Promoting Physical Activity Using Technology: A Review of Applications

The 'Promoting Physical Activity Using Technology' dataset is a collection of academic literature and research summaries from paperswithcode. It likely contains articles discussing the application of electronic gauges, telephones, mass media, and persuasive technology for physical activity promotion. The dataset focuses on technologies applicable in free-living settings rather than laboratory environments.

Use Cases

• Reviewing historical applications of electronic gauges and devices for physical activity monitoring based on the description
• Analyzing the role of telephone and mass media technologies in public health campaigns as mentioned
• Studying persuasive technology frameworks for behavior change as a key topic in the article
• Identifying emerging technologies for scalable physical activity promotion in free-living settings

Strengths

• Focuses on technologies for large-scale application in free-living settings, a specific scope mentioned in the description
• Categorizes technologies into three distinct groups (electronic gauges/devices, telephone, mass media) as outlined
• Includes discussion of persuasive technology as a framework for future development

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect temporal or source bias inherent to paperswithcode

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode