Horst Complex

dr. C. Wrede (Christian)

Postdoctoral Researcher
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Horst Complex T315
c.wrede@utwente.nl
+31534897537
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I am a postdoctoral researcher motivated to help preparing healthcare against the challenges of an ageing society. I am interested in innovative solutions to support ageing in place, (in)formal care at home, and self-management. My current research at the Interaction Design group focuses on healthcare innovation for older adults ageing in place, with a special focus on hybrid at-home hospital care concepts.

Previously, I worked as a lecturer, researcher, and PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology, Health & Technology of the University of Twente. My doctoral research focused on the design and implementation of remote monitoring solutions to support home-based dementia care. Next to my research, I worked as a consultant on digital innovation in Dutch long-term care.

Expertise

  • Psychology

    • Caregiver
    • Wellbeing

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    • COVID-19
    • Confinement
    • Dementia
    • Physical Activity
    • Psychological Well-Being

  • Nursing and Health Professions

    • Monitoring

Organisations

Publications

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2025

Smart monitoring technology to support home-based dementia care: Market-specific business model development and implementation considerations in the Netherlands (2025)Digital Health, 11. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251331825Remote health monitoring in home-based dementia care: Directions for design and implementation (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Wrede, C.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036569583Suitable housing conditions for ageing in place and receiving health services at home: The value of a composite index (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 1st International Conference of the Sustainable Ageing EAPS Working Group. Wrede, C., Sturge, J., Fischer, I. & Vogt, T.Implementation of age tech via different Dutch markets: Opportunities and challenges (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 14th Supporting Health by Technology Conference 2025. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.

2024

Continued Implementation and Use of a Digital Informal Care Support Platform Before and After COVID-19: Multimethod Study (2024)JMIR Formative Research, 8. Article e54734. Sharma, N., Wrede, C., Bastoni, S., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.https://doi.org/10.2196/54734Business modelling for smart sensor technology to support aging in place of people with dementia (2024)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 13th Supporting Health by Technology Conference 2024. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.Toolkit Thuismonitoring Dementie (2024)[Non-textual form › Web publication/site]. Wrede, C.https://www.utwente.nl/nl/bms/thuismonitoringdementie/

2023

Exploring acceptance of monitoring technology in home-based dementia care: A survey study among informal carers (2023)Alzheimer's & dementia, 19(S19). Article e079512. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.079512A toolkit for development and implementation of monitoring technology to support home-based dementia care (2023)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference, AEC 2023. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.Understanding acceptance of contactless monitoring technology in home-based dementia care: a cross-sectional survey study among informal caregivers (2023)Frontiers in Digital Health, 5. Article 1257009. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1257009

2022

How to create value with unobtrusive monitoring technology in home-based dementia care: a multimethod study among key stakeholders (2022)BMC Geriatrics, 22(1). Article 921. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03550-1A digital health platform to support aging in place: Experiences of people with dementia (2022)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, EHPS 2022. Wrede, C., Jansen, L. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C.A multi-stakeholder perspective on successful design and implementation of monitoring technology to support home-based dementia care (2022)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 32nd Alzheimer Europe Conference, AEC 2022. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, L. M. A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C.

2021

Voices of Caregivers:: Key Demands Towards AI-driven Home Monitoring in Community-based Dementia Care (2021)Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl. 1), 660-661. Wrede, C., Jansen, L. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C.https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2495Factors Influencing Implementation of eHealth Technologies to Support Informal Dementia Care: Umbrella Review (2021)JMIR Aging, 4(4). Article e30841. Bastoni, S., Wrede, C., Silva, M. C. d., Sanderman, R., Gaggioli, A., Braakman-Jansen, A. & Gemert-Pijnen, L. v.https://doi.org/10.2196/30841Factors Influencing Implementation of eHealth Technologies to Support Informal Dementia Care: Umbrella Review (Preprint) (2021)[Working paper › Preprint]. Bastoni, S., Wrede, C., Silva, M. C. d., Sanderman, R., Gaggioli, A., Braakman-Jansen, A. & Gemert-Pijnen, L. v.https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.30841Sleep Quality and Physical Activity as Predictors of Mental Wellbeing Variance in Older Adults during COVID-19 Lockdown: ECLB COVID-19 International Online Survey (2021)International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(8). Article 4329. Trabelsi, K., Ammar, A., Masmoudi, L., Boukhris, O., Chtourou, H., Bouaziz, B., Brach, M., Bentlage, E., How, D., Ahmed, M., Mueller, P., Mueller, N., Hsouna, H., Ghoul, Y. E., Romdhani, M., Hammouda, O., Paineiras-domingos, L. L., Braakman-Jansen, A., Wrede, C., … Sanderman, R.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084329Requirements for Unobtrusive Monitoring to Support Home-Based Dementia Care: Qualitative Study Among Formal and Informal Caregivers (2021)JMIR Aging, 4(2). Article e26875. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.https://doi.org/10.2196/26875Psychosocial effects and use of communication technologies during home confinement in the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic in Italy and the Netherlands (2021)International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(5). Article 2619. Bastoni, S., Wrede, C., Ammar, A., Braakman-Jansen, A., Sanderman, R., Gaggioli, A., Trabelsi, K., Masmoudi, L., Boukhris, O., Glenn, J. M., Bouaziz, B., Chtourou, H. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052619Determinants of Implementation of eHealth Solutions to Support Informal Dementia Care: An Umbrella Review (2021)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 10th Annual Conference of the Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH) 2021. Bastoni, S., Wrede, C., Da Silva, M. C., Sanderman, R., Gaggioli, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C.An integrated digital care collaboration platform to support home-based dementia care: A mixed-methods evaluation (2021)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 31st Alzheimer Europe Conference (AEC). Wrede, C., Jansen, L. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C.Effects of home confinement on mental health and lifestyle behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: Insights from the ECLB-COVID19 multicentre study (2021)Biology of Sport, 38(1), 9-21. Ammar, A., Trabelsi, K., Brach, M., Chtourou, H., Boukhris, O., Masmoudi, L., Bouaziz, B., Bentlage, E., How, D., Ahmed, M., Mueller, P., Mueller, N., Hammouda, O., Paineiras-domingos, L., Braakman-Jansen, A., Wrede, C., Bastoni, S., Pernambuco, C., Mataruna, L., … Sanderman, R.https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2020.96857

