The good, the bad and the ugly about social networks for health apps

Gay, V; Leijdekkers, P

The good, the bad and the ugly about social networks for health apps

Gay, V

Leijdekkers, P

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Citation:: Proceedings - 2011 IFIP 9th International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, EUC 2011, 2011, pp. 463 - 468
Issue Date:: 2011-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gay, V https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-1995	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leijdekkers, P https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-1175	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings - 2011 IFIP 9th International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, EUC 2011, 2011, pp. 463 - 468	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780769545523	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/29396
dc.description.abstract	Mobile devices are blending into our lives and change the way we manage our social life but also how we look after our health. Hundreds of health apps are available for mobile devices and many use social network functionalities that allow users to exchange personal experiences and discuss their health with others. This has many positive results but also negative side effects. This paper discusses the good, the bad and the ugly about social network integration with mobile health applications. It is based on a comprehensive review of literature, social networking health forums, surveys, and our own experience with health apps for mobile devices. © 2011 IEEE.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings - 2011 IFIP 9th International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, EUC 2011	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/EUC.2011.69	en_US
dc.title	The good, the bad and the ugly about social networks for health apps	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
dc.location.activity	Melbourne Australia	en_US
dc.location.activity	Hong Kong
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - INEXT - Innovation in IT Services and Applications
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Mobile devices are blending into our lives and change the way we manage our social life but also how we look after our health. Hundreds of health apps are available for mobile devices and many use social network functionalities that allow users to exchange personal experiences and discuss their health with others. This has many positive results but also negative side effects. This paper discusses the good, the bad and the ugly about social network integration with mobile health applications. It is based on a comprehensive review of literature, social networking health forums, surveys, and our own experience with health apps for mobile devices. © 2011 IEEE.

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