Passende zorg betekent steeds vaker het bieden van blended care, een mix van digitale interventies, fysieke zorg en ondersteuning van gezondheid, die gepersonaliseerd en op maat wordt aangeboden. Een blended care toepassing (Virtuele Thuiszorg) is een holistisch ecosysteem met als doel de kwaliteit van …

In de context van zorghuisvesting voor langdurige zorg wordt verondersteld dat, vanwege de specifieke doelgroep (kwetsbare mensen) die hierin gehuisvest is, aanvullende eisen voor luchtkwaliteit en het thermische binnenklimaat wenselijk zijn ten opzichte van de eisen voor de gemiddelde gezonde (jong) volwassene. …

Purpose: This study aims to qualitatively examine the relationship between the indoor environmental quality (IEQ), lecturers’ and students’ perceived internal responses and academic performance. Design/methodology/approach: To capture user experiences with the IEQ in classrooms, semi-structured interviews …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic taught us how to rethink care delivery. It catalyzed creative solutions to amplify the potential of personnel and facilities. This paper presents and evaluates a promptly introduced triaging solution that evolved into a tool to tackle the ever-growing waiting lists at …

In innovatielabs lossen verpleegkundigen, studenten en technici problemen uit de ziekenhuispraktijk op met zorgtechnologie. Medische centra en hogescholen hebben hiertoe de handen ineengeslagen. Verpleegkundigen worden vaak geconfronteerd met praktische problemen die ze tijdelijk oplossen via 'houtje-touwtje-construc-ties'. …

This study explores if multiple alterations of the classrooms' indoor environmental conditions, which lead to environmental conditions meeting quality class A of Dutch guidelines, result in a positive effect on students' perceptions and performance. A field study, with a between-group experimental design, …

Purpose: To establish age-related, normal limits of monocular and binocular spatial vision under photopic and mesopic conditions. Methods: Photopic and mesopic visual acuity (VA) and contrast thresholds (CTs) were measured with both positive and negative contrast optotypes under binocular and monocular …

The need for care will increase in the coming years. Most people with a disability or old age receive support from an informal caregiver. Caring for a person with dementia can be difficult because of the BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia). BPSD, including sleep disturbance, is an …

Humidification is not a common procedure in many buildings in the Netherlands. An exception are buildings used for healthcare, especially hospitals. There, e.g. in operating theatres, relative humidity (RH) generally is controlled stringently at levels around 50%. From an energy point-of-view humidification …

Several studies found that classrooms' indoor environmental quality (IEQ) can positively influence in-class activities. Understanding and quantifying the combined effect of four indoor environmental parameters, namely indoor air quality and thermal, acoustic, and lighting conditions on people is essential …