Despite the increased use of activity trackers, little is known about how they can be used in healthcare settings. This study aimed to support healthcare professionals and patients with embedding an activity tracker in the daily clinical practice of a specialized mental healthcare center and gaining …

The widespread use of telehealth, providing healthcare remotely, is hampered by various barriers. Dutch nurses currently working in practice never received education in this new way of healthcare delivery. Education is frequently suggested as a strategy to overcome barriers in telehealth use. However, …

Background: Digital health is well-positioned in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to revolutionize health care due, in part, to increasing mobile phone access and internet connectivity. This paper evaluates the underlying factors that can potentially facilitate or hinder the progress of digital …

In de komende jaren moet 75% van de chronisch zieken en kwetsbare ouderen zelf thuis metingen kunnen uitvoeren en moet iedereen met zorg en ondersteuning thuis 24/7 via een beeldscherm met zorgverleners kunnen communiceren. De verschuiving naar meer zorg op afstand verloopt moeizaam door verschillende …

Background: The diffusion of telehealth into hospital care is still low, partially because of a lack of telehealth competence among nurses. In an earlier study, we reported on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) nurses require for the use of telehealth. The current study describes hospital nurses' …

Background: Interventions to improve the nutritional status of older adults and the integration of formal and family care systems are critical research areas to improve the independence and health of aging communities and are particularly relevant in the rehabilitation setting. Objective: The primary …

The objective of this study was to understand community-dwelling older people’s readiness for receiving telehealth by studying their intention to use videoconferencing and capacities for using digital technology in daily life as indicators. A mixed-method triangulation design was used. First, a cross-sectional …

BACKGROUND: Today's nursing school applicants are considered “digital natives.” This study investigated students' views of new health care technologies. METHOD: In a cross-sectional survey among first-year nursing students, 23 common nursing activities and five telehealth nursing activities were …

Doel van de studie: Uit onderzoek blijkt dat een groot gedeelte van de voorste kruisband (VKB) patiënten niet terugkeert op het oorspronkelijk sportniveau. Tijdens het revalidatieproces kan extra ondersteuning middels telerevalidatie mogelijk een positieve bijdrage leveren. Echter bestaat telerevalidatie …

COPD is een toenemende longziekte onder de Nederlandse bevolking en een grote kostenpost in de gezondheidszorg. Het afronden van een revalidatietraject voor COPD leidt niet tot verbetering op langere termijn. Daarnaast moet de meest haalbare en kosteneffectieve manier van follow-up interventies nog naar …