Background: Changes in reimbursement have been compelling for Dutch primary care practices to apply a disease management approach for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This approach includes individual patient consultations with a practice nurse, who coaches patients in COPD …

De gezondheidstechnologie ontwikkelt zich snel. De Haagse Hogeschool doet veel onderzoek naar de toepassing van nieuwe technologieën als het gaat om vitality, cure en care. Deirdre Beneken genaamd Kolmer, lector Mantelzorg aan De Haagse Hogeschool, en Ineke van der Meule, directeur Centrum voor Lectoraten …

De Haagse Hogeschool heeft 'Kwaliteit van het leven: technologie voor gezondheid' tot een van haar profileringsthema's benoemd. Daarmee wil zij inspelen op maatschappelijke behoeften en tevens bijdragen aan een reductie van de zorgkosten. Aansluiting wordt gezocht bij het topsectorenbeleid Life Sciences …

Full text via link One of the most important drivers of change in the health care sector is the desire of elderly people to age in place. The growing use of internet applications and communication technology together with innovations in buildings have created new commercial opportunities to cater the …

Light therapy is increasingly administered and studied as a non-pharmacologic treatment for a variety of healthrelated problems, including treatment of people with dementia. Light therapy comes in a variety of ways, ranging from being exposed to daylight, to being exposed to light emitted by light boxes …

Transitions in health care and the increasing pace at which technological innovations emerge, have led to new professional approach at the crossroads of health care and technology. In order to adequately deal with these transition processes and challenges before future professionals access the labour …

Expectations are high with regards to smart home technology. In particular, smart home technology is expected to support or enable independent living by older adults. This raises the question: can smart home technology contribute to independent living, according to older adults themselves? This chapter …