EEMCS-EE-BSS

My research focuses on personalized eHealth services for patients with chronic diseases and older adults. The main focus is to investigate how ambulant measured physiological data combined with behavioral change techniques, contextual information and motivational strategies can lead to personalized buddy systems that effectively enable people to manage their health themselves, whether or not supported by professional guidance.

Within the chair it is investigated how physiological data can be fed back to patients in order to improve their knowledge about the disease/health, but also how this physiological data can be used to coach the patient, either directly through technology or through professional support, to manage their disease/health. 

With regard to direct patient coaching through technology, it is investigated how information obtained in daily life can be used in personalized feedback strategies that motivate people to change , but also to maintain those changes for the longer term. For professional guidance, the research focuses on intelligent recommender systems in which holistic patient information is translated into treatment recommendations

An important aspect within the chair is that technology does not stand on its own, but is always considered within the possible context(s) of use. This means that a sociotechnical approach is used and that end-users and other stakeholders are always strongly involved

In addition to research into strategies, evaluation and implementation are important areas of research. Evaluation is always part of research, starting with a narrow focus on technical accuracy at low TRL levels to a multilevel and multi-stakeholder evaluation at higher TRL levels. Since standard clinical studies are often not suitable for complex eHealth interventions, there is a focus on developing new evaluation methodologies that provide sufficient evidence for the added value of the technology within the context of use.

Nourished by the 'second valley of death' that eHealth interventions suffer from, research is performed into successful implementation strategies. The focus is on strategies that support not only the patient to change, but also the professional, the organization or even partnerships.

Expertise

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    • Patient
    • Hip Fracture
    • Therapeutic Procedure
  • Psychology

    • Physical Activity
    • Treatment
    • Behavior
    • Questionnaires
  • Nursing and Health Professions

    • Malignant Neoplasm

Organisations

Ancillary activities

  • Stichting Marga KlompeRaad van Toezicht
  • MSTBOard of directors os MST

Publications

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2024

Physical Activity Levels of Community-Dwelling Older Adults During Daily Life Activities: A Descriptive Study (2024)Healthcare (Switzerland), 12(24). Article 2575. van Dartel, D., Wang, Y., Hegeman, J. H. & Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R.https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12242575Data-Driven Decisions in Type 2 Diabetes Management in Daily Life Monitoring (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. den Braber, N.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036563314Analysing physical activity measures and clustering in patients with type 2 diabetes in secondary care: insights from the DIAbetes and LifEstyle Cohort Twente (DIALECT)-an observational cohort study (2024)BMJ open, 14(12), e082059. den Braber, N., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M., Kappert, K. D. R. & Laverman, G. D.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082059Developing Game-Based Design for eHealth in Practice: 4-Phase Game Design Process (2024)JMIR Formative Research, 8. Article e13723. de Vette, F., Ruiz-Rodriguez, A., Tabak, M., Nijeweme-D'Hollosy, W. O., Hermens, H. & Vollenbroek, M.https://doi.org/10.2196/13723Face and content validity of a holistic assessment questionnaire to assess cancer-related fatigue after breast cancer (2024)Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior, 12(4), 293-307. Wijlens, K. A. E., Witteveen, A., Beenhakker, L., Siemerink, E. J. M., Achterkamp, R., Siesling, S., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R. & Bode, C.https://doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2024.2389007The Contribution of Postprandial Glucose Levels to Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Calculated from Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data: Real World Evidence from the DIALECT-2 Cohort (2024)Nutrients, 16(20). Article 3557. den Braber, N., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R., Teunissen, S. E. M., Oosterwijk, M. M., Kappert, K. D. R. & Laverman, G. D.https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16203557When it is part of me, I can do it: Using embodied empowerment to predict adherence to wearable self-care technology (2024)Computers in human behavior, 158. Article 108314. Nelson, E. C., Verhagen, T., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R. & Noordzij, M. L.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108314Rehabilitation of Frail Older Adults after Hip Fracture Surgery: Predictors for the Length of Geriatric Rehabilitation Stay at a Skilled Nursing Home (2024)Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(15). Article 4547. Krakers, S. M., Woudsma, S., van Dartel, D., Vermeer, M., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R. & Hegeman, J. H.https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13154547Consequences of Data Loss on Clinical Decision-Making in Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Retrospective Cohort Study (2024)Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 13. Article e50849. den Braber, N., Braem, C. I. R., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R., Hermens, H. J., Urgert, T., Yavuz, U. S., Veltink, P. H. & Laverman, G. D.https://doi.org/10.2196/50849Development of a holistic questionnaire to monitor cancer-related fatigue after breast cancer in daily-life (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer 2024. Wijlens, K. A. E., Beenhakker, L., Witteveen, A., Siesling, S., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R. & Bode, C.The embodiment and empowerment of wearable self-care technology (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Nelson, E. C.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789464914474Decision support towards optimal intervention for breast cancer patients who experience cancer-related fatigue (2024)Medical decision making, 44(3), NP182-NP182. Beenhakker, L., Wijlens, K. A. E., Witteveen, A., Bode, C., Siesling, S. & Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R.https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X241236400Game-based design for eHealth in practice (2024)[Working paper › Preprint]. JMIR Publications (Accepted/In press). de Vette, F., Ruiz-Rodriguez, A., Tabak, M., Nijeweme-D'Hollosy, W. O., Hermens, H. & Vollenbroek, M.https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/13723Development Process of a Holistic Assessment Questionnaire to Measure and Monitor Cancer-Related Fatigue (2024)European journal of cancer care, 2024. Article 2671255. Wijlens, K. A. E., Witteveen, A., Beenhakker, L., Siesling, S., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R. & Bode, C.https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/2671255

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