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Differences in motives for running and perceived importance of app functionalities between fast and slow runners

Implementing experience sampling technology for functional analysis in family medicine

Background: A paradigm shift in health care from illness to wellbeing requires new assessment technologies and intervention strategies. Self-monitoring tools based on the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) might provide a solution. They enable patients to monitor both vulnerability and resilience in daily life. Although ESM solutions are extensively used in research, a translation from science into daily clinical practice is needed. Objective: To investigate the redesign process of an existing platform for ESM data collection for detailed functional analysis and disease management used by psychological assistants to the general practitioner (PAGPs) in family medicine. Methods: The experience-sampling platform was reconceptualized according to the design thinking framework in three phases. PAGPs were closely involved in co-creation sessions. In the ‘understand’ phase, knowledge about end-users’ characteristics and current eHealth use was collected (nominal group technique – 2 sessions with N = 15). In the ‘explore’ phase, the key needs concerning the platform content and functionalities were evaluated and prioritized (empathy mapping – 1 session with N = 5, moderated user testing – 1 session with N = 4). In the ‘materialize’ phase, the adjusted version of the platform was tested in daily clinical practice (4 months with N = 4). The whole process was extensively logged, analyzed using content analysis, and discussed with an interprofessional project group. Results: In the ‘understand’ phase, PAGPs emphasized the variability in symptoms reported by patients. Therefore, moment-to-moment assessment of mood and behavior in a daily life context could be valuable. In the ‘explore’ phase, (motivational) functionalities, technological performance and instructions turned out to be important user requirements and could be improved. In the ‘materialize’ phase, PAGPs encountered barriers to implement the experience-sampling platform. They were insufficiently facilitated by the regional primary care group and general practitioners. Conclusion: The redesign process in co-creation yielded meaningful insights into the needs, desires and daily routines in family medicine. Severe barriers were encountered related to the use and uptake of the experience-sampling platform in settings where health care professionals lack the time, knowledge and skills. Future research should focus on the applicability of this platform in family medicine and incorporate patient experiences.

A screenplay approach to simulate social impacts of technology in health care practices

Designers have grown increasingly interested in social consequences of new technologies. As social impacts become increasingly important it might be fruitful to understand how social impacts develop and how a designer can anticipate these consequences. In health care practices, for instance, it is important to control unintended social impacts at forehand. Social impact is an outcome of the mediating effect of a technology with its social environment. Human behaviour in a social environment can be analysed from the perspective of a social ecological system. To anticipate social impacts simulations of social practices are needed. To simulate practices the persona approach has been adapted to a screenplay approach in which the elements of a social ecology are used to gain a rich description of a social environment. This has been applied for a 'Heart Managers' case. It was concluded that the screenplay approach can be used for a systematic simulation of future social impacts.

Cruciale innovatie: samenwerking met informele zorgverleners door professionals.

Een vrouw vertelt hoe zij vanaf haar 17e de mantelzorg aan haar moeder – NAH, epilepsie – heeft vormgegeven. Na de scheiding van haar ouders heeft zij de zorg op zich genomen en ook nu haar moeder is opgenomen is zij het eerste aanspreekpunt. Vanaf het ontstaan van de zorgsituatie heeft zij moeten ervaren dat de aandacht van de professionals alleen op haar moeder was gericht en dat zij zelf noch als medezorgverlener noch als zorgvrager werd gezien. “Nooit vroeg iemand aan mij hoe het met míj was..”. Terugkijkend op haar leven constateert zij dat ze veel meer heeft moeten inleveren – studie, baan, sociaal leven, gezondheid – dan met meer aandacht van en erkenning door professionele zorgverleners nodig was geweest.

Artikelen van de 8e Anéla Conferentie Toegepaste Taalwetenschap 2015

Anéla is de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Toegepaste Taalwetenschap en organiseert activiteiten op het gebied van de toegepaste taalwetenschap in Nederland en België. Deze bundel bevat de bijdragen aan de 8e Anéla Conferentie, gehouden op 22 en 23 mei 2015 in Egmond aan Zee, in samenwerking met de Belgische Vereniging voor Toegepaste Linguïstiek (ABLA) en AILA-Europe. De belangrijkste thema’s van deze conferentie en van deze bundel zijn taalverandering en dialect, taalonderwijs, taalverwerving, interactie en tekstbegrip.

Quickscan QTI - Usability study of QTI for De Digitale Universiteit

De Digitale Universiteit (DU) performed a quickscan to determine the usability of the IMS Question and Test Interoperability (QTI) specification as a format to store questions and tests developed for and by the consortium. The original report is available in Dutch from the website of De Digitale Universiteit. This is an unofficial translation in English of that report.