dr. M.L. Noordzij (Matthijs)

I research, design and educate on compassionate technologies in mental healthcare (i.e. technology that is sensitive to the suffering of human beings). I have particular expertise in (ambulant) physiological measures related to cognitive and emotional states.

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Research Fellow of the Design Lab https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/

Medicine & Life Sciences

# Aptitude
# Biofeedback (Psychology)
# Communication
# Deception
# Forensic Psychiatry
# Intention
# Language
# Wearable Electronic Devices

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

Wolsink, E. , Noordzij, M. , & Chakhssi, F. (2022). Biocueing for body awareness and emotion regulation for patients with borderline personality disorder: An exploratory multiple baseline design. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mcj3v

van Lier, H. G. , Noordzij, M. L. , Pieterse, M. E. , Postel, M. G. , Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R., de Haan, H. A. , & Schraagen, J. M. C. (2022). An ideographic study into physiology, alcohol craving and lapses during one hundred days of daily life monitoring. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16, [100443]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100443

de Looff, P., Duursma, R. , Noordzij, M., Taylor, S., Jaques, N., Scheepers, F., de Schepper, K., & Koldijk, S. (2022). Wearables: An R Package With Accompanying Shiny Application for Signal Analysis of a Wearable Device Targeted at Clinicians and Researchers. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 16, [856544]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.856544

van Doorn, M., Nijhuis, L. A., Monsanto, A., van Amelsvoort, T., Popma, A., Jaspers, M. W. M. , Noordzij, M. L., Öry, F. G., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., & Nieman, D. H. (2022). Usability, Feasibility, and Effect of a Biocueing Intervention in Addition to a Moderated Digital Social Therapy-Platform in Young People With Emerging Mental Health Problems: A Mixed-Method Approach. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, [871813]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.871813

Lusi, B. , Ludden, G. D. S. , Klaassen, R. , Noordzij, M. L. , & van Lotringen, C. M. (2022). Embodiments of compassion in caring and noncaring products: exploring design for values with a multi-sensory approach. In D. Lockton, S. Lenzi, A. Oak, P. Hekkert, J. Sádaba, & P. Lloyd (Eds.), DRS2022: Bilbao Design Research Society. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.288

Bosch, R. , Chakhssi, F. , & Noordzij, M. L. (2022). Acceptance and potential clinical added value of biocueing in forensic psychiatric patients with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability. Psychiatry research, 313, [114645]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114645

Derks, Y. P. M. J. (2022). Alexithymia in Borderline Personality Pathology: from theory to a biosensor application. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789464217896

Harmsel, A. T., Pol, T. V. D., Swinkels, L., Goudriaan, A. E., Popma, A. , & Noordzij, M. L. (2021). Development of a Wearable Biocueing App (Sense-IT) Among Forensic Psychiatric Outpatients With Aggressive Behavior: Design and Evaluation Study. JMIR Formative Research, 5(11), [e29267]. https://doi.org/10.2196/29267

van Lotringen, C. M., Jeken, L. , Westerhof, G. J. , ten Klooster, P. M. , Kelders, S. M. , & Noordzij, M. L. (2021). Responsible Relations: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Therapeutic Alliance in Text-Based Digital Psychotherapy. Frontiers in Digital Health, 3, [689750]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.689750

Hoogeboom, M. A. M. G., Saeed, A. , Noordzij, M. L. , & Wilderom, C. P. M. (2021). Physiological arousal variability accompanying relations-oriented behaviors of effective leaders: Triangulating skin conductance, video-based behavior coding and perceived effectiveness. Leadership quarterly, 32(6), [101493]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101493

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Advanced Research Methods for Research Methods in Psychology, Health and Technology
Compassionate Technology
Supervision of Master theses
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Psychology

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Psychology

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Below you will find the current projects I'm involved in which concern the question how technology can play a beneficial role in mental healthcare. Can compassion be expressed or supported with technology? I have a particular focus on wearable technology which sense phsyiological changes in the human body. Can we use this technology to enhance therapy by making people more aware of their body and changes in the body in everyday life? Do we find evidence for sustained physiological changes because of psychological therapy?

