At a time, in which people are more and more suffering from lifestyle-related diseases such
as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, or obesity, changing health behavior and preserving a …

Persuasive games are widely implemented in the healthcare domain to promote behaviour
change among individuals. Previous research shows that using persuasive games …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global deaths and an
increasing economic burden. Adherence to treatment among NCD patients is generally low …

Pervasive health technologies can increase the effectiveness of personal health monitoring
and training, but more user studies are necessary to understand the interest for these …

Cialdini's six principles of influence are commercially used but less common to encourage
healthy behaviors. This study examines how these influence strategies relate to the …

In this paper, we present the design and development of a persuasive game for promoting
physical activity and discouraging sedentariness. The game is based on the tree metaphor …

Persuasive systems motivate behaviour change using persuasive strategies (PS) which are
often implemented in various ways. However, whether or not the effectiveness of PS varies …

Persuasive health technology (PHT) is any technology purposely designed to influence,
reinforce, change, or shape health-related attitudes or behaviors. Behavioral interventions …

Contrary to popular belief, social influence encompasses a much more complex area of
behavioral science than the explanation offered by those who call all forms of social …

Persuasive strategies have been widely operationalized in systems or applications to
motivate behaviour change across diverse domains. However, no empirical evidence exists …