BACKGROUND: Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have surged in popularity in recent years, generating numerous possibilities for their use in health care as mobile health (mHealth) tools. One advantage of mHealth is that it can be provided asynchronously, signifying that health care providers …

A(n English) guest lecture about my PhD research at the Master Data Science of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Introduction: Midwifery education that strengthens self-efficacy can support student midwives in their role as advocates for a physiological approach to childbirth. Methods: To assess the effect of an educational intervention on self-efficacy, a pre- and post-intervention survey was administered to …

Active participation of stakeholders in health research practice is important to generate societal impact of outcomes, as innovations will more likely be implemented and disseminated in clinical practice. To foster a co-creative process, numerous frameworks and tools are available. As they originate …

Docenten van reken-, wiskunde- en statistiekvakken binnen de HU, lopen tegen vergelijkbare problemen aan. Ook al zijn de vakken die gegeven worden totaal verschillend, een aantal van de problemen waar docenten tegen aan lopen zijn vergelijkbaar. Dit was een van de conclusies uit het onderzoek naar rekenen, …

INTRODUCTION: With the introduction of digital radiography, the feedback between image quality and over-exposure has been partly lost which in some cases has led to a steady increase in dose. Over the years the introduction of exposure index (EI) has been used to resolve this phenomenon referred to as …

‘Startklaar voor het schrijven!’ is de titel van het net verschenen boek over het groepsprogramma dat hoort bij de Writing Readiness Inventory Tool In Context (WRITIC- assessment)1. Het WRITIC-groepsprogramma heeft hetzelfde acroniem waarbij de I nu staat voor Intervention: Writing Readiness Intervention …

In this blogpost, I share five insights that I uncovered after analyzing my personal Oura ring data to explore possible relationships between my resting HRV, sleep and physical activity.

Background: The maternity care system in the Netherlands is well known for its support of community-based midwifery. However, regular midwifery practices typically do not offer caseload midwifery care – one-to-one continuity of care throughout pregnancy and birth. Because we know very little about the …

Cooperatives are fundamental organizations in small holder agriculture in developing countries. With the rising and immeasurable climate change effects in such economies, cooperatives urgently need to compete as more ecologically as compared to their current economic and social targets. With the deteriorating …