SENSE-IT: Aiming for the improvement of emotional awareness in patients with severe borderline personality disorder.

I'm a copromotor for this project; Cooperation with Prof. Bohlmeijer and Prof. Westerhof (university of Twente) and GGNet. In his doctoral research Youri Derks focuses on the question how wearablebiosensor technology and mobile coaching can improve psychotherapeutic clinical treatment of mental health patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Designing compassionate technology with high societal readiness levels for mental healthcare

I'm project leader of this NWO funded project. It is a collaboration between 4 research groups at the University of Twente (Psychology, Health and Technology; Interaction Design; Philosophy and Human Media Interaction), Dimence and Minddistrict. n this project we will find new ways to design and develop with a value that is central to mental healthcare: Compassion. Instead of pushing new technology into healthcare, can we design technology starting from human values? Such compassionate technology should be able to deliver on the promise that technology can improve quality and access to mental healthcare.
VRelax - Self-management of stress and sleep disturbances with virtual reality relaxation for people with mood, anxiety or psychotic disorders.

Does adding a virtual reality self-management stress-reduction tool (VRelax) to treatment as usual (TAU) reduce psychiatric symptoms, medication use, improve psychosocial functioning and reduce costs in patients with anxiety, depressive, bipolar or psychotic disorder when compared to TAU only, and what are the barriers and facilitators for implementation of VRelax in healthcare?
Biofeedback for aggression regulation problems in the forensic ambulatory care

I'm a copromotor for this project; Cooperation with Prof. Popma (VUmc, De Bascule), Arkin and the Ministery of Security and Justice. The question whether real-time biofeedback can be a relevant support factor in aggression regulation treatments for adolescents and young adults is the main topic of the doctoral research of Annemieke ter Harmsel. In a Randomised Controlled Trial she will examine both Treatment as Usual (TAU) as well as TAU with real time biofeedback added to answer the question whether biofeedback can be seen as a relevant adjuvans.
If we know better, do we do better: self efficacy through wearable technologies

I'm a copromotor for this project; Cooperation with Prof. Vollenbroek-Hutten (University of Twente), Dr. Tibert Verhagen (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) and CBRE.Elizabeth Nelson studies how information from wearable technology empowers people in maintaining healthy behavior. In addition, the effects of healthy office interventions is studied longitudinally in her doctoral research. Finally, a new embodiment scale will be developed for wearable technologies.
Real-time tele-monitoring of physiological processes and self-reported craving to reduce relapse rates in alcohol addiction.

I'm a copromotor for this project; Cooperation with Prof. Schraagen, Prof Vollenbroek-Hutten, Dr. Pieterse, Dr. Postel (University of Twente) and Dr. De Haan (Tactus addiction care).In her Doctoral Research Hendrika van Lier examines the experience and physiology of people receiving treatment for alcohol addiction. In addition, she tests the validity of the wearable bio-sensors she uses, and provides a comprehensive literature review on viable theoretical frameworks with essential parameters for real-time and real world alcohol craving research.

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Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus (building no. 41), room B112B
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7522NJ Enschede
The Netherlands

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University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus B112B
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands

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

University of Twente Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede

+31 (0)53 489 9111
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SENSE-IT: Aiming for the improvement of emotional awareness in patients with severe borderline personality disorder.

Designing compassionate technology with high societal readiness levels for mental healthcare

VRelax - Self-management of stress and sleep disturbances with virtual reality relaxation for people with mood, anxiety or psychotic disorders.

Biofeedback for aggression regulation problems in the forensic ambulatory care

If we know better, do we do better: self efficacy through wearable technologies

Real-time tele-monitoring of physiological processes and self-reported craving to reduce relapse rates in alcohol addiction.

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