How to use participatory design to develop an eHealth intervention to reduce preprocedural stress and anxiety among children visiting the hospital: The Hospital Hero app multi-study and pilot report

Background: Medical procedures can cause considerable stress and anxiety among children. Current interventions mainly diminish stress and anxiety during procedures, while stress and anxiety often build up at home. Moreover, interventions often focus on either distraction or preparation. eHealth can combine multiple strategies and provide a...

Game-playing in interdisciplinary design and planning teams: A role-play simulation as a learning method

In this paper we present our experiences in setting up and fulfilling a role-play simulation in an academic context. This simulation was set up for the first time in February 2010 to teach 260 students in their final semester in the Bachelor, the bachelor 6, of the Faculty of Architecture how to work in interdisciplinary design and planning...

Naar een nieuwe Deltawet

De Deltacommissie bereidt een advies voor over de wijze waarop Nederland kan omgaan met de consequenties van de klimaatveranderingen tot 2100, met een doorkijk naar 2200. In het kader daarvan is bij de Subcommissie besluitvorming) behoefte aan informatie over juridische aspecten. Er wordt van uitgegaan dat de oplossingsrichtingen die de...