Het Verticale Hof: De omgeving zorgt voor ouderen

The population of the Netherlands is ageing. The number of people above 65 is expected to grow from 3.1 million in 2017 to 4.8 million in 2040. The increasing ageing population results in more elderly in need of care and a lower percentage of young people able to provide formal care. The classical welfare state seems to gradually change to a ...

De Illusie van Inclusie: Wonen en leven in de wijk voor mensen met een psychiatrische aandoening

Vulnerable people with a psychiatric disorder are no longer staying in institutions outside of society, from now on the will live in the neighbourhood, in the so called ‘inclusive society’. In reality, some challenges need to be overcome such as loneliness and social isolation while living independent, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of...

Beamforming for novel matrix arrays: Fresnel Zone Beamforming and Stolt Migration

Currently a lot of effort is put into developing matrix arrays which allow for volumetric imaging and new applications. There are however multiple problems. Compared to arrays currently in use which have in the order of 128 elements, matrix arrays can easily contain 1000 to 10000 elements. If all elements would be connected independently, the...

The relation between big data and informational privacy in the context of the healthcare

Big data is a broad term that is related to the collection, storage and analysis of large volumes of data. The term big data is often associated with the popular 3V’s model, which defined that data is growing significantly in the characteristics volume, variety and velocity. In this research we defined big data as: the collection, storage and...

"The Center for Wounded Warriors" Amsterdam Noord

A center for the rehabilitation and reintegration of veterans of the dutch military service who have been diagnosed with a mental health problem after their service. The center will provide diagnostic and treatment facilities for both in and out patients. In addition the center will provide facilities and a connection to the surrounding Flora...

The threshold between the clinical environment and home

I am designing a stroke rehabilitation center in the inner city of Rotterdam. There are two main design assignments that I have been working on this semester. First assignment was to study the location and make a good urban proposal for a rehabilitation center at the Baan. For my second design assignment I have be focusing on the environmental...

Prinses Julianakazerne: The transformation of a closed off barrack into an open, public health & vitality centre as a new meeting point of the neighbourhood

The transformation the Prinses Julianakazerne in The Hague. Due to its function the barrack has always been closed off to the public. Now the building has become vacant, this graduation project shows how the barrack is opened up to the public. It is transformed into a health & vitality centre as a new meeting point of the neighbourhood.

Meu Coração Feliz: A Human Centered Designed Blueprint for Hypertension Primary Care Public Health Care in Brazil

My Happy Heart Program (Meu Coração Feliz) is a product service system for hypertension early detection and effective management for Brazil's primary care public healthcare. The product service system is communicated via a human centric designed (HCD) blueprint, with the goal to capture both, the human and business benefits of such venture....

Tailoring rehabilitation consults in orthopaedics by design

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder for elderly above the age of sixty-five. A Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) surgery is an effective and common solution for moderate to severe osteoarthritis. After THA surgery patients start a rehabilitation phase in which they have to comply to a rehabilitation regimen. This rehabilitation phase...

Multidisciplinaire zorg voor kwetsbare ouderen: Ontwerp en capaciteitsbepaling van een poliklinisch proces in het Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis

The Reinier de Graaf Hospital in Delft has concluded that care for frail elderly with impaired mobility is not always optimal. Due to multimorbidity, traditional monodisciplinary care is not the best possible care. The Reinier de Graaf Hospital set out to improve their care process to serve the frail elderly best. It was found that the target...

Terug naar de basis: Belevingsgericht bouwen voor mensen met dementie. Back to basics: emotion-oriented building for people with dementia.

These documents contain a research and a design for a health care institute for people with dementia and the graduation presentation. The research has been done with literature, interviews and case studies in three existing health care institutes in the Netherlands. The research can be used as a guideline for designers who want to build a...

Redesign of a dashboard for e-health counselling

For online treatment in mental health care, a redesign of a dashboard interface was developed for counselors of the Parnassia Bavo Groep. A trend analysis, user tests and generative sessions with 20 counselors formed the design input. Improvements are found in an additional system for task management, increased interface accessibility and the...

Enterprise Ontology, does it care?

The domains of healthcare and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are very different. In healthcare, human beings are in the center of attention. When considering the domain of ICT, computing and connectivity first come to mind. It is suggested that the first step in bridging the gap between the two domains is to focus on the essence...

Innovation of the acute care system: Introducing the human factor to improve quality - analysis of a complex multi-actor system

There are several signs that the acute care system in the Netherlands might not function optimal. This research focuses on ways to innovate, and thereby to improve the quality of the care delivered. The acute care system is complex. It is a large, safety-critical system in which people have to act fast and correct. Apart from qualitative, non...