This presentation summarizes Anne Everars' work on developing a mobile application to help users track personal health metrics using quantified self techniques. It begins with background on quantified self and personal health goals. Anne then summarizes her literature review of existing applications, identifying criteria for comparison. Two initial prototypes were developed for an iPad application, with plans to create a second prototype focused on faster data entry using an iPhone. The presentation outlines Anne's process and timeline for continued development and evaluation of the application to help users improve personal health through self-tracking.

1. Quantified Self for
Personal Health
Presentation by Anne Everars
9 december 2013
Promotor: Prof. Erik Duval
Assistents: Dr. Joris Klerkx and Ir. Robin De Croon

2. Content
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About the topic
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Literature study
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Prototype
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Planning and statistics

3. Content
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About the topic
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Literature study
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Prototype
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Planning and statistics

4. Quantified self

5. Personal health
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental
and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity."
- World Health Organisation

6. Personal health
➲ Focus on a healthy lifestyle
= Aggregation of personal decisions that
contribute to, or cause, illness or death
➲ Focus on self-care strategies
~ balance exercise behavior and nutritional intake
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http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQhuS-OwHGRuWrGYqxbMr3eME7i54JbgO0JqaYafp-bg0d0Qnln-g

7. Overweight and obesity
Mainly due to :
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Sedentary lifestyle
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Overconsumption of foods
National voedings- en gezondheidsplan voor belgië.
http://www.health.belgium.be/eportal/Myhealth/Healthylife/Food/index.htm#.Umu0gZROokR. 2005 - 2010.

8. http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/33/FitGezond/article/detail/
1740074/2013/11/14/30-procentvan-Vlamingen-kampt-metovergewicht.dhtml
http://www.standaard.be/cnt/
dmf20131129_00864212
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/
binnenland/1.1790786
!
!

9. Difficulty
“At some point, while dieting, it feels like eating
that brownie will make me much happier than
losing another 100g.”
–Els Everars

10. Food triangle

11. Aim
Discover if quantified self can improve personal
health
➲ How? Design an own application
☛ Study existing applications

12. Content
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About the topic
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Literature study
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Prototype
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Planning and statistics

13. Comparison - criteria
1. Entering what is eaten
2. Entering (sport) activities
3. Setting goals
4. Gamification - rewards
5. Reports
6. Availability (platforms, online/offline, languages)
7. Login options
8. Social character (social media, friend network)
9. Pricing
https://annespersonalhealth.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/criteria-for-comparing-existing-applications/

14. Comparison - applications
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Perfect Diet Tracker
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Weight Watchers Mobile
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CalorieKing Nutrition and Exercise Manager
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MyFitnessPal
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CalorieënRekenaar
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Calorie Counter by FatSecret
https://annespersonalhealth.wordpress.com/category/review/

15. Comparison - conclusion
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Little automation is used (mostly only bar codes)
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Food and activities always considered together
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Best to use a Dutch database
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Mind the Metabolic Resting State
(e.g. CalorieCounter)
https://annespersonalhealth.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/lessons-learned/

16. Comparison - conclusion
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Goal setting and reporting = important,
challenges = nice
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Adding own recipes (e.g. Weight Watchers)
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Giving reminders to the user
(e.g. Weight Watchers)
https://annespersonalhealth.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/lessons-learned/

17. Comparison - conclusion
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Weaknesses or bad habits never considered
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‘Frequent’ and ‘Recent’ categories
(e.g. MyFitnessPal)
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Attention to popups (e.g. CalorieënRekenaar)
https://annespersonalhealth.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/lessons-learned/

18. Content
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About the topic
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Literature study
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Prototype
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Planning and statistics

19. Design criteria
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Caloric diary
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Social character
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Setting goals
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Gamification
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Simplicity
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Consistency
https://annespersonalhealth.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/design-criteria-for-my-own-application/

20. Target users
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People with overweight or obesity
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From different age categories and social groups

21. Difficulty
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Make adding of information easy and fast
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Get users to return

22. Use of the app
RETROSPECTIVE adding of activities and food
items

23. First prototype
Application mainly for iPad users
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Reasonably mobile and carried along
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Screen sufficiently large to provide overview
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Network connection and other sensors present

24. First prototype
More or less digitally produced

25. First prototype

26. First prototype

27. First prototype

28. First prototype

29. First prototype

30. First prototype

31. First prototype

32. First prototype

33. First prototype

34. First prototype

35. First prototype

36. First prototype

37. And then ….

38. Second prototype
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iPhone connection : registration of activities and
food items
➲ always on & carried along
= in situ registration
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Focus on speeding up the registration

39. Second prototype
= paper prototype
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Faster to create
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Easier to adapt

40. Second prototype

41. Second prototype

42. Second prototype

43. Second prototype

44. Second prototype

45. Content
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About the topic
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Literature study
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Prototype
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Planning and statistics

46. Planning
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Beginning december : evaluation paper prototype
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Half december : first digital prototype
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End december : evaluation first prototype
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Beginning january : second digital prototype
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Beginning february : evaluation prototype
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Half february : third digital prototype

47. Statistics
Results from Toggl
ACTIVITY
Reading
Reflection
22
# TiNYARM entries
DURATION
1d 3u 36m 22s
23
57m 46s
Writing
19u 39m 7s
Design
20u 30m 33s
Evaluation
Presentation
Meetings
2u 50m
# blogposts
Reading
Evaluation
Reflection
Presentation
16u 29m 40s
10%
10u 21m 54s
Social Network Activities
1u 55m 4s
TOTAL
100u 20m
Writing
Meetings
Design
Social Network Activities
2%
28%
16%
1%
3%
20%
20%

48. Expected score
12/20

49. Questions?