โก Quick Summary
This study developed a smart health care service utilizing metaverse and chatbot technologies aimed at improving health management for adolescents, their parents, and school health teachers. The service emphasizes personalized health data and gamification to enhance user engagement and support sustainable health habits.
๐ Key Details
- ๐ Participants: 96 participants in a web survey, 30 interviews, and 76 for usability evaluation
- ๐งฉ Technologies used: Mobile app, web platform, wearable devices, metaverse, chatbots
- ๐ Literature review: 65 studies reviewed for needs assessment
- ๐ Usability evaluation results: Effectiveness (mean 4.26), Usefulness (mean 4.18), Usability (mean 4.29), User control (mean 4.08)
๐ Key Takeaways
- ๐ฉโโ๏ธ Target audience: Adolescents, parents, and school health teachers
- ๐ก Personalized services: Tailored health information based on individual needs
- ๐ฎ Gamification: Engaging elements to motivate users in health management
- ๐ Sleep management: Considered important by both students and parents
- ๐โโ๏ธ Physical activity tracking: Emphasized by school health teachers and favored by students
- ๐ Reward-based strategies: Identified as effective for improving health behaviors
- ๐ School-based focus: Designed specifically for school settings to meet user needs
- ๐ Usability ratings: High satisfaction across all user categories
๐ Background
Adolescent health issues, particularly obesity, have become a pressing concern, necessitating innovative health management strategies. The unique characteristics of adolescents require tailored approaches that engage them effectively in their health journeys. This study addresses these challenges by integrating modern technologies into a cohesive health care service.
๐๏ธ Study
The research involved a comprehensive development process that included a needs assessment through literature reviews, surveys, and interviews. The core user interface (UI) was designed based on insights gathered from these assessments, ensuring that the service aligns closely with the needs of adolescents, parents, and school health teachers.
๐ Results
The usability evaluation of the core UI revealed that both students and parents prioritized sleep management, while school health teachers highlighted the importance of physical activity measurement. The evaluation results indicated high ratings for effectiveness, usefulness, usability, and user control, showcasing the service’s potential to meet user expectations.
๐ Impact and Implications
This study illustrates the potential of a school-based smart health care service to significantly enhance adolescent health management. By integrating personalized health data, gamification, and interactive tools, the service can foster sustainable health habits from an early age. The findings suggest that leveraging digital health solutions tailored to adolescents’ needs can lead to improved health outcomes and behaviors.
๐ฎ Conclusion
The development of this smart health care service marks a significant step forward in addressing adolescent health challenges. By utilizing innovative technologies and focusing on user-centered design, the study demonstrates that effective health management solutions can be created to support adolescents, their families, and educators. Continued research and development in this area hold promise for further enhancing health behaviors among young individuals.
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Development of a Smart Health Care Service Using Metaverse and Chatbot Technologies for Adolescents, Parents, and School Health Teachers: User-Centered Design Approach.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adolescent health issues, particularly obesity, have become increasingly serious, highlighting the need for health management strategies tailored to the unique life cycle characteristics of adolescents.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a smart health care service for adolescents, their parents, and school health teachers to enhance their health.
METHODS: The service leverages a mobile app, a web platform, wearable devices, the metaverse, and chatbots. The development process included a needs assessment, core user interface (UI) design, and service model creation. The needs assessment involved a literature review of 65 studies, a web survey of 96 participants, and 30 interviews. A usability evaluation of the core UI, shaped by the insights from the needs assessment, was conducted with 76 participants.
RESULTS: The service was conceptualized emphasizing school settings to cater to school-aged users, ensuring that the design is closely aligned with user needs. In addition, it incorporates features to deliver personalized services based on individual health information and uses gamification elements to enhance user engagement. The core UI was developed in response to the needs assessment findings, supported by a user flowchart. Furthermore, we created a use case diagram illustrating the interaction between various users and the services, a flowchart outlining the service algorithm, and a lifelog data collection system. The core UI usability evaluation results revealed that both students and parents considered sleep management important, while school health teachers deemed the measurement of physical activity essential. Students and parents prioritized physical activity measurement, and students particularly favored rewards for activities as the most promising solutions for health management challenges. The outcomes of the core UI usability evaluation indicated that school health teachers rated effectiveness (mean 4.26, SD 0.41), usefulness (mean 4.18, SD 0.54), usability (mean 4.29, SD 0.55), and user control (mean 4.08, SD 0.60) highly, reflecting the highest expectations across all categories.
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that a school-based smart health care service can effectively support adolescent health management by integrating personalized health data, gamification, and interactive tools. The usability evaluation revealed that students and parents prioritized sleep and physical activity tracking, while school health teachers emphasized the importance of monitoring physical activity. In addition, reward-based engagement strategies were identified as a promising approach to improve adolescent health behaviors. These findings suggest that leveraging digital health solutions tailored to adolescents’ needs can contribute to establishing sustainable health habits from an early age.
Author: [‘Kim H’, ‘Kang JH’, ‘Kwon Y’, ‘Kim CE’, ‘Yu JH’, ‘Nam HS’, ‘Lee J’]
Journal: J Med Internet Res
Citation: Kim H, et al. Development of a Smart Health Care Service Using Metaverse and Chatbot Technologies for Adolescents, Parents, and School Health Teachers: User-Centered Design Approach. Development of a Smart Health Care Service Using Metaverse and Chatbot Technologies for Adolescents, Parents, and School Health Teachers: User-Centered Design Approach. 2025; 27:e69190. doi: 10.2196/69190