Obesity is a complex problem worldwide. This chronic condition has many different causes. One of them is emotional eating. In about 40% of overweight people, emotional eating plays a major role. Emotional eating is the tendency to (over)eat in response to negative emotions such as stress or irritability. …

Nowadays, one of the major current health risks is excessive sitting during work hours. Furthermore, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the corresponding government state of emergency forced many people to work from home. These constraints carried out an important change in the lifestyle …

Aranka Dol doet onderzoek naar virtual personalized coachingssystemen voor o.a. emotie eters. Emotie eten wordt beschouwd als een risicofactor voor gewichtstoename, obesitas en eetstoornissen en wordt gezien als een belangrijk symptoom van overeten en eetbuien. Het onderzoek richt zich op het tegengaan …

Background: Around 13% of the world’s population suffers from obesity. More than 40% of people with obesity display emotional eating behaviour (eating in response to negative emotions or distress). It is an alternate to more effective coping strategies for negative emotions. Our study explored the opportunities …

Mondelinge persentatie op eTELEMED 2019 in Athene tijdens de Enabling Personalized Virtual Coaching (EPVC) special track.

Self-management is widely seen as a viable contribution to sustainable health care as it allows to promote physical and mental well-being. A promising approach to promoting a healthy lifestyle is the deployment of personalized virtual coaches, especially in combination with the latest developments in …

Conference on supporting health by the use of technology

One of the main causes of numerous health problems is a lack of physical activity. To promote a more active lifestyle, the Hanze University started a health promotion program. Participants were motivated to reach their daily goal of physical activity by means of an activity tracker in combination with …

Workshop virtual coach: balanceren tussen personalisatie en big data

A research protocol for emotional eaters