In Nederland heeft ongeveer één op de vijf mensen te maken met chronische pijn. Chronische pijn is een aanhoudend gezondheidsprobleem en heeft een negatieve impact op de kwaliteit van leven. De angst voor pijn kan inactiviteit stimuleren waardoor fysieke beperkingen toenemen, met als gevolg een vicieuze …

Purpose: In long-track speed skating, drafting is a commonly used phenomenon in training; however, it is not allowed in time-trial races. In speed skating, limited research is available on the physical and psychological impact of drafting. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of “skating …

Samenvatting: In dit afstudeerrapport wordt er onderzoek gedaan naar de hoofdvraag en deelvragen, deze zijn opgesteld bij aanvang van het afstuderen in een werkplan. De hoofdvraag die centraal staat in dit rapport is: Hoe kan de bereikbaarheid, leefbaarheid, veiligheid en communicatie geoptimaliseerd …

Just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) has gained attention recently and previous studies have indicated that it is an effective strategy in the field of mobile healthcare intervention. Identifying the right moment for the intervention is a crucial component. In this paper the reinforcement learning …

Background: Despite the increasing attention for the positive effects of physical activity (PA), nearly half of the Dutch citizens do not meet the national PA guidelines. A promising method for increasing PA are mobile exercise applications (apps), especially if they are embedded with theoretically supported …

Therapy alliance has been studied largely in voluntary psychotherapy but less is known about its predictive factors for positive alliance and treatment outcome in forensic populations. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between offenders’ emotional states and therapy alliance. Moreover, …

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of people’s lives, and seems to have affected people’s wellbeing and relation to technology now, and in the future. Not only has it changed people’s lives and the way citizens live, work, exercise, craft and stay connected, the pandemic has also altered …

Background: The last decade has seen a substantial increase in the use of mobile health apps and research into the effects of those apps on health and health behaviors. In parallel, research has aimed at identifying population subgroups that are more likely to use those health apps. Current evidence …

The study was conducted in commission of New Industrial Order (N.I.O), a laboratory for Fashion-On-Demand based in Amsterdam. A knowledge gap in literature was identified concerning the environmental performance of On-Demand manufacturing. To fill the gap, a preliminary Life Cycle Assessment was initiated, …

Dit onderzoek is gericht op de effecten van het verplicht thuis werken van Hanzehogeschool medewerkers in verband met de Corona-pandemie. Het HR-stafbureau en Innovatiewerkplaats Healthy Workplace willen weten hoe negatieve effecten voorkomen kunnen worden onder medewerkers. Hiervoor is onderzoek gedaan …