GROW self-management support: Empowering Psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients with a low socioeconomic position in self-managing their disease

The rheumatology department of ErasmusMC wants to improve the effectiveness of their future Psoriatic arthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis care paths. The expected lack of capacity on the department asks to solve this problem in a capacity-efficient way. Including remote monitoring in the care path and shifting towards a self-management approach,...

Doctor In Development: Designing education enabling medical students to include their personal identity in the process of becoming a professional

The national and international healthcare systems are in a transition. The healthcare problems of the future ask for doctors who can deal with complex challenges, connect to their patients, support societal health, have skills for lifelong learning, and take care of themselves (Lemmens et al., 2019; Nooteboom et al., 2020; World Health...

How Smart Objects Can Support Reflections on Health Behavior Change

It is difficult for people to find strategies that fit their needs for changing behaviors. This project investigates how individuals can be supported to reflect on their health behaviors through the use of technology. Through various research and design methods, the project provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on reflections, how...

Involving older adults with an intellectual disability in the design process of the MakiMove: a modular intervention for stimulating physical activity

Regular physical activity helps to improve the health, fitness and quality of life of people, and prevent or decline aging related health issues. The amount of physical activity in older adults with an intellectual disability is extremely low. Contextual research indicates that this physical inactivity stems, among other things, from previous...

My Coping Toolkit: Reframing the way we deal with stress

We all want to keep balance in our lives, however, we don’t live statically, changes in our daily environments are inevitable and the need to know how to restore balance when faced with external stimuli is a lifetime effort. <br/><br/>The long-term effects of stress, both physical and psychological, are of increasing concern with some even...

PEPSA: Optimizing the Patient Experience of patients newly diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammation disease that affects the joints and the skin, which can manifest in many ways and various severities. Psoriatic arthritis impacts the lives of patients in both physical and mental ways. This project focussed on how the patient experience can be improved of newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis patients...

“De Klimkramen”: a co-creative journey to stimulate physical activity of children at the Dapperplein

Since 1975, obesity has nearly tripled globally, indicating a clear trend that threatens public health. Besides changing one’s diet, the illness can be prevented by performing sufficient physical activity. In the Netherlands however, currently only 20% of the children of 11 years old meet the World Health Organisation guidelines for physical...

Coeliac disease as social disease: design for safety during social events

The coeliac disease is an autoimmune disease caused by the ingestion of gluten affecting people with a genetic disposition. Gluten is a protein that can be found in wheat, rye and barley but it can also be used as protein filler in ice creams and soup. The only treatment for patients is to follow a strict gluten-free diet. Due to the restrictive...

Finding what Fits: Uncovering the potential of Explorative Self-experimentation and how to facilitate it – A meta-strategy for helping individuals change and maintain personal health behaviours

We live in a world in which chronic diseases are on the rise. Yet, improving personal health behaviours is a long-term goal, that is often undermined by alluring offers that provide instant gratification and other more pressing day-to-day matters. Often it is not the intention that is missing to change personal health behaviours, but there is...

Implementing vitality interventions: A strategy towards 'Healthy & Happy' low socioeconomic status employees

The aim of this graduation project is to increase the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions, focused on vitality, for employees with a low socioeconomic status (SES). This project explores and maps out the organizational ecosystem of municipal reintegration company DZB Leiden to determine areas for improvement. These improvements should in...