Een nieuwe technologische ontwikkeling binnen de voedingswereld is de 3D-voedselprinter. Verwacht wordt dat men met dit apparaat gepersonifieerde voeding kan maken en dat de printer een tool kan worden om snel en gemakkelijk een gezonde maaltijd te bereiden. Het 3D-printen van voeding is echter een nieuwe …

Ontwikkelingen in de samenleving sinds 2015 hebben invloed op de zorg in Nederland. De samenleving verandert van verzorgingsstaat naar een participatiesamenleving, waar een groot beroep wordt gedaan op de eigen kracht van de burger. Daarnaast zullen professionals hun werkwijze moeten veranderen om hierop …

Despite its potential, the acceptance of technology to support the ability to live independently in one’s own home, also called aging in place, is not optimal. Family members may play a key role in technology acceptance by older adults; however, it is not well understood why and how they exert influence. …

Although many pilots with new eHealth products have been developed, only very few of these products reach widespread adoption within healthcare organisations. The literature mentions a wide range of bottlenecks for the acceptance of new technology in the healthcare industry, among which insufficient …

Samenvatting Het doel van dit onderzoek is om inzicht te krijgen in de intentie van directe behandelaren om het middel beeldbellen als nieuw communicatiemiddel in te zetten voor-, tijdens- en na opname van cliënten met een Autisme Spectrum Stoornis (ASS) in een psychiatrische kliniek. Een explorerend …

PREVIEW - User driven design in smart care homes means designing for different end users with different values. In an extended user-centered design and research model, the Value Sensitive Design methodology as well as elements of Technology Acceptance Models are incorporated. The stages of the design …

In September 2010, Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen (the Netherlands) started a 20-week international program titled GameOn! The object of this program is for students to develop serious games, that aim to help the youth become aware of social and/or health related issues. Since the …

Perceptions and values of care professionals are critical in successfully implementing technology in health care. The aim of this study was threefold: (1) to explore the main values of health care professionals, (2) to investigate the perceived influence of the technologies regarding these values, and …

Purpose: To provide an overview of factors influencing the acceptance of electronic tech-nologies that support aging in place by community-dwelling older adults. Since technologyacceptance factors fluctuate over time, a distinction was made between factors in the pre-implementation stage and factors …

Although aging in place is preferred by most older adults and policy makers, there are situations in which aging in place can be challenging. This is particularly true in the case of cognitive decline, which has a profound influence on all aspects of life, including the use of technology