Promoting the Research of Health Behavior Change in Chinese HCI Community

TL;DR

This paper highlights the importance of health behavior change research within the Chinese HCI community, discusses its current state, challenges, and potential, and introduces international projects to foster future development.

Contribution

It provides a systematic review of health behavior change research in HCI, analyzes China-specific challenges and opportunities, and advocates for increased focus and development in this area.

Findings

Health behavior change is crucial for addressing chronic diseases.

Chinese HCI community's research in this area is underdeveloped.

International projects like SMARTACT offer valuable insights.

Abstract

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.