Development process of an online educational module on ‘eHealth based lifestyle-interventions’: experiences of teachers

Background: In the past years, a mobile health (mHealth) app called the Dutch Talking Touch Screen Questionnaire (DTTSQ) was developed in The Netherlands. The aim of development was to enable Dutch physical therapy patients to autonomously complete a health-related questionnaire regardless of their level …

Background: Despite the growing importance of eHealth it is not consistently embedded in the curricula of functional exercise and physical therapy education. Insight in barriers and facilitators for embedding eHealth in education is required for the development of tailored strategies to implement eHealth …

Alongside the growing number of older persons, the prevalence of chronic diseases is increasing, leading to higher pressure on health care services. eHealth is considered a solution for better and more efficient health care. However, not every patient is able to use eHealth, for several reasons. This …

Co-creation steps of an online educational module on eHealth for lifestyle improvement.

Integrated approach aims at bridging the gap between theory and practice in designing persuasive eHealth applications.  Developed from a didactic and educational perspective and is being implemented in our master program. It enables our master students to design user-centered persuasive eHealth …

Aanleiding- Depressie is een veelvoorkomende ziekte in Nederland, die twintig procent van de bevolking tenminste éénmalig kan overkomen. Dit is zes procent van de Nederlandse bevolking. Depressie gaat gepaard met ziektelast en hoge zorgkosten. In september 2015 is het Rob Giel Onderzoekscentrum begonnen …

The development of eHealth applications requires a new methodological approach, departing from the more conventional methods dedicated to designing health information systems. There is a gap between theories to design persuasive eHealth applications and practices. We consequently advocate an integrated, …

Background: The combination of self-tracking and persuasive eCoaching in automated interventions is a new and promising approach for healthy lifestyle management. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify key components of self-tracking and persuasive eCoaching in automated healthy lifestyle interventions …

Keywords–virtual coach; personalization; coaching strategy; data science; model based software development.