Study examines health tech use and identity

A prospective longitudinal survey study examined the use of health and well-being technology, basic psychological needs, and the mediating role of technological identity across 6 European countries. The paper notes digital health technologies are increasingly used to monitor and improve personal health and well-being.
Key Points
- 1Prospective longitudinal survey across six European countries examined health tech use, psychological needs, and technological identity.
- 2Digital health technologies increasingly monitor and improve personal health and well-being, motivating multi-country longitudinal research.
- 3For practitioners: study focuses attention on design and evaluation of health technologies that consider psychological needs and identity.
Scoring Rationale
Multi-country prospective study links psychological constructs and technological identity to health tech use; useful to researchers and designers but not a methodological breakthrough.
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