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This poster gives an overview of the project Health and Wellness in a Connected Society.
The application of new technological innovations are finding their way into the health and wellness sector where they are increasingly used for various purposes. The research project ‘Health and Wellness in a Connected Society’ will be looking at new technologies to measure, monitor and stimulate physical activity for health care patients (e.g. diabetic, chronic pain, heart failure). How combinations of these new technologies can contribute to improving care, health and well-being will be the central research question this project addresses. In particular how they can facilitate 24/7 monitoring to support care, treatment and interventions plans. One of the first steps will be to investigate how new technologies can be used to measure physical activity and movements in-the-wild (i.e. at home) and be integrated into everyday life. The research project will then continue to build upon these findings, collect data from these technologies and utilize this for intervention methods. The project also allows to further investigate technological issues, the effects these technologies have on their users, and both privacy and ethical aspects of applying these technologies. Insights into these topics will help to develop guidelines for using (combinations of) new technologies to support care, treatment and intervention plans.
A Conference object of Supporting Health by Technology 2019 at Groningen, The Netherlands.