ForDigitHealth

The association

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Digitalisation is leading to fundamental changes in our society and our individual lives. This presents many opportunities but also risks to our health. In part, our use of digital technologies and media leads to negative stress (distress), burnout, depression and other health impairments. On the other hand, stress can also have a positive, stimulating effect (eustress), which should be supported. Design of technology has advanced so much that digital technologies and media can preserve and promote the health of their users thanks to advanced artificial intelligence, adaptivity and interactivity.

The aim of the research association ForDigitHealth is to investigate the health effects of the increasing presence and greater use of digital technologies and media – especially with regard to the emergence of digital distress and eustress and their consequences – and to develop and evaluate options for prevention and intervention. The research association seeks to contribute to the appropriate, conscious and healthy use of digital technologies and media, both individually and collectively.

To this end, the association is conducting research in 11 sub-projects from the fields of medicine and social and technical sciences at the following five Bavarian universities: the University of Augsburg, University of Bamberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg.

Co-speakers of the association are Prof. Dr Elisabeth André (Computer Sciences, University of Augsburg) and Prof. Dr Nicolas Rohleder (Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg).

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