Abstract
Digital interventions are often used to support people with mental health conditions, but low engagement frequently reduces their effectiveness. We investigate the use of a Physical Artefact for Well-being Support (PAWS) to improve engagement and effectiveness of an audio-only guided well-being intervention. Through our handheld shape-changing biofeedback-based PAWS, users can synchronously feel their breath via kinaesthetic haptic feedback. By evaluating our device in a randomised-controlled experimental paradigm (N=58), we demonstrate significant reductions in physiological and subjective (self-reported) anxiety compared to an audio-only control. Our findings conclude that synchronous interactions with one's own physiological data via the PAWS, improves engagement and effectiveness of an intervention.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI '23 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Place of Publication | New York, United States |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450394215 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Apr 2023 |
Event | 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023 - Hamburg, Germany Duration: 23 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023 |
Publication series
Name | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
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Conference
Conference | 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023 |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Hamburg |
Period | 23/04/23 → 28/04/23 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (853063) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/L016540/1).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 ACM.
Funding
This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (853063) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/L016540/1).
Keywords
- Biofeedback
- Breath
- Engagement
- Mental Health
- Mental Well-being
- Physical Artefact for Well-being Support (PAWS)
- Physicalization
- Psychological Accessibility
- Shape-Change
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Software