2020

Requirements for Unobtrusive Monitoring to Support Home-Based Dementia Care: Qualitative Study Among Formal and Informal Caregivers (Preprint) (2020)[Other contribution › Other contribution]. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & Gemert-Pijnen, L. v.https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.26875Globally altered sleep patterns and physical activity levels by confinement in 5056 individuals: ECLB COVID-19 international online survey (2020)Biology of Sport, 38(4), 495-506. Trabelsi, K., Ammar, A., Masmoudi, L., Boukhris, O., Chtourou, H., Bouaziz, B., Brach, M., Bentlage, E., How, D., Ahmed, M., Mueller, P., Mueller, N., Hsouna, H., Romdhani, M., Hammouda, O., Paineiras-Domingos, L. L., Braakman-Jansen, A., Wrede, C., Bastoni, S., … Sanderman, R.https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2021.101605Psychological consequences of COVID-19 home confinement: The ECLB-COVID19 multicenter study (2020)PLoS ONE, 15(11). Article e0240204. Ammar, A., Mueller, P., Trabelsi, K., Chtourou, H., Boukhris, O., Masmoudi, L., Bouaziz, B., Brach, M., Schmicker, M., Bentlage, E., How, D., Ahmed, M., Aloui, A., Hammouda, O., Paineiras-Domingos, L. L., Braakman-Jansen, L. M. A., Wrede, C., Bastoni, S., Pernambuco, C. S., … Al-Horani, R.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240204Exploring views and needs of (in)formal caregivers towards unobtrusive monitoring in home-based dementia care (2020)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference, AEC 2020. Wrede, C., Braakman-Jansen, A. & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C.Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study (2020)International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(17), 1-17. Article 6237. Ammar, A., Chtourou, H., Boukhris, O., Trabelsi, K., Masmoudi, L., Brach, M., Bouaziz, B., Bentlage, E., How, D., Ahmed, M., Mueller, P., Mueller, N., Hsouna, H., Aloui, A., Hammouda, O., Paineiras-Domingos, L. L., Braakman-Jansen, A., Wrede, C., Bastoni, S., … Sanderman, R.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176237Perceived acceptability of persuasive features in mHealth interventions: Does stage of change matter? (2020)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] Supporting Health by Technology 2020. Bakker, K., Wrede, C. & Gül, P.Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on eating behaviour and physical activity: Results of the ECLB-COVID19 international online survey (2020)Nutrients, 12(6). Article 1583. Ammar, A., Brach, M., Trabelsi, K., Chtourou, H., Boukhris, O., Masmoudi, L., Bouaziz, B., Bentlage, E., How, D., Ahmed, M., Müller, P., Müller, N., Aloui, A., Hammouda, O., Paineiras-Domingos, L. L., Braakman-Jansen, A., Wrede, C., Bastoni, S., Pernambuco, C. S., … Šimunič, B.https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12061583

2019

Development of a prototype persuasive virtual reality training to support the prevention of surgical site infections (2019)In Adjunct Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, Limassol, Cyprus (pp. 30-31). Wrede, C., Sieverink, F., Bijker, J. D. & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C.Unobtrusive sensing technologies to monitor and coach elderly with dementia: Track, Trace & Trigger (2019)In Adjunct Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, Limassol, Cyprus (pp. 43-45). Wrede, C., Jansen, L., Havinga, P. J. M., Croockewit, J. H. & van Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C.

Research profiles

Current projects

Ageing Right Care(fully)

Ageing Right Care(fully) (ARC) is a transnational, future-oriented research project which will explore and map an understanding of the care pathways between ageing in place and hospitalization of older adults. The project is executed in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Israel, with the goal to learn from each other and improve (hybrid) at-home hospital care for older adults. The project is funded by NWO, Forte, and MoH under the co-fund partnership of Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) of the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.

Smart monitoring solutions in home-based dementia care

In light of the challenge of an aging society, older adults with dementia will increasingly be encouraged, when possible, to live at home for longer. While extended independent living is what most people with dementia desire, this often places more pressure on their (in)formal caregivers to meet daily health- or safety-related needs. The goal of this PhD project is to gain a better understanding of how innovative monitoring technology can be used to provide meaningful support in home-based dementia care in an unobtrusive and privacy-friendly way. We apply a participatory approach in which the demands of potential users, healthcare providers, and healthcare financiers stay central. The project is funded by ZonMw as part of the Create Health Programme.

Samenwerkingskracht Mantelzorg

Samenwerkingskracht Mantelzorg explores how working informal caregivers of community-dwelling older adults can support each other and how employers can better facilitate this group. The goal is to design appropriate, evidence-based (digital) support to better utilize the available caregiving potential. The project is an alliance between Twentse Koers, University of Twente, and Saxion University, and is funded by the Regio Deal Twente.

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Horst Complex (building no. 20), room T315
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