Why do I change my health behavior? the role of mobile health monitoring and health consciousness
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https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v14i3.4182Keywords:
Mobile Health Monitoring, Self-quantification, Health Consciousness, Health Behavior Change, Smart WatchAbstract
This study probes how mobile health monitoring contributes to health behavior change, with a particular focus on the roles of self-quantification and health consciousness. The findings indicate that mobile health monitoring effectively facilitates positive changes in health behaviors. Moreover, there is a significant interplay between self-quantification, mobile health monitoring, and behavior change—individuals are more likely to adopt healthier lifestyles when they can independently monitor and interpret their health data. Health consciousness further reinforces this relationship, as individuals with higher health awareness are more likely to transform data-driven insights into actionable and sustained health behaviors.
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