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Dierikx, M. (author), Albers, N. (author), Scheltinga, Bouke (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Goal-setting is commonly used in behavior change applications for physical activity. However, for goals to be effective, they need to be tailored to a user’s situation (e.g., motivation, progress). One way to obtain such goals is a collaborative process in which a healthcare professional and client set a goal together, thus making use of the...conference paper 2024
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Albers, N. (author), Hizli, B. (author), Scheltinga, Bouke (author), Meijer, Eline (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Goal-setting is often used in eHealth applications for behavior change as it motivates and helps to stay focused on a desired outcome. However, for goals to be effective, they need to meet criteria such as being specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound (SMART). Moreover, people need to be confident to reach their goal. We thus...journal article 2023
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- Versluis, Anke (author), Penfornis, Kristell M. (author), van Vliet, Milon (author), Albers, N. (author), Scheltinga, Bouke (author), van der Burg, Sven (author), Baccinelli, Walter (author), Meijer, Eline (author) abstract 2023
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Albers, N. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Despite their prevalence in eHealth applications for behavior change, persuasive messages tend to have small effects on behavior. Conditions or states (e.g., confidence, knowledge, motivation) and characteristics (e.g., gender, age, personality) of persuadees are two promising components for more effective algorithms for choosing persuasive...conference paper 2023
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Albers, N. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)This document is an encore abstract of the paper “Persuading to Prepare for Quitting Smoking with a Virtual Coach: Using States and User Characteristics to Predict Behavior” presented at AAMAS 2023.abstract 2023
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Penfornis, Kristell M. (author), van Vliet, Milon (author), Meijer, Eline (author), Versluis, Anke (author), Albers, N. (author), Scheltinga, Bouke (author), van der Burg, Sven (author), Baccinelli, Walter (author)Background: Smoking and physical inactivity are two key preventable risk factors of cardiovascular disease. Yet, as with most health behaviors, they are difficult to change. In the interdisciplinary Perfect Fit project, scientists from different fields join forces to develop an evidence-based virtual coach that supports smokers in quitting...abstract 2023
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Ghantasala, Ramya (author), Albers, N. (author), Penfornis, Kristell M. (author), van Vliet, Milon (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Tailored motivational messages are helpful to motivate people in eHealth applications for increasing physical activity, but it is not sufficiently clear how such messages can be effectively generated in advance. We, therefore, put forward a theory-driven approach to generating tailored motivational messages for eHealth applications for behavior...journal article 2023
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Albers, N. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Aretz, N.L. (author), Ali, M. (author), Ekinci, A. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Virtual coaches have the potential to address the low adherence common to eHealth applications for behavior change by, for example, providing motivational support. However, given the multitude of factors affecting users’ attitudes toward virtual coaches, more insights are needed on how such virtual coaches can be designed to affect these...conference paper 2023
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Baccinelli, Walter (author), van der Burg, Sven (author), Richardson, Robin (author), Scheltinga, Bouke (author), Albers, N. (author), Smits, Djura (author), Geng, Cunliang (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author), Reenalda, Jasper (author)Smoking tobacco and physical inactivity are key preventable behavioural risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Computerised coaching systems can help individuals to modify risky behaviours, thereby preventing CVD. However, most reported eHealth or computerized coaching systems are hard to reuse in slightly different settings. To provide...conference paper 2022
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Albers, N. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Penfornis, Kristell M. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Background<br/>Despite their increasing prevalence and potential, eHealth applications for behavior change suffer from a lack of adherence and from dropout. Advances in virtual coach technology provide new opportunities to improve this. However, these applications still do not always offer what people need. We, therefore, need a better...journal article 2022
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- Albers, N. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Penfornis, Kristell M. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author) abstract 2022
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Albers, N. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Behavior change applications often assign their users activities such as tracking the number of smoked cigarettes or planning a running route. To help a user complete these activities, an application can persuade them in many ways. For example, it may help the user create a plan or mention the experience of peers. Intuitively, the application...journal article 2022
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Hut, R.W. (author), Drost, Niels (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author), van Werkhoven, Ben (author), Abdollahi, B. (author), Aerts, J.P.M. (author), Albers, Thomas (author), Alidoost, Fakhereh (author), Andela, Bouwe (author)Hutton et al. (2016) argued that computational hydrology can only be a proper science if the hydrological community makes sure that hydrological model studies are executed and presented in a reproducible manner. Hut, Drost and van de Giesen replied that to achieve this hydrologists should not “re-invent the water wheel” but rather use existing...journal article 2022
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- Albers, N. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author) poster 2021
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Albers, N. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author)A human therapist continuously adapts how they persuade a client to adhere to a behavior change intervention based on theoretical expertise, past experience with the client as well as other clients, and the client's current situation. We aim at incorporating these elements into the persuasive communication of a conversational agent that acts as...abstract 2021
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Albers, N. (author), Suau, M. (author), Oliehoek, F.A. (author)Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a promising technique towards constructing intelligent agents, but it is not always easy to understand the learning process and the factors that impact it. To shed some light on this, we analyze the Latent State Representations (LSRs) that deep RL agents learn, and compare them to what such agents should...conference paper 2021
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- Albers, N. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author) conference paper 2021
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Meijer, Eline (author), Penfornis, Kristell (author), Albers, N. (author), Scheltinga, Bouke (author), Atsma, Douwe (author), Chavannes, Niels (author), van der Burg, Sven (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author), Gebhardt, Winnie (author)Duurzame gedragsverandering is moeilijk, zelfs wanneer het huidige gedrag een groot risico vormt voor de gezondheid. Gedragsverandering wordt gemakkelijker als het nieuwe gedrag past bij hoe een individu zichzelf ziet (identiteit). Virtuele coaching is veelbelovend om gedrags- en identiteitsverandering te ondersteunen, omdat het altijd...abstract 2021
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Albers, N. (author), Suau, M. (author), Oliehoek, F.A. (author)Recent years have seen a surge of algorithms and architectures for deep Re-<br/>inforcement Learning (RL), many of which have shown remarkable success for<br/>various problems. Yet, little work has attempted to relate the performance of<br/>these algorithms and architectures to what the resulting deep RL agents actu-<br/>ally learn, and whether...abstract 2020
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Wang, Ruocha (author), Groeneveld, B.S. (author), Albers, Leonore (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with Cancer are making the transition from childhood to adulthood while handling the burden of cancer. During this extraordinarily challenging time in their growth and development, sexuality and intimacy, an important aspect of AYAs’ wellbeing, are often insufficiently addressed by the healthcare providers,...conference paper 2020
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