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Valiyaveedu, Anjay (author)
This graduation thesis is on the topic of Critical audible alarm-sound design for handheld monitoring devices in Neonatal ICUs. Hand-held mobile devices are being tested in the field for effective alarm perception and response in the NICU at Erasmus MC Sophia's Hospital, Rotterdam. Based on the context analysis, the major stakeholder, and the...
master thesis 2023
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Tang, Kaixin (author)
ICU survivors have been shown to face memory loss during and after their ICU stays, which contributes the psychological issues. ICU digital diary has been proven as a way of filling the memory gap, thus avoiding the development of these mental issues. EMC has currently been working on the implementation of the digital diary and a tailored...
master thesis 2023
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Strobel, Tobias (author)
Dehydration is a common medical condition in the elderly. This deficit in body water increases the risk of illnesses and mortality. The human body has no way of storing water which makes consistent water intake crucial. Water plays a multifaceted role, from being the medium for all bodily chemical reactions to regulating temperature and ensuring...
master thesis 2023
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Leclaire, Xavier (author)
Voice Assistants (VAs) have gained traction in cars, promising safer, more convenient driving experiences (Braun et al, 2021). These Intelligent Voice Assistants (IVAs) offer hands-free control over navigation, entertainment, and climate, reducing distractions and enhancing safety. IVAs also provide context-aware interactions, improving...
master thesis 2023
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CHEN, GONGYU (author)
In the realm of healthcare, the effective management of alarm systems within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is of paramount importance to ensure patient safety and reduce alarm fatigue among nurses. This study presents a comprehensive exploration of designing interfaces tailored to nurses' needs for adjusting alarm limits, aimed at...
master thesis 2023
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Lu, Guang (author)
This research project delves into the exploration of the sound environment within Intensive Care Units (ICUs), particularly focusing on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). It aims to enhance the understanding of sound events and their impact on both nurses' decision-making and patients' sleep behaviors....
master thesis 2023
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Wang, Ziyi (author)
Orthopedic surgeries are identified as one of the most noisy surgeries inside the OR (operation room). The highest noise sound level could reach up to around 130 dB, which is harmful to patients’ well-being and are likely to evoke negative feelings during surgery. In the previous study investigating the emotional experience of patients who...
master thesis 2023
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van Houwelingen, Eva (author)
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a dehumanizing technical environment causing complications that are all captured in the term post-intensive-care syndrome (PICS). The patient’s well-being could be improved by moving away from this hostile environment toward more patient-centred care. Therefore this report explores how to improve the daily ICU...
master thesis 2022
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Li, Wenhao (author)
In healthcare, the doctor-patient interaction is most commonly held in the Consultation Room, which hasn't changed much over the last few decades. However, new technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, speech-to-speech translation, and so on are available now. These developments provide new opportunities to support all...
master thesis 2022
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Viñas Vila, Núria (author)
A soundscape is the acoustic environment that is constantly surrounding us. Soundscapes in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) might adversely affect neonates, their families, and healthcare providers. In this unit, the number of alarms and nuisance is very high, and studies show that it negatively affects both the well-being of patients and...
master thesis 2021
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DU, Fei (author)
ICU is the place with the most advanced monitoring and support machines in a hospital. But surrounded by all these machines, ICU patients are also like machines instead of humans. Scientific advances have been proved to greatly improve the cure rate. Meanwhile, patients' well-being has been gradually treated as important as curing the disease...
master thesis 2021
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Jia, Doudou (author)
Hospitalized patients were found to sleep significantly worse in the hospital than at home. The lack of quality sleep can cause serious health problems and affect patients’ health recovery. Music as a low-cost sleep aid is a promising way to improve patients’ sleep. However, most available sleep music playlists are limited to generic, soothing...
master thesis 2021
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Nagtzaam, Ruud (author)
This report describes a graduation project for the MSc program Strategic Product Design. The client in this project is the Erasmus MC in the Netherlands and commissions this project incorporation with the Critical Alarms Lab (CAL) of the TU Delft. The Erasmus MC and CAL want to improve the experience of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) both for...
master thesis 2021
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Torbus, Marek (author)
The close app is a concept of a mobile application designed to help COVID-19 patients feel less isolated and lonely, therefore, closer to their loved ones with whom they cannot meet. The main principle of the application lies in fulfilling the fundamental needs of the patients and its family identified throughout the research. An isolated...
master thesis 2021
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Beardow, Caiseal (author)
The brain is the foundation of human experience. Our sensory and emotional perceptions of the world around us are all based in neural activity. But does physical brain activity correspond with subjective aesthetic experience? Is it possible to optimise for both?<br/><br/> My project seeks to answer this question by framing brain response and...
master thesis 2021
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Sabée, Merijn (author)
The extraordinary working conditions caused by the first wave of COVID-19 patients caused stress, anxiety and lack of sleep in frontline nurses. This negatively impacted their psychological well being which is important for providing optimal care and maintaining long-term employability (Schoonhoven &amp; Trappenburg, 2020). There is a lack of...
master thesis 2021
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Luck, Zoe (author)
<b>Noise in orthopedic operating theaters The medical staff working in orthopedic operating theaters are often exposed to significant noise generated by many simultaneous sound events (e.g. powered tools, alarms) that pose a risk to their health and well-being. This thesis focuses on their health behaviors associated with...
master thesis 2020
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Liu, Yiling (author)
Recently in the Netherlands, researchers have found that sleep duration and quality were suboptimal in the hospital. Evidence proved that many modifiable hospitalrelated factors negatively associate with patients' sleep (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018). The sound factor is the most significant sleep disturbance in the hospital. In this graduation...
master thesis 2020
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Yan, S. (author)
Clinical alarms, which were initiated to draw medical staff's attention when there are changes of a patient's condition, are simultaneously bring out negative influences for patients’ mental and physical health as well as clinicians’ well-being and work efficiency (Cvach, 2012; Drew et al., 2014). Aiming to reach silent patient rooms as well as...
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Chou, Chen (author)
CareTunes for Families is a product-service system that connects Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and their families through music. Families of ICU patients often experience distress and anxiety. They have the need for information, closeness, assurance, hope, control, and the need to support the patient. These emotional and social needs point...
master thesis 2020
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