Kyle Z.

Lockard

English 1201

Professor Goeller

30 June 2019

Annotated Bibliography

Beun, Robbert, “Special Issue on Supporting a Healthier Lifestyle with E-Coaching Systems.”

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, no. 4, 2017, p. 621.

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.499186690

&site=eds-live.

In this 2017 article by Robbert Beun that appeared in Personal and Ubiquitous

Computing, Beun writes about the impact of artificial intelligience on humans and how we can

use it to our advantage through “E-coaching systems”. In health care, there is a growing

awareness that psychology, personalization, and coaching play a crucial rule in prevention and

behavior change, Beun informs his audience how technology can help guide us and help those

who have a lower self-discipline towards there lifestyle. Covering the developments in the

technological and health care fields, he introduces the idea of “persuasive technology” that uses

the persuasions and social influences found in technology today. Computer systems are viewed

as user-friendly and cooperating with its user and are thus seen as an outstanding means of

educating us to a healthier lifestyle. When comparing E-coaching systems to existing

communication channels and techniques there were four distinct advantages found.

First, the use of mobile technology permits the assessment of relevant momentary

information and the delivery of fully automated feedback. Second, the existing technology

enables support of both personalized and environmental information of the individual user.
Third, prominent sensory measurement enables the collection of objective data that can be

integrated to the user. Finally, current communication platforms and infrastructures facilitate

information exchange between various user groups, such as peers, human therapists, and

coaches. In addition, E-coaching systems are much more cost-efficient compared to existing

means of lifestyle management. Beun concludes by hoping that he and the team at Personal and

Ubiquitous Computing can make great contributions with a scientific approach through E-

coaching systems to promote healthier lifestyles.

Achieve a Healthy Lifestyle. Directed by Kurt Breitenmoser, performances by Stephanie Capiron

and Jerome Velinsky, VEA, 2010.

In this short film produced by VEA, Kurt Breitenmoser sets the scene between an active,

adventure-filled boy (Jerome Velinsky) and a girl who likes living the party life and is rather low

in maintanince, depicting her unhealthy lifestyle. The boy persuades the girl to get off the couch

and shows her a missing element in her life regarding living healthier and the importance of

making it a routine. They sit down to dinner and talk about the essentials of your diet like fats,

carbohydrates, sodium, protein, vitamins, amongst other nutritional needs and the best way to

consume them. They also go to the park and cover the importance of exercise; stretching before

their jog, the two talk about the importance of three parts to healthy exercise, being stretching,

conditioning, and weightlifting. The last scene involves the boy and the girl running off into the

sunset, inspiring viewers to feel rejuvenated into pursuing a healthier lifestyle.

The rest of the video is presented like a news broadcast video covers a variety of health factors

that go into determining whether you are living a healthy lifestyle or not, including: having a

well-regulated diet, the harmful effects of smoking, the illicit use of drugs (even caffeine). It is

described that the three main factors to health are physical, psychological, and social. These
three things are factored into our “lifestyle” which is defined in the video as “the way we live”.

With so many people wanting to live different lifestyle’s it can be hard to narrow down just what

is a “healthy lifestyle” to the individual.

Farideh Bagheri, and Fatemeh Gharehbaghi. “The Relationship between Mindfulness, Happiness

and Healthy Lifestyle.” Caspian Journal of Health Research, no. 2, 2019, p. 44.

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70641854bfca1c3dcfbfc1afbc9&site=eds-live.

Healthy lifestyle is the cornerstone of preventing chronic diseases. In this research paper

by Bagheri and Gharehbaghi, they conduct a study aimed to investigate the association between

mindfulness and happiness with healthy lifestyle. This study was performed on students at

Islamic Azad University South of Tehran. A total of 250 students were selected using random

sampling method. Data was gathered using three questionnaires regarding mindfulness,

happiness, and healthy lifestyle. The association between variables were assessed using

correlation coefficient and a linear regression method. There was a total of 203 people

participated in the study. The mean age of participants was 32.2 and the majority of them were

women and married. The results of regression analysis showed that mindfulness and happiness

had a positive and significant correlation with healthy growth. According to the results, the

findings of this study can be used to design conceptual models and enrichment of the theory of

mindfulness and happiness in order to plan programs for improving the lifestyle of individuals.

