Walking meetings are a promising means to improve healthy behavior at work. By providing a physically active way of working, walking meetings can reduce our sitting time. Several obstacles that limit the social acceptance and wider adoption of walking meeting practice have been highlighted in previous …

In this paper, we present and discuss Ivy, a critical artifact offering a novel design perspective on interventions that aim to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers. Ivy is an interactive office chair that represents the amount of sitting time through growing ivy strands. Using the matrix of common …

Steeds vaker komt het voor dat mensen overspannen raken. Psychische aandoeningen zijn al jarenlang de belangrijkste reden van arbeidsongeschiktheid (Hupkens, 2005). Inzicht verkrijgen in de reden van de lange duur van een burn-out is belangrijk voor alle betrokkenen: voor patiënten en hun naasten, die …

Het onderwerp van het onderzoek is in welke mate de opleiding Fitnesstrainer B (FB) en de cursus Coachen en Gedragsverandering (C&G) van Start2Move volgens de opgeleide trainers en cursisten kennis en tools biedt, die gebruikt kunnen worden om blijvende gedragsverandering bij (toekomstige) klanten te …

Currently, in a fast-growing electronic age, digital presence is becoming a necessity in order to maintain pace with the current technological evolution. In addition, increasing labor costs due to governmental regulations is challenging McDonalds’ scheme of providing low priced meals. Resorting to technology …

Now that the application of Artificial Intelligence (Al) is becoming more mainstream, it is applied in many different fields, and consequently, it is starting to play a more prominent role in design processes. In current mainstream HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) design frameworks, the human …

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 …

Doel van dit project is om samen met 75-plussers (de doelgroep) een interactief concept te ontwerpen dat hun sociale relaties vergroot. Door de 75-plussers centraal te stellen via een “Human-Centered Design” aanpak zijn behoeften en wensen in kaart gebracht en is het concept “Hoestienouw?” ontwikkeld: …

Home care patients often use many medications and are prone to drug-related problems (DRPs). For the management of problems related to drug use, home care could add to the multidisciplinary expertise of general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists. The home care observation of medication-related problems …