Introduction: Early Warning Score (EWS) protocols are based on intermittent vital sign measurements, and aim to detect clinical deterioration in a timely manner. Despite its predictive value, its effectiveness remains suboptimal. An important limitation appears to be poor compliance with the EWS protocol …

Repeating an experiment following the exact same procedures and using the exact same data and tooling should always give the same results. This is referred to as replicability, a key principle within the scientific research community. To support replicability in a clinical context, recording and reporting …

The Medical Device Regulation (MDR) came into effect in May 2021. Compared to its predecessor (the Medical Device Directive), the scope and definition of software has been expanded, and medical software often falls into a higher risk classification. For developers of health technology, healthcare organisations, …

The use of serious games as educational tools for healthcare professionals and patient interventions is rising, offering potential cost savings and quality improvements in healthcare. Customers from healthcare/educational organizations often ask about clinical effectiveness of these games. However, Dutch …

Contextgericht onderwijs wordt steeds belangrijker voor het opleiden van toekomstige zorg- en ICT-professionals. Studenten moeten niet alleen technische of zorginhoudelijke kennis opdoen, maar vooral leren hoe hun werk past binnen de complexe praktijkcontext. Die praktijk is sterk in beweging door digitalisering …

Technology-Based Simulation Learning (TBSL) is veelbelovend. Het maakt leren niet alleen leuker en veiliger, maar bereidt zorgprofessionals (in opleiding) ook beter voor op de praktijk. Daarnaast biedt TBSL kansen om het aantal leer- en werkplekken uit te breiden – iets waar nu al een tekort aan is, …

Patients on general wards are at risk of complications, often associated with deviations in vital signs. Unfortunately, the currently used manual method of intermittently measuring vital signs is not optimal, potentially leading to late recognition and treatment of complications, and sometimes with serious …

The development of virtual reality technologies promises new opportunities for mirror therapy. It allows the addition of gamification elements and gives patients the opportunity to practice independently, in their own time and at their own location. Even though studies show positive difference between …

Music can have a positive effect on the quality of life of people with dementia (PwD). Unfortunately, PwD have limited access to music due to difficulties in product use and loss of initiative. Most studies on designing for PwD focus on improving the interaction design and do not consider the loss of …

Er is de laatste jaren steeds meer aandacht in de media voor de mentale gezondheid van topsporters. Factoren die het risico op mentale gezondheidsproblemen bij topsporters vergroten zijn onder andere: het taboe rondom dit onderwerp in de topsport, lage mentale gezondheidsvaardigheden van de topsporter, …