Gunnars, Kris. “27 Health and Nutrition Tips That Are Actually Evidence-Based.” healthline. 7

June 2019. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/27-health-and-nutrition-tips. Accessed

22 June 2019.
In this online article by Kris Gunnars appearing on the healthline website, he writes a list of

nutritional guidelines that can be used to help inform his readers of how to lead on a healthier

lifestyle. Gunnars covers all the essential aspects of a lifestyle including diet, physical ability,

and socialbility. The information is as basic as sugar consumption and getting enough sleep but

also includes more complex tid-bits of information such as gut microbiota (the bacteria in your

gut) and taking vitamin D3 for lack of sun exposure. Gunnars concludes that the bottom line is

that a few simple steps can go a long way to improving your diet and overall wellness. With the

tips provided Gunnars hopes that audience can take in a few ideas and implement them into their

life’s.

Segovia, Michelle, and Marco Palma. “Buying Your Way into a Healthier Lifestyle: A Latent

Class Analysis of Healthy Food Purchases.” Applied Economics, vol. 48, no. 21, May

2016, pp. 1965–1977.

In this academic journal appearing in Applied Economics by Michelle Segovia and Marco

Palma, a non-hypothetical auction was conducted to elicit consumer preferences and willingness-

to-pay (WTP) for vegetable attributes, including production technique, origin, taste and health

benefits. Using a latent class analysis (LCA) they segmented participants based on health-driven

motivations, WTP estimates and socio-economic characteristics. Two latent classes were found

and characterized as “Health Conscious” and “Health Redeemers”. The studies found that the

“Health Conscious” consumers presented healthy lifestyle habits, expressed price premiums for

domestic and local-specialty food products after a blind tasting treatment, but they did not have

price premiums for health benefits of the products. On the other side, the “Health Redeemers”

presented unhealthy lifestyles but they were willing to pay more for healthy food products,

perhaps in an attempt to make up for their unhealthy habits. The results were able to better
characterize the demographics of shoppers when buying food and were able to help interpret the

way they think.

Tello, Monique. “Healthy lifestyle: 5 keys to a longer life.” Harvard Health Publishing. 5 July

2018. www.health.harvard.edu/blog/healthy-lifestyle-5-keys-to-a-longer-life-

2018070514186. Accessed 20 June 2019.

Monique Tello, a contributing editor at Harvard Health Publishing with a Master’s in

public health, starts her blog off with the fact “How is it that the United States spends the most

money on healthcare, and yet still has the one of the lowest life expectancies of all developed

nations?” She describes this quote by saying that those in healthcare have been assessing the

problem wrong for too long. When asking what exactly a healthy lifestyle is there were five

notable areas that had an impact on the risk of premature death, these areas included: healthy

diet, healthy physical activity level, healthy body weight, smoking, and moderate alcohol intake.

Tello goes on to write about how living a healthy lifestyle makes a difference including a variety

of statistics to back up her statement. She concludes that our “big problem” is at the forefront of

relying heavily on fancy drugs rather than putting in the work to prevent medical issues that we

could develop. Tello includes that experts believe the best way to assess this issue is by pushing

public health efforts and policy changes (i.e. tobacco and trans-fat legislation).

“Healthy Lifestyle Changes: SMART Goal Setting.” The Wellness Network, 2018. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat01128a&AN=scc.b1833774&site=e

ds-live.

In this short film broadcasted on the Wellness Network, the concept of “SMART goals”

are claimed to help viewers better educate how to better their lifestyle’s by turning ideas into
reality. Each letter is broken down into five steps for achieving the SMART goals. The “S”

stands for specific. It is asked how many times you have challenged yourself to be healthier and

if it was a goal of yours. The idea can be great to have but without any clear, specific goal it can

be hard to implement it into your life. Since it can be hard to fulfill, it is important to make that

goal specific and achievable. Questions like “Do you plan to walk three days a week for thirty

minutes a day?” and “Do you plan to consume two cups of vegetables each day?” are asked to

help viewers narrow down their goals to set. Next, the “M” stands for measurable. The goals that

you set forth must be measurable as they allow you to see how well you are accomplishing them.

Next up, the “A” means attainable. In other words, can you reach that goal? It is important to

understand the level of difficulty in the goals you set; making sure that they are not too easy or

overly challenging. Avoiding words like “always” and “never” help provide a good mindset to

help you achieve. For example, stating that you will never smoke again and go cold turkey is not

achievable and should begin by reducing the amount of cigarettes smoked per day.

After that, the “R” means realistic. The goals you set are your goals and should be

catered to you personally. Comparing your goals to someone else’s goals and implementing them

can hurt the impact that you hope to set out for yourself. Having a medical condition is also a

factor and if so you should discuss some of the goals you have with a doctor or health

professional. Finally, the “T” means timely. Set an end-date, it I fine to have short-term and

long-term goals but without a timeframe you many never reach your goals. Concluding, although

reaching your goals can be difficult, seeing results can give you the motivation you need to keep

going