Promoting UV Exposure Awareness with Persuasive, Wearable Technologies
@article{Hussain2016PromotingUE, title={Promoting UV Exposure Awareness with Persuasive, Wearable Technologies}, author={M. Sazzad Hussain and Liam Cripwell and Shlomo Berkovsky and Jill Freyne}, journal={Studies in health technology and informatics}, year={2016}, volume={227}, pages={ 48-54 } }
Current methods to promote awareness of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation have focussed on delivering population level information and some location-based reporting of UV Index (UVI). However, diseases related to excessive (e.g. sunburn, skin cancer) or insufficient (e.g. vitamin D deficiency) exposure to sunlight still remain a global burden. The emergence of wearable sensors and the application of persuasive technology in health domains raise the possibility for technology to influence…
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