UnBoxing the MI Box: A study on how to transfer from monitoring to coaching with the MI Box to increase self-care activities

Problem Background:<br/>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in the world (Johnston et al., 2016). One of the main causes for cardiovascular mortality is a myocardial infarction (MI) (Jneid et al., 2013; Mishra &amp; Ramavataram, 2021; Verburg et al., 2019). A myocardial infarction is an event in which the heart muscle...

Supporting mental health self-care discovery through a chatbot

Good mental health is imperative for one’s wellbeing. While clinical mental disorder treatments exist, self-care is an essential aspect of mental health. This paper explores the use and perceived trust of conversational agents, chatbots, in the context of crowdsourced self-care through a between-subjects study (N = 80). One group used a...

Technologies of self-cultivation how to improve Stoic self-care apps

Self-care apps are booming. Early iterations of this technology focused on tracking health and fitness routines, but recently some developers have turned their attention to the cultivation of character, basing their conceptual resources on the Hellenistic tradition (Stoic Meditations™, Stoa™, Stoic Mental Health Tracker™). Those familiar with...

Self-Monitoring Kidney Function Post Transplantation: Reliability of Patient-Reported Data

Background: The high frequency of outpatient visits after kidney transplantation is burdensome to both the recovering patient and health care capacity. Self-monitoring kidney function offers a promising strategy to reduce the number of these outpatient visits. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether it is safe to...

Empowering seniors: Design of a tool to support elderly patients and their care network

Research showed how important it is for seniors to feel independent. During the ageing process, seniors go through several events that have great impact on both their physical wellbeing but also on their mental and subjective wellbeing. Leading the senior to feel insecure and sometimes even feel down. One of those events are falls. Falls can...

Development of a product line of diabetes specific self-care product with the focus on foot care

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world and the number of diabetes patients is only increasing. There are 284 milion patients world wide right now and it is estimated by the International Diabetes Federation that this number will rise with 50% to 438 milion in 20 years time. Diabetes is a system disease that is caused by lack...

ePartner for Self-Care: How to Enhance eHealth with Personal Computer Assistants

There is a shift in traditional health care, from one-side dictated treatment to a situation wherein the patient is involved, self-determined, and performs self-care activities. This new patient role is complex, but by deploying Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the medical domain, eHealth services can stimulate maintaining a...