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. 2018 May 28;9:797. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00797

Table 2.

Examples of three diverse technologies through the lens of the METUX model.

Sphere of experience Wearable fitness device Chronic illness support App Language learning online course
Adoption Purchasing the device. [ACTA] Downloading the app [ACTA] Enrolling in the course [ACTA]
Interface Controls, navigation, information display and aesthetics of the device. [TENS-Interface] Controls, navigation, information display and aesthetics within the app [TENS-Interface] Controls, navigation, information display and aesthetics on the site [TENS-Interface]
Tasks Step counting, heart-rate monitoring & session timing [TENS-Task] Symptom tracking, mood tracking & goal-setting [TENS-Task] Vocabulary repetition, text translation, sentence generation [TENS-Task; SRQ-Learning]
Behavior Exercising [TSRQ-Exercise] Managing asthma [TSRQ (adaptation for asthma management)] Learning Spanish [TSRQ (adaptation for language learning)]
Life Overall wellbeing (influenced by Increased engagement in regular exercise) [TENS-Life] overall wellbeing (influenced by improved asthma control) [TENS-Life, BPNS] overall wellbeing (influenced by ability to communicate in a new language) [TENS-Life]
Society Societal wellbeing (Increase in regular exercise across a population could improve overall societal wellbeing via increased levels of physical and mental health.) [FS Scale] Societal wellbeing (Improved management of asthma could improve overall societal wellbeing via decreased fatalities and increased population health.) [FS Scale] Societal wellbeing (Fluency in an additional language across a population could improve overall societal wellbeing via increased cross-cultural relatedness.) [FS Scale]

Possible measures for evaluation are listed in brackets.