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 …

Woonlandschap De Leyhoeve is een locatie net buiten de binnenstad van Groningen voor ouderen vanaf 55 jaar. Mensen op oudere leeftijd hebben vaak andere woonwensen dan jongere mensen. De Leyhoeve biedt een plek voor senioren om zelfstandig te wonen maar ook een plek waar zorg en de nodige faciliteiten …

Testing chatGPT checkersDe opkomst van AI-technologie voor het genereren van teksten heeft in het afgelopen jaar een enorme vlucht genomen. De invloed van deze ontwikkeling begint op vele vlakken van de maatschappij steeds duidelijker te worden.Ook voor het onderwijs leidt dit tot vragen in hoeverre …

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 …

De Stichting Jeugdteam Zaanstad en de Huisartsenzorg Zaanstreek Waterland hebben, in nauwe samenwerking met de gemeente Zaanstad, de handen ineen geslagen en gezamenlijk besloten POH’s Jeugd en Gezin in te zetten in de gemeente. Op 1 januari 2023 is een pilotfase gestart met zeven huisartsenpraktijken …

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 …