This chapter aims to raise awareness about the ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in medical imaging and radiography. It emphasises the importance of integrating both medical ethical principles (beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for autonomy, and justice) and ethical AI principles. …

The demand for assistive technology is expected to rise alongside the increasing care needs of aging populations. Ambient intelligence, particularly context awareness, offers potential benefits in addressing challenges faced by the healthcare system. In dementia care, context awareness can facilitate …

Reinforcement learning offers a promising approach for personalized, early-stage detection of behavioral events such as agitation in individuals with dementia, particularly when contextual insights from care staff are integrated. Given the scarcity and the ethical constraints of real-world agitation …

Zorg, welzijn en technologie: onlosmakelijk verbonden Twintig jaar geleden leek technologie nog iets van de toekomst. Maar inmiddels is het niet meer weg te denken uit de wereld van zorg en welzijn. De zorg- en ondersteuningsvragen zijn complexer geworden, het personeelstekort groeit – en technologie …

Artikel is met toestemming van de uitgever overgenomen uit ICT andamp; Health, 2026, nr.1 Vaktijdschrift - VR in de GGZ: tussen belofte en belemmering

De wearable is lang geen gadget meer voor alleen de sportieve early adopter. De gegevens die zo'n klein apparaatje aan de pols verzamelt - hartslag, activiteit, slaap - worden inmiddels steeds vaker serieus genomen.

Although first-time parents have a great need for effective support in the first challenging years of child upbringing, there is little research on volunteer-led parenting support programs in the context of the transition to parenthood. Therefore, this qualitative study examined the perceived value and …

Depression is a common mental health disorder which frequently co-occurs with increased body mass index or increased waist circumference (hereafter ‘overweight’), causing heightened cardiovascular risk. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours underlie both conditions. The Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention (MLI) …

Physical therapists and patients’ perspectives on blended care for COPD self-management in primary care: a qualitative study Background: Patients with COPD often struggle to maintain benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation due to limited long-term self-management. Blended care, combining face-to-face therapy …

In many western countries informal care is conceived as the answer to the increasing care demand. Little is known how formal and informal caregivers collaborate in the context of an diverse ageing population. The aim of this study was to gain insight in how professionals’ perspectives regarding the collaboration …