Promoting the Research of Health Behavior Change in Chinese HCI Community

Unhealthy lifestyles largely contribute to many chronic diseases, which makes the research on health behavior change crucial for both individuals and the whole society. As an interdisciplinary research field, health behavior change research in the HCI community is still in the early stage. This research field is notably less developed in Chinese HCI community. In this position paper, we will first illustrate the research of health behavior change in the HCI community based on our previous systematic review. According to the unique properties of Chinese society, we will then discuss both the potential advantages and challenges of conducting health behavior change research in China. Lastly, we will briefly introduce the SMARTACT project in Germany to provide a reference for future related research. This paper aims to draw more attention to this research field and promote its development in China.

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