health

The users’ perspective on the privacy-utility trade-offs in health recommender systems

Privacy is a major good for users of personalized services such as recommender systems. When applied to the field of health informatics, privacy concerns of users may be amplified, but the possible utility of such services is also high. Despite …

Decisions About Medical Data Disclosure in the Internet: An Age Perspective

In times of the ongoing digitalization in private and public areas, online privacy is a specific good that should be handled with care. This is relevant for many social and economic contexts, but is most sensible in the health and medical sector. On …

“Should I Trust or Should I Go?” or What Makes Health-Related Websites Appear Trustworthy?

An abundance of information is available on the Internet. At the same time the quality of information fluctuates largely. When people use such information for making important decisions, this becomes an issue. “Health” is one of the most searched …

Increase physical fitness and create health awareness through exergames and gamification

Demographic change and the aging population push health and welfare system to its limits. Increased physical fitness and increased awareness for health issues will help elderly to live independently for longer and will thereby reduce the costs in the …

Mobile devices used for medical applications: Insights won from a usability study with diabetes patients

Mobile small screen technology increasingly penetrates health care and medical applications. However, usability research regarding the ease of using these devices, as well as acceptance issues did mostly address aspects of IC-Technologies in younger …