BCSS Study: Case Soothing Sleep
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We present our on-going research for developing a Behavior Change Support System (BCSS) for sleep deprivation. In this paper, we describe the design of the Soothing Sleep system that is developed by using socio-psychological theories and the Persuasive System Design model. A brief description of the conceptual BCSS is presented followed by summarized report of the trial study. Our work presents implications for ehealth, wellbeing and HCI. Author
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تاریخ انتشار 2012