Social needs are important basic human needs; when not satisfied, loneliness and social isolation can occur and subsequently sickness or even premature death. For older people social needs can be more difficult to satisfy be­cause of the loss of resources such as health and mobility. Interventions for …

"In recent years, the former Dutch welfare state has been transformed into a participation society [1]. As support from the government decreases, citizens are increasingly expected to be self-managing. Since not everyone is able to be self-managing, there is an increasing demand for help offered by volunteers. …

Technology in general, and assistive technology in particular, is considered to be a promising opportunity to address the challenges of an aging population. Nevertheless, in health care, technology is not as widely used as could be expected. In this chapter, an overview is given of theories and models …

It is difficult to inform design with experiences from people with dementia. When it comes to involving this vulnerable user group and connecting multidisciplinary design teams, current empathic co-design methods and tools are scarce, seem fragmented and lack a coherent and structured approach. In response, …

Real-time location systems (RTLS) can be implemented in aged care for monitoring persons with wandering behaviour and asset management. RTLS can help retrieve personal items and assistive technologies that when lost or misplaced may have serious financial, economic and practical implications. Various …

Health care professionals sometimes have to work in stressful situations. How can simulation through Virtual Reality (VR) help students and professionals prepare for this? To find out, the team brought together students, teachers and researchers from the departments of Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychology …

Lectorale rede, in verkorte vorm uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van de functie van lector Mens en Technologie aan Fontys Hogeschool HRM en Psychologie op 7 juni 2013. In deze rede wordt men meegenomen op een tochtje door de wereld van mens en technologie. Eerst worden een aantal relevante ontwikkelingen …

Young people spend a large part of their day sedentary, both at school and at home. The aim of the PlayFit project is to persuade teenagers to lead a more active lifestyle by using digital as well as non-digital games and play. In this position paper, we describe in detail the three key principles of …

In dit artikel wordt aandacht besteed aan hoe voor een bepaalde doelgroep, de vmbo-scholieren, een speciale interventie is ontwikkeld waarin elementen van games en spel ervoor moeten zorgen dat ze meer gaan bewegen.