Self-tracking
has
become
omnipresent
in
our
daily
lives.
By
providing
insights
into
how
work
practices
relate
to
performance
or
(physical
and
mental)
health,
quantified-self
technologies
(QST)
have
also
made
their
way
the
world
of
work.
Contemporary
QST
process
personal
data
from
multiple
sources
help
people
gain
a
better
knowledge
about
themselves
at
According
humanistic
psychology,
humans
an
initial
drive
grow
self-actualize,
that
is,
version
themselves.
A
key
step
towards
self-actualization
is
accepting
oneself
without
meeting
certain
conditions
thus
questioning
so
called
"conditions
worth"
(e.g.,
I
am
valued
person
if
good
my
job).
In
this
article,
we
discuss
possible
effects
workplace.
We
raise
question,
could
be
either
used
as
tool
locate
growth
outside
capitalist
labor
or,
on
contrary,
create
worth
promote
"entrepreneurial
self"
–
self
which
driven
constantly
improve
therefore
vulnerable
for
self-exploitation.
development,
design
choices
determine
whether
they
are
more
designed
toward
idea
entrepreneurial
self.
Thus,
conclude
article
by
formulating
implications
QST,
cluster
along
actors
purpose
technology
(Who?
Why?),
specifics
context
(Where?),
temporal
aspects
usage
(When?),
elements
(How?).
Social Science & Medicine,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
322, С. 115810 - 115810
Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2023
Digital
health
technologies
transform
practices,
roles,
and
relationships
in
medicine.
New
possibilities
for
a
ubiquitous
constant
data
collection
the
processing
of
real-time
enable
more
personalized
services.
These
might
also
allow
users
to
actively
participate
thus
potentially
changing
role
patients
from
passive
receivers
healthcare
active
agents.
The
crucial
driving
force
this
transformation
is
implementation
data-intensive
surveillance
monitoring
as
well
self-monitoring
technologies.
Some
commentators
use
terms
like
revolution,
democratization,
empowerment
describe
aforementioned
process
public
debate
most
ethical
discourse
on
digital
tends
focus
themselves,
mostly
ignoring
economic
framework
their
design
implementation.
Analyzing
connected
needs
an
epistemic
lens
that
considers
said
framework,
which
I
argue
capitalism.
This
paper
introduces
concept
liquid
such
lens.
Liquid
based
Zygmunt
Bauman's
framing
modernity
liquefaction
dissolves
traditional
norms
standards,
relations.
By
using
lens,
aim
show
how
reshape
concepts
illness,
change
scope
medical
domain,
liquify
roles
surround
healthcare.
basic
hypothesis
although
can
lead
personalization
treatment
users,
capitalism
may
undermine
these
very
goals.
Using
allows
us
better
understand
practices
are
shaped
by
specific
they
inseparably
attached
to.
Objective
The
term
consumer
health
technologies
we
use
in
this
paper
refers
to
fitness
and
apps,
wearables
other
self-tracking
devices
that
collect
health-related
data.
Our
aims
bridge
the
gap
between
growing
literature
base
of
sociological
research
ethical
reflection
on
(non-intended)
effects
technology
psycho-social
level,
such
as
stress,
responsibilization
or
a
loss
intuitive
sense
for
signs
illness.
Special
consideration
should
be
given
vulnerable
individuals,
positive
negative
may
unequally
distributed.
This
perspective
help
guide
policymaking
responsible
development
technologies.
Methods
Using
narrative
review
approach,
refer
empirical
theoretical
studies
dealing
with
user
types
related
We
provide
an
overview
typologies
evidence
unintended
use.
On
basis,
propose
typology
serve
future
tool
side
effects.
Results
Evidence
potential
use,
presented
literature,
is
inconclusive
due
high
diversity
users
way
they
proposed
more
comprehensively
document
by
incorporating
which
identify
their
self-tracked
data,
attitudes
towards
new
social
interactions
via
technologies,
purpose
self-determinedness
Conclusions
More
systematic
quantitative
diverse
settings
necessary
inform
public
policy.
In
addition
evidence-based
certification
medical
practical
flexible
ways
protect
from
have
developed
adopted,
especially
regarding
increasing
number
non-medical
Frontiers in Digital Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
6
Опубликована: Апрель 9, 2024
University
students
often
experience
sleep
disturbances
and
disorders.
Personal
digital
technologies
present
a
great
opportunity
for
health
promotion
targeting
this
population.
However,
studies
that
engage
university
in
designing
implementing
are
scarce.
This
study
sought
to
understand
how
we
could
build
meet
the
needs
of
through
co-design
process.
We
conducted
three
workshops
with
51
identify
design
opportunities
generate
features
apps
workshop
activities.
The
generated
ideas
were
organized
using
stage-based
model
self-tracking
so
our
findings
be
well-situated
within
context
personal
informatics.
Our
contribute
new
along
dimensions
environment
optimization,
online
community,
gamification,
generative
AI,
materializing
learning,
personalization.
Self-tracking
has
become
omnipresent
in
our
daily
lives.
By
providing
insights
into
how
work
practices
relate
to
performance
or
(physical
and
mental)
health,
quantified-self
technologies
(QST)
have
also
made
their
way
the
world
of
work.
Contemporary
QST
process
personal
data
from
multiple
sources
help
people
gain
a
better
knowledge
about
themselves
at
According
humanistic
psychology,
humans
an
initial
drive
grow
self-actualize,
that
is,
version
themselves.
A
key
step
towards
self-actualization
is
accepting
oneself
without
meeting
certain
conditions
thus
questioning
so
called
"conditions
worth"
(e.g.,
I
am
valued
person
if
good
my
job).
In
this
article,
we
discuss
possible
effects
workplace.
We
raise
question,
could
be
either
used
as
tool
locate
growth
outside
capitalist
labor
or,
on
contrary,
create
worth
promote
"entrepreneurial
self"
–
self
which
driven
constantly
improve
therefore
vulnerable
for
self-exploitation.
development,
design
choices
determine
whether
they
are
more
designed
toward
idea
entrepreneurial
self.
Thus,
conclude
article
by
formulating
implications
QST,
cluster
along
actors
purpose
technology
(Who?
Why?),
specifics
context
(Where?),
temporal
aspects
usage
(When?),
elements
(How?).
