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| Quantified Self: Research Development, Elements and Opportunities |
| Yang Mengqing1, Zhu Qinghua2, Zhao Yuxiang3, Xu Xiaoting4 |
1.School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097
2.School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023
3.School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094
4.School of Sociology and Population Studies, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023 |
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Abstract In this study, research on the quantified self (QS) is reviewed to provide a theoretical reference for the further study of QS in the field of health informatics. First, this paper reviews the history of QS and clarifies its key event nodes. Second, the core and extension of the concept of QS are defined. Then, studies on QS in the field of information management are considered as the review object to summarize and analyze the research topics. To gain a better understanding of QS, this study introduces activity theory to analyze the components of the activity of QS. Finally, combined with the research characteristics of the information management discipline, the future direction of research on QS is proposed.
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Received: 03 June 2021
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