{"title":"Emotional Virtual Agent to Improve Ageing in Place with Technology","authors":"Wathek Bellah Loued, H. Pigot","doi":"10.1145/2896338.2896368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2896338.2896368","url":null,"abstract":"Designing useful, usable and acceptable technology for elders to help them to age well is a challenging process. An interactive calendar helps elders to stay longer at home and organize their daily life. Moreover, emotional virtual agent can help to enhance the interaction between elders and computer, through verbal and non-verbal communication. Based on a participatory design procedure, we involve the user in designing the ideal calendar including an emotional virtual agent. Preliminary results showed a strong desire for acquiring a such technology. Emotional virtual agent could improve the acceptability and the use of technology.","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115152784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"#hayfever; A Longitudinal Study into Hay Fever Related Tweets in the UK","authors":"E. Quincey, T. Kyriacou, T. Pantin","doi":"10.1145/2896338.2896342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2896338.2896342","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a longitudinal study that has collected and analysed over 512,000 UK geolocated tweets over 2 years from June 2012 that contained instances of the words \"hayfever\" and \"hay fever\". The results indicate that the temporal distribution of the tweets collected in 2014 correlates strongly (r=0.97, p<0.01) with incidents of hay fever reported by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in the same year. An analysis of the content of the tweets indicates that users are self-reporting common, often severe symptoms as well as the uses of medication. We conclude that hay fever related tweets provide a real-time, free and easily accessible source of data at a finer level of granularity than currently available data sets. The implications for researchers, health professionals and sufferers are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130409909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Indoor Environmental Effects on Individual Wellbeing","authors":"Karthik Srinivasan, S. Ram","doi":"10.1145/2896338.2896376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2896338.2896376","url":null,"abstract":"A growing literature demonstrates the impact of the built environment on human health and wellbeing. A wide range of factors such as daylight exposure, ambient noise and air quality may alter an individual's instantaneous state of wellbeing. Instantaneous state of wellbeing has been associated with variability in the physiological stress response. Our research goal is to capture the effect of indoor environment changes on short-term stress response of individuals. At an early stage in this research project, we demarcate our problem by posing three questions: (a) \"Which are the indoor environmental factors that correlate with heart rate variability\"? (b) \"Can episodic stress levels be identified using stress response patterns\"? (c) \"Can we optimize the overall wellbeing of individuals at workspace by controlling indoor environment\"?. We briefly discuss our ongoing study setup and interim results. Thereafter, we propose a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) based framework to address the second question. Addressing the first two questions provides a foundation to address the third question which is the end goal of this study.","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116986469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Session details: Big Data and Social Media Studies on Nutrition","authors":"Yelena Mejova","doi":"10.1145/3257763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3257763","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123228687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proposition and Validation of a New Index to Determine the Measurement Change Resolution of Inertial Motion Tracking Systems","authors":"K. Lebel, P. Boissy, Hung Nguyen, C. Duval","doi":"10.1145/2896338.2896361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2896338.2896361","url":null,"abstract":"Orientation data for biomechanical assessment of motion may be obtained from inertial measurement units (IMUs) through the use of a fusion algorithm estimating the orientation of the platform in a fixed and global reference frame from 3D inertial sensors data (accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers). In the current literature, there are evidences that accuracy of the IMUs? estimated orientation varies according to the segment/joint tracked and the movement performed. Typical accuracy studies on IMUs present validation data in the form of root-mean-square difference (RMSD) with a gold standard and/or similarity with recognized gold standard. However, since the error in estimation of the fusion algorithm used by the IMUs is not fully random and is suspected of being somewhat movement-related, this can lead to an over-estimation of the measurement error in a test-retest context. This paper introduces a novel index to determine the Measurement Change Resolution (MCR). The MCR combines the traditional RMSD approach with a reliability index, the Coefficient of Multiple Correlation (CMC) to establish the measurement noise around the actual point of operation of a given IMU. The MCR concept is then tested using orientation data recorded simultaneously with an IMU system and an optoelectronic system in three participants performing repeated gait cycles. Results show that the MCR computed on the maximum range of motion of the knee during walking is a better approximation of the actual resolution of the measure than the traditional error-level estimation using √2 RMSD.","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131702796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Analytics Framework to Support Surge Capacity Planning for Emerging Epidemics","authors":"Martina Curran, E. Howley, J. Duggan","doi":"10.1145/2896338.2896354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2896338.2896354","url":null,"abstract":"Epidemics are a serious public health challenge, with epidemiologists and health analysts constantly trying to find more succinct ways to predict, and then prevent or minimize their impact. An important problem facing health systems is ensuring they are prepared for severe epidemics. Being able to predict an epidemic is only one part of the problem: resources need to be monitored in order to ensure their availability in the event of severe epidemics. Using System Dynamic modelling, health analysts can predict epidemics to a certain extent using previous infection dynamics, however mitigation strategies would be improved dramatically if the prediction was in real-time, utilizing the full potential of information from a range of sources: participatory surveillance systems, sentinel data from General Practitioners (GPs) etc. Using these techniques alongside Surge Capacity modelling allows the monitoring of resources for all areas of the health system, equipment levels, staff levels, and bed availability etc., ensuring better preparedness. This paper introduces a way to bring these concepts together, and highlights future work which will expand on these ideas allowing for the possible reallocation of resources in the event of shortage in some areas, and spare capacity in others.","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131715756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Session details: Big Data Analytics for Health","authors":"A. April","doi":"10.1145/3257759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3257759","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124193558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Session details: Digital Health Technology Design","authors":"A. Sanna","doi":"10.1145/3257757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3257757","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128285316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Session details: Big Data and Social Media Studies on Weightloss and Obesity","authors":"H. Haddadi","doi":"10.1145/3257762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3257762","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130667968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Ebrahimi, Nhathai Phan, D. Dou, B. Piniewski, David Kil
{"title":"Characterizing Physical Activity in a Health Social Network","authors":"J. Ebrahimi, Nhathai Phan, D. Dou, B. Piniewski, David Kil","doi":"10.1145/2896338.2896349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2896338.2896349","url":null,"abstract":"New horizons are emerging within healthcare delivery, education, intervention provision, and tracking. We study a health social network that has tracked physical activities, biomarkers, and posts the participants have shared, throughout a one-year program. The program was aimed at helping people to adopt healthy behaviors and to lose weight. In this paper, we focus on users' posts that relate to physical activities. Prior papers characterize health based solely on users' information disclosed through natural language or questionnaires. The drawback of these works is their lack of medical records or health-related information to validate their findings. By contrast, with our direct access to users' physical and medical data, we investigate the implication of users' posts at both individual and group levels. We are able to validate our hypotheses about the effects of certain social network activities, by contextualizing them in the specific users' actual medical progress and documented levels of exercise. Our findings show that activity self-disclosure posts are good indicators of one's real-world physical activity, which makes them good resources for monitoring the participants. In addition, using a physical activity propagation model, we show how these posts can influence the physical activity behavior at the network level. Further, posts exhibit distinctive affective, biological, and linguistic style markers. We observe that these characteristics can be used in a predictive capacity, to detect positive activity signals with ~88% accuracy, which can be utilized for an unobtrusive monitoring solution.","PeriodicalId":146447,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Health Conference","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132925824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}