healthapps

How an insurance company motivates clients to stay healthy: the a.s.r. Vitality app

Article

Isabelle Cijsouw

Lily Francois

Ania Borkusewicz

Linh Tran

Tram Thai

18/05/2021

17 minutes to read

This article explores how the a.s.r. Vitality app communicates societal health norms and shows how important notions in Michel Foucault’s work - the panopticon, social hygiene and the care of the self - can be applied to this phenomenon.

When mHealth apps become unhealthy

Article

Kelsey van Tellingen

21/12/2018

10 minutes to read

Mhealth apps have become more popular in the last couple of years. Are we losing the connection with our body by using our mobile devices to tell us whether we are living a healthy lifestyle? We need more information about the use of health apps.