An Integrated Participatory Design Process to Define Intervention Strategies and Technological Tools for the Prevention of Overweight/Obesity

Being overweight or obese raises the chances of developing a number of illnesses. Maintaining a healthy weight can help avoid these health problems, halt their progression, or resolve them. A variety of intervention strategies and digital tools have been implemented for obesity prevention. However,...

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Published inInternational journal of technology and human interaction Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 18
Main Authors D'Andrea, Alessia, D'Ulizia, Arianna, Stahl, Christoph S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hershey IGI Global 01.01.2025
Subjects
Co-design
Design thinking
Digital twins
Disease prevention
End users
Exercise
Health behavior
Health care
Intervention
Lifestyles
Mortality
Obesity
Overweight
Public health
Social policy
Technology
User-centered design
Weight control
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ISSN1548-3908
1548-3916
DOI10.4018/IJTHI.377177

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Summary:Being overweight or obese raises the chances of developing a number of illnesses. Maintaining a healthy weight can help avoid these health problems, halt their progression, or resolve them. A variety of intervention strategies and digital tools have been implemented for obesity prevention. However, these strategies and tools often are not designed in consideration of the end users' needs and preferences. To overcome this limitation, the study proposes an integrated participatory design process based on the design thinking and user-centered design methods, which involves end-users and the wider community in a synergistic dialogue. This dialogue can help define intervention strategies and technological tools for obesity prevention.
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ISSN:1548-3908
1548-3916
DOI:10.4018/IJTHI.377177