The use of in-body wearable devices is increasing in the healthcare sector, given their capacity to diagnose diseases and monitor health conditions. At the same time, some of these devices have entered the market and are being researched for use in workplace settings to enhance workers’ health and safety. …

Light profoundly impacts many aspects of human physiology and behaviour, including the synchronization of the circadian clock, the production of melatonin, and cognition. These effects of light, termed the non-visual effects of light, have been primarily investigated in laboratory settings, where light …

Workshop voor honours-studenten van zowel de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen als de Hanze Hogeschool Groningen. De focus van het de workshop lag op het juriidsche kader dat van toepassing is op de verwerking van (gevoelige) persoonsgegevens in het kader van de Hackaton. Trix Mulder heeft hier gesproken vanwege …

Daily wheelchair ambulation is seen as a risk factor for shoulder problems, which are prevalent in manual wheelchair users. To examine the long-term effect of shoulder load from daily wheelchair ambulation on shoulder problems, quantification is required in real-life settings. In this study, we describe …

Creating art with your wearables!29 september 2023Do you want to have an embodied dialog with the digital? Let your movements guide an artistic experience by interacting with sounds and visuals through wearable technology. Come by the Art & Technology LAB station at the Forum to experience a new-media …

Een masterclass over de mogelijkheden van wearables ten aanzien van persoonlijke dataverzameling als basis voor leefstijlbeïnvloeding in zorgtrajecten.

The effects of stress may be alleviated when its impact or a decreased stress-resilience are detected early. This study explores whether wearable-measured sleep and resting HRV in police officers can be predicted by stress-related Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) measures in preceding days and predict …

To assess the reporting quality of interventions aiming at promoting physical activity (PA) using a wearable activity tracker (WAT) in patients with infammatory arthritis (IA) or hip/knee osteoarthritis (OA). A systematic search was performed in eight databases including PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library) …

Physical activity monitoring with wearable technology has the potential to support stroke rehabilitation. Little is known about how physical therapists use and value the use of wearable activity monitors. This cross-sectional study explores the use, perspectives, and barriers to wearable activity monitoring …

Werkgevers in de Europese Unie gebruiken draagbare technologie, zoals smartphones, om er preventief voor te zorgen dat hun bedrijf geen besmettingshaard wordt. Door bron- en contactonderzoek en tracking van werknemers proberen zij dat te bereiken. Maar hoe zit dit in relatie tot de Europese AVG-regels? …