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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 84-97 |
| Journal | Health Sociology Review |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 28 Jul 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Mobile, wearable and ingestible health technologies : towards a critical research agenda. / Rich, Emma; Miah, Andy.
In: Health Sociology Review, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2017, p. 84-97.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Mobile, wearable and ingestible health technologies
T2 - towards a critical research agenda
AU - Rich, Emma
AU - Miah, Andy
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In this article, we review critical research on mobile and wearable health technologies focused on the promotion of ‘healthy lifestyles’. We begin by discussing key governmental and policy interests which indicate a shift towards greater digital integration in health care. Subsequently, we review relevant research literature, which highlights concerns about inclusion, social justice, and ownership of mobile health data, which we argue, provoke a series of key sociological questions that are in need of additional investigation. We examine the expansion of what counts as health data, as a basis for advocating the need for greater research into this area. Finally, we consider how digital devices raise questions about the reconfiguration of relationships, behaviours, and concepts of individuality.
AB - In this article, we review critical research on mobile and wearable health technologies focused on the promotion of ‘healthy lifestyles’. We begin by discussing key governmental and policy interests which indicate a shift towards greater digital integration in health care. Subsequently, we review relevant research literature, which highlights concerns about inclusion, social justice, and ownership of mobile health data, which we argue, provoke a series of key sociological questions that are in need of additional investigation. We examine the expansion of what counts as health data, as a basis for advocating the need for greater research into this area. Finally, we consider how digital devices raise questions about the reconfiguration of relationships, behaviours, and concepts of individuality.
U2 - 10.1080/14461242.2016.1211486
DO - 10.1080/14461242.2016.1211486
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 84
EP - 97
JO - Health Sociology Review
JF - Health Sociology Review
SN - 1446-1242
IS - 1
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