assistive applications for both chronically ill and healthy individuals.
"…Is It Normal To Be This Sore?": Using An Online Forum To Investigate Barriers To Physical Activity., Tammy Toscos, Sunny Consolvo, David Mcdonald
"…Is It Normal To Be This Sore?": Using An Online Forum To Investigate Barriers To Physical Activity., Tammy Toscos, Sunny Consolvo, David Mcdonald
Tammy R Toscos
The importance of regular physical activity to overall health has been well established, yet U.S. adults are leading increasingly sedentary lives. Research suggests that lowering perceived barriers to physical activity is a critical part of interventions that encourage physical activity. In this paper, we describe the top five barriers—two of which have not been reported as principle barriers in the literature—that emerged from our systematic qualitative coding of an online forum used to support a three month healthy lifestyle intervention. Based on our analysis, we identify design considerations for technologies that encourage and support physical activity. Understanding the needs of …
Encouraging Physical Activity In Teens: Can Technology Help Reduce Barriers To Physical Activity In Adolescent Girls?, Tammy Toscos, Anne Faber, Kay Connelly, Adity Mutsuddi-Upoma
Encouraging Physical Activity In Teens: Can Technology Help Reduce Barriers To Physical Activity In Adolescent Girls?, Tammy Toscos, Anne Faber, Kay Connelly, Adity Mutsuddi-Upoma
Tammy R Toscos
Physical activity levels of girls decline dramatically during adolescence and may be a contributor to the increasing number of obese teens in the United States. Research has shown that social support is positively correlated with physical activity levels in adolescents, particularly girls. We present the findings from a three week field study of a mobile phone application designed to create a support group for physical activity within an existing social network of adolescent girls. Our findings suggest design considerations for technologies that encourage physical activity for this user group.