In the Netherlands and Europe, there exist approaches to refugee (re)settlement where asylum seekers face long waiting periods, in large-scale centres often isolated from Dutch society, with little-to-no opportunity to structure their day or participate in activities which bring meaning to their lives. …

Het is aangetoond dat mensen die een depressie hebben (gehad) baat hebben bij gedragsactivatie. Studenten en docenten van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HVA) werkten daarom de afgelopen jaren aan een zelfmanagementapplicatie voor mensen met een depressie, in samenwerking met hulpverleners en patiënten …

BACKGROUND: ICT based solutions are increasingly introduced for active and healthy ageing. In this context continuous monitoring of older adults with domestic sensor systems has been suggested to provide important information about their functional health. However, there is not yet a solid model for …

Op 8 maart van dit jaar hield Margo van Hartingsveldt, als opleidingsmanager Ergotherapie en lector Ergotherapie Participatie en Omgeving verbonden aan het kenniscentrum ACHIEVE van de faculteit Gezondheid van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam, haar lectorale rede. In dit artikel voor Ergotherapie Magazine …

Ambient monitoring systems offer great possibilities for health trend analysis in addition to anomaly detection. Health trend analysis helps care professionals to evaluate someones functional health and direct or evaluate the choice of interventions. This paper presents one case study of a person that …

Frail older adults are increasingly encouraged to be in control of their health care, in Western societies. However, little is known about how they themselves perceive control in health care. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the concept of health care-related perceived control from the viewpoint …

OBJECTIVES: To study sensor monitoring (use of a sensor network placed in the home environment to observe individuals' daily functioning (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living)) as a method to measure and support daily functioning for older people living independently …