Tenth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

This research investigates the power of napping and proposes a digital tool ‘iDoze’ to promote napping behavior by assisting people to establish a new positive habit and encouraging them to adhere to it. Research is divided into three major sections: Literature Review, Methodology, Results and Conclusion. Literature Review investigates the sleep deprivation epidemic phenomenon and provides psychological background information of the latest case studies (research generated knowledge) about positive impact of napping on mood and performance. In Methodology phase the author conducted 20+ one-on-one open-ended interviews, which provided a broad comprehension of the users’ napping experiences. In the Results phase, researcher consolidated user-generated findings into a proposal. The proposed design intervention introduces an advanced tool (mobile application) for napping that will encourage people to engage in a positive behavior and reverse society’s neglect of it. The research findings shed a light on three main reasons that cause people neglect the value of napping culture. First, low awareness on considerable impacts of napping on brain alertness and performance; second, inconstancy in time management to allocate time for napping, and lastly, lack of adherence to a new established habit. The present paper contributes to addressing the above-mentioned challenges from a psychological behavioral change perspective by developing a tool ‘iDoze’ by adopting iterative design process through applying human-centered design principles defined in design criteria.