Background: Extended reality is increasingly used for rehabilitation after acquired brain injury, offering benefits including improved recovery, reduced length of hospital stay, enhanced self-efficacy, and lower cost. Despite these advantages, XR is rarely implemented in daily rehabilitation practice. …

The use of serious games as educational tools for healthcare professionals and patient interventions is rising, offering potential cost savings and quality improvements in healthcare. Customers from healthcare/educational organizations often ask about clinical effectiveness of these games. However, Dutch …

Het lectoraat Co-Design van Hogeschool Utrecht doet met een systemisch-inclusieve ontwerpende aanpak praktijkgericht onderzoek, om complexe maatschappelijke vraagstukken te helpen oplossen. Binnen die onderzoeken stellen we vragen over het ontwerpproces en de mensen die daarbij betrokken zijn. Hoe kun …

Design Thinking (DT) is a user-centered approach that supports both the development and implementation of healthcare technology. In two 2020 projects, healthcare professionals and patients used DT-tools to implement telemonitoring in hospitals and Virtual Reality (VR) in rehabilitation. DT fostered collaboration, …

Wat gebeurt er als je een controller, asset manager, projectleider duurzaamheid en een directeur van een woningcorporatie voor het eerst met elkaar in gesprek laat gaan over levenscyclusdenken? Dit artikel geeft een overzicht van de barrières, versnellers en actieplannen die zij gezamenlijk identificeren …

Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are common among vocational students and increase their risk of non-communicable diseases later in life. Unfortunately, only a limited number of school-based healthy lifestyle interventions have been developed for vocational students. Moreover, there is no evidence that …

Het onderzoek richt zich op inclusieve georganiseerde vrijetijdsbesteding. Hierbij staan de begrippen; jongeren met een lichte verstandelijke beperking (LVB), inclusie en georganiseerde vrijetijdsbesteding centraal. Met inclusie bedoelen we in dit onderzoek “het proces waarbij ieder mens, ongeacht zijn …

https://journal.gerontechnology.org/currentIssueContent.aspx?aid=2248 "Abstract Purpose Existing solutions facilitating mobility among older adults mainly focus on supporting physical disabilities. However, solutions are more likely to succeed when current activities and capabilities serve as a starting …

from the article: ABSTRACT Participatory Design has developed methods that empower people with impairments to actively take part in the design process. Many designed artifacts for this target group likewise aim to empower their users in daily life. In this workshop, we share and relate best practices …

from the article: "We present a case study as part of an investigation into the value of Embodied theory for the design of mixed physical digital interactive products. An interactive light system was designed that empowers an independent living person with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in managing …