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Collaborative Intelligentie
Arts-AI Samenwerkingen voor Oncologische Behandelplanning en Monitoring Kunstmatige Intelligentie (AI) verandert de manier waarop we kankerscans bekijken. Onderzoek laat zien dat AI kanker sneller…
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Health-Data-Design-Playground
Innovating Data-Driven Everyday Health Interventions ‘Wat als gezondheidsgegevens niet alleen in spreadsheets zouden staan, maar tot leven zouden komen via interactieve objecten en immersieve…
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Digi-doen
A digital platform offers opportunities to support older adults in their daily functioning and social participation, in collaboration with (informal) care. ...
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Let's play!
With increasing digitalization, children are engaging in offline play with others less frequently, resulting in heightened risks of loneliness, obesity, and underdeveloped social skills.
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Spirit
SPIRIT focuses on the development, implementation and evaluation of technology for Manpower-Friendly Care (TvBZ). “Manpower-friendly” refers to anything that helps healthcare personnel to do their work to a high standard and to their satisfaction.
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Warmstone
In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a common challenge, and while digital solutions like apps and wearables offer support, they can paradoxically increase anxiety through screen fatigue and constant notifications.
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Intelligent Home Care for Dementia
In the Netherlands alone, dementia affects approximately 290K people. As the population ages and caregiver shortages grow, supporting people with early-stage dementia to maintain their ability to live at home as long as possible becomes crucial.
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Dream Robot
Anxiety and pain are common in children undergoing medical procedures. A new potential anxiety- and pain-reducing method for hospitals is the use of social robots.
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BITE-IT
Every year in the Netherlands, 53,000 frail elderly people are admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation centre for a short period of time. BITE-IT’s project team is developing a blended nutrition and exercise programme for elderly people rehabilitating at home.
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Mr illi
There are currently about 290,000 people living with dementia in the Netherlands. Of these, 80,000 live in nursing or care homes. This means that more than 200,000 people with dementia live at home.
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AMSOS
Chronic joint disorders are common conditions patients come to the physiotherapist or exercise therapist with. Conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatism cause problems in daily functioning ...
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2Do2Digital
The most important advice to overweight 55+ people with type 2 diabetes is to lose weight. To support them in this, the lectorate of Nutrition and Exercise ...
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Nature-2-Connect
Digital nature can contribute to feelings of belonging for frail elderly people and can thus combat social isolation and loneliness. However, the preferences for specific nature scenes ...
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Who takes care?
Due to an increase in the number of elderly people with dementia, the demand for care is increasing, while the shortage of care professionals is growing. This workload can be greatly reduced by using ...
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It takes a village to grow old
Social contacts and encounters in the neighbourhood are important for the people who live there. It also encourages community residents to live together and, in particular, people with early dementia.
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Social Robotics in PsychoGeriatrics
This research builds on insights gained over the past two years during the NZA Pilot project ‘Social Robotics in Eldercare’. That project focused on ...
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E-ToP
The ToP program is a national evidence-based intervention for very preterm children (<32 weeks gestation) and their parents, aimed at improving parent-child interaction and the development of the preterm child.
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Co-Prodigy
This project is about Collaborative Practices of Digitally Reaching Out (Co-PRODIGY): Exploring creative and participatory research methods for well-being in times of physical distancing.
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SO-NUTS
This research project is about prevention of unhealthy weight gain and obesity during crucial phases throughout the lifespan.
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Modular Online Platform
In recent years, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has acquired a great deal of knowledge and experience in developing and researching the triangle of Exercise, Nutrition and Creative Technology.
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Bartiméus Impact Project
Within the ‘Innovation’ program, Bartiméus – an organization for people who are blind or partially sighted – is active on several projects and themes. This ...
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DCODE
The industrial revolution happened, and it’s over. Yet, design practice is stuck in the past and struggles to reconcile human values and algorithmic logics into socially, economically and politically sustainable models.
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Co-Well: Co-Creative methods for wellbeing at a distance
COVID-19 has affected the way we live, learn, exercise, work and craft; and prospectively our digital, social, physical, and mental wellbeing. It jeopardizes ...
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Living well with osteoarthritis study
The results of the health measurement are presented in the health monitor of the GGD in Amsterdam. The monitor shows that osteoarthritis is the most common condition.
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Social Robotics in Eldercare
This research builds on insights gained over the past two years during the NZA Pilot project ‘Social Robotics in Eldercare’. That project focused on the needs, acceptance and sustainable use of robotics in geriatric care.
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BAAT needs: Tailor-made exercise
Healthy exercise is essential for promoting and restoring the physical independence of older adults. However, it is often unclear to professionals ...
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The blended E-ToP program - preliminary research
The ToP program is an evidence-based intervention from the Amsterdam UMC for very premature babies (<32 weeks gestation; approximately 1750 per year in the Netherlands) and their parents
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Growing Roots - Connecting Elderly through Virtual Nature
Loneliness among the elderly is a growing problem with major health and well-being consequences. Loneliness is not only a result of less social contact, but is also related to the feeling of being less and less connected to the ‘world’.
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Toys4Therapy
Paediatric occupational therapy and physiotherapy aim to enhance the overall quality of life for the child with cerebral palsy (and their family) by establishing adequate exercises that are to be performed daily at home. These therapies improve ...
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De interactieve woonkamer – Guiding Environment
A large-scale technological transformation is taking place, whereby buildings and building components can be made increasingly ‘smarter’. However, this technological progress is accompanied by a change.
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e-Health Users Guild
In the eHealth Users Guild, entrepreneurs work together with the elderly, family and carers on the successful deployment and marketing of modern supporting technology.
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Simba
The aim of the Simba research is to make children with asthma move with pleasure and confidence. If you enjoy doing something, ...
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Playful Data-driven Active Urban Living (PAUL)
In large cities, the health and life expectancy of individuals are worse than in rural environments, partly due to a lower physical activity of citizens. In this proposal ...
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EyeBeacons: Wayfinding in Public Spaces
Navigating from A to B is an essential part of our daily routine. Unknown routes, busy spots and sudden obstacles are a big challenge ...
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Vitamine
Stimulating and maintaining an active lifestyle is vital to the large group of older people with early functional limitations. The Digital Life Centre develops ...
