Data-Driven Technology for Children's Health and Wellbeing

Children’s Health Datafication: Exploring Technology, Development, and Well-Being examines the growing presence of data-driven health technologies—such as mobile health apps, wearable devices, and smart medical tools—in children’s lives. While much research has focused on adults, this work addresses the unique ways children interact with health technologies, including caregiver involvement, developmental considerations, and health literacy. By integrating child development theory, child-computer interaction studies, and trends in health datafication research, the authors provide a foundation for designing technology that meaningfully supports children’s health and well-being.

Key Features:

• Explores children’s interactions with mobile health apps, wearable devices, and smart medical technologies.
• Highlights the role of caregivers and the developmental factors influencing children’s technology use.
• Integrates child development theories and child-computer interaction studies to inform design and research.
• Characterizes current trends in children’s health datafication research.
• Offers evidence-based recommendations for designing data-driven technologies tailored to children’s health and well-being.
• Provides guidance for future research directions in pediatric health informatics.
• Bridges the gap between technology design, developmental science, and health literacy in children.