B.E. Bente MSc (Britt)

Hi! I am a PhD researcher in the department of Psychology, Health and Technology (BMS Faculty). My research activities are in the area of eHealth; I use a holistic approach to develop, implement and evaluate health technologies. This means I collaborate with potential end-users and relevant (business) stakeholders, to be sure that the technology matches with their needs and wishes, and their environment, but also meets legal criteria. My focus is not only on which design requirements are necessary for the patient to fulfill their needs, but also on what is necessary to implement or facilitate in the environment of the technology to achieve sustainable implementation and usage in daily practice.

Medicine & Life Sciences

# Cardiovascular Diseases
# Contact Tracing
# Foot Ulcer
# Motivational Interviewing
# Self-Management
# Technology
# Telemedicine

Arts & Humanities

# Corona

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (BMS), Psychology, Health & Technology (PGT)

In my PhD research in the eHealth Junior project I am aiming to understand and overcome the technological, legal and financial barriers that threaten a successful implementation of eHealth applications, as for example legal issues, new EU regulations on medical devices (MDR), and privacy (GDPR). Based on the output, I will develop a comprehensive roadmap for eHealth developers, researchers, and business- and legal stakeholders, which describes essential steps in eHealth development and implementation for chronically ill children. Additionally, I will co-develop the eHealth Junior platform and create a business model for sustainable usage of the platform in (clinical) practice.

Bente, B. E. , Wentzel, J., Schepers, C., Breeman, L., Janssen, V. , Pieterse, M. E., Evers, A. W. M. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C. (2023). Implementation and User Evaluation of an eHealth Technology Platform Supporting Patients With Cardiovascular Disease in Managing Their Health After a Cardiac Event: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cardio, 7, [e43781]. https://doi.org/10.2196/43781

Araujo Soares, V. , Beerlage - de Jong, N. , Bente, B. E. , van Gend, J. E. , van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C. , van 't Klooster, J-W., & Sniehotta, F. F. (2022). Vaccine Public Health messaging: three studies targeting the role of autonomy, source and content. Abstract from 36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, EHPS 2022, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Bente, B. E. , Wentzel, J., Schepers, C., Breeman, L. D., Janssen, V. R. , Pieterse, M. E., Evers, A. WM. , & Gemert-Pijnen, L. V. (2022). Implementation and User Evaluation of an eHealth Technology Supporting Patients with Cardiovascular Disease in Managing their Health after a Cardiac Event: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint). Manuscript submitted for publication. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.43781

Jongebloed-Westra, M. , Bode, C. , Bente, B. E., de Jonge, J. M. , ten Klooster, P. M. , Koffijberg, H., Exterkate, S. H., van Netten, J. J. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. (2022). Attitudes and experiences towards the application of motivational interviewing by podiatrists working with people with diabetes at high-risk of developing foot ulcers: a mixed-methods study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 15(1), [62]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-022-00567-y

Keizer, J. , Bente, B. E., Al Naiemi, N. , Van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C. , & Beerlage-De Jong, N. (2022). Improving the Development and Implementation of Audit and Feedback Systems to Support Health Care Workers in Limiting Antimicrobial Resistance in the Hospital: Scoping Review. Journal of medical internet research, 24(3), [e33531]. https://doi.org/10.2196/33531

Cruz-Martinez, R. R. , Wentzel, J. , Bente, B. E. , Sanderman, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. (2021). Toward the Value Sensitive Design of eHealth Technologies to Support Self-management of Cardiovascular Diseases: Content Analysis. JMIR Cardio, 5(2), 1-18. [e1985]. https://doi.org/10.2196/31985

Wentzel, J. , Bente, B. E. , Sieverink, F., Reijnders, T., Breeman, L., Kraaijenhagen, R., Janssen, V., Evers, A. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C. (2021). User needs, requirements and usability issues of a platform for healthy living: "BENEFIT for all". Abstract from Supporting Health by Technology 2020, Enschede, Netherlands.

Bente, B. E. , Wentzel, M. J., Groeneveld, R. G. H., IJzerman, R. V. H., Buisonjé, D. R. D., Breeman, L. D., Janssen, V., Kraaijenhagen, R. , Pieterse, M. E. , Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. V., & Evers, A. (2021). Values of Importance to Patients with Cardiovascular Disease as a Foundation for eHealth Design and Evaluation: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cardio, 5(2), [e33252]. https://doi.org/10.2196/33252, https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.33252

Cruz-Martínez, R. R. , Wentzel, J. , Bente, B. E. , Sanderman, R. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. (2021). Toward the Value Sensitive Design of eHealth Technologies to Support Self-management of Cardiovascular Diseases: Content Analysis . Manuscript submitted for publication. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.31985

Bente, B. E. , van 't Klooster, J. W. J. R., Schreijer, M. A., Berkemeier, L. , van Gend, J. E. , Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Kelders, S. M. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C. (2021). The Dutch COVID-19 Contact Tracing App (the CoronaMelder): Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research, 5(3), [e27882]. https://doi.org/10.2196/27882

Bente, B. E. , Klooster, J-W. J. R. V. ., Schreijer, M. A., Berkemeier, L. , Gend, J. E. V. , Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , Kelders, S. M. , & Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. V. (2021). The Dutch COVID-19 Contact Tracing App (the CoronaMelder): Usability Study (Preprint). (27882 ed.) JMIR Publications. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.27882

van 't Klooster, J. W. J. R. , Slijkhuis, P. J. H. , van Gend, J. , Bente, B. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. (2021). First Eyetracking Results of Dutch CoronaMelder Contact Tracing and Notification App. In M. Singh, D-K. Kang, J-H. Lee, U. S. Tiwary, D. Singh, & W-Y. Chung (Eds.), Intelligent Human Computer Interaction: 12th International Conference, IHCI 2020, Daegu, South Korea, November 24–26, 2020, Proceedings, Part II (pp. 199-207). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 12616). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68452-5_21

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eHealth Junior

The aim of the project is to develop, evaluate, and implement trans-diagnostic and personalized eHealth tools that can identify psychological problems and provide personalized behavior-modifying interventions for chronically ill children.

Willingness to take the Sars-CoV-2 vaccine: practical implications on population health messages
Benefit for all
Socio-economic impact of orthopaedic shoes
Intersectoral network for zoonosis

Supporting the intersectoral network through "One Health Hub"
Usability testing of the Dutch CoronaMelder app

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Willingness to take the Sars-CoV-2 vaccine: practical implications on population health messages

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