Chapter 6 Digital twins and dietary health technologies: Applying the capability approach
-
Mark Ryan
Abstract
Dietary apps are being used to provide information about the content of one’s diet, the nutritional content of food, and when one should eat it. These apps are said to provide greater empowerment to individuals to gain control over their health, diet, and physical well-being. Self-tracking is set to expand through the use of technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet-of-things (IoT), and “digital twin” technology (DT). This chapter evaluates a DT project, through the lens of the capability approach, to analyze what capability-related concerns arise in such a project. The main research question we hope to answer is: to what extent does this DT affect individuals’ capabilities to eat healthily? This chapter proposes to use the capability approach to evaluate a DT project. The DT project that we evaluated highlighted a number of key concerns when evaluated through the context of the capability approach, such as that technology teams need to factor in the diversity and different needs of individuals to benefit from these technologies (for example, the individual, social, and environmental conversion factors). The chapter demonstrates to what extent this DT project affects individuals’ capabilities to eat healthily.
Abstract
Dietary apps are being used to provide information about the content of one’s diet, the nutritional content of food, and when one should eat it. These apps are said to provide greater empowerment to individuals to gain control over their health, diet, and physical well-being. Self-tracking is set to expand through the use of technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet-of-things (IoT), and “digital twin” technology (DT). This chapter evaluates a DT project, through the lens of the capability approach, to analyze what capability-related concerns arise in such a project. The main research question we hope to answer is: to what extent does this DT affect individuals’ capabilities to eat healthily? This chapter proposes to use the capability approach to evaluate a DT project. The DT project that we evaluated highlighted a number of key concerns when evaluated through the context of the capability approach, such as that technology teams need to factor in the diversity and different needs of individuals to benefit from these technologies (for example, the individual, social, and environmental conversion factors). The chapter demonstrates to what extent this DT project affects individuals’ capabilities to eat healthily.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- About the book V
- Preface VII
- Foreword IX
- Contents XI
- List of contributors XIII
- Chapter 1 The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A paradigm shift in healthcare delivery and management 1
- Chapter 2 Introduction to industry’s fourth revolution and its impacts on healthcare 33
- Chapter 3 The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A paradigm shift in healthcare delivery and management 67
- Chapter 4 E-health services and applications: A technological paradigm shift 101
- Chapter 5 Breaking down walls: The influence of virtual reality on accessible healthcare delivery 129
- Chapter 6 Digital twins and dietary health technologies: Applying the capability approach 165
- Chapter 7 Big Data analytics in healthcare system: A systematic review approach 185
- Chapter 8 Machine learning models for cost-effective healthcare delivery systems: A global perspective 199
- Chapter 9 Machine learning models for cost-effective healthcare delivery systems 245
- Chapter 10 Enhancing biomedical signal processing with machine learning: A comprehensive review 277
- Chapter 11 Data-driven AI for information retrieval of biomedical images 307
- Index 331
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- About the book V
- Preface VII
- Foreword IX
- Contents XI
- List of contributors XIII
- Chapter 1 The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A paradigm shift in healthcare delivery and management 1
- Chapter 2 Introduction to industry’s fourth revolution and its impacts on healthcare 33
- Chapter 3 The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A paradigm shift in healthcare delivery and management 67
- Chapter 4 E-health services and applications: A technological paradigm shift 101
- Chapter 5 Breaking down walls: The influence of virtual reality on accessible healthcare delivery 129
- Chapter 6 Digital twins and dietary health technologies: Applying the capability approach 165
- Chapter 7 Big Data analytics in healthcare system: A systematic review approach 185
- Chapter 8 Machine learning models for cost-effective healthcare delivery systems: A global perspective 199
- Chapter 9 Machine learning models for cost-effective healthcare delivery systems 245
- Chapter 10 Enhancing biomedical signal processing with machine learning: A comprehensive review 277
- Chapter 11 Data-driven AI for information retrieval of biomedical images 307
- Index 331
