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Prof.dr.ir. Monique Tabak is full professor at the University of Twente with a background in Biomedical Engineering (cum laude). She is leading the research track on personalized eHealth technology for complex chronic conditions. She is an eHealth expert, focusing on the question: how can eHealth technology contribute to tailor-made care in daily life? 

Monique has a strong (European) network and participated in >20 (inter)national research and innovation projects  on eHealth (e.g. IS-ACTIVE (AAL), InLife (H2020), MAGGY (NWO), LoaD (NWA-ORC)) in major coordinating roles as project manager or WP leader, as well as principal investigator and in close collaboration with care centres.


She is currently leading the large-scale European RE-SAMPLE project in which a multidisciplinary consortium is developing revolutionary tailor-made care for people with COPD and comorbidities using real-world data monitoring and AI. She is also PI and WP leader in the LoAD project (NWA-ORC) in which she develops personalized feedback and coaching strategies for people with osteoarthritis based on a multi-modal sensing approach and recommender systems for tailoring.

She is a teacher in eHealth technology for the educational programmes of Biomedical Engineering, Technical Medicine and Health Science.

Expertise

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    • e-Health
    • Patient
    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Nursing and Health Professions

    • Telehealth
    • Obstructive Lung Disease
  • Computer Science

    • Design
    • User
    • Application

Organisations

Prof.dr.ir. Monique Tabak is full professor at the University of Twente with a background in Biomedical Engineering (cum laude), leading the research track on personalized eHealth technology for complex chronic conditions. She is an eHealth expert, focusing on the question: how can eHealth technology contribute to tailor-made care in daily life? Her research is about tailoring eHealth interventions by a shared-decision making approach between technology, healthcare provider and patient, and supporting self-management in daily life for persons with complex chronic conditions. 

She is currently leading the large-scale European RE-SAMPLE project in which a multidisciplinary consortium is developing revolutionary tailor-made care for people with COPD and comorbidities using real-world data monitoring and AI. She is also PI and WP leader in the LoAD project (NWA-ORC) in which she develops personalized feedback and coaching strategies for people with osteoarthritis based on a multi-modal sensing approach and recommender systems for tailoring.

Her expertise includes: telemonitoring, shared decision making, decision support systems, adaptive tailored coaching, self-management, complex chronic (lung) conditions. 

Publications

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2025

Systematic review of dynamically tailored eHealth interventions targeting physical activity and healthy diet in chronic disease (2025)npj Digital Medicine, 8(1). Article 696. Hietbrink, E. A. G., Lansink, C., Laverman, G. D., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R., Middelweerd, A. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-02054-7Self-regulation in eHealth: definition, contributing factors, and experiences from blended rehabilitation care (2025)Disability and rehabilitation, 47(19), 5044-5053. Gotink, C. B., Minkes-Weiland, S., Fransen, I. E. C., Reinders-Messelink, H., Heesink, L. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2456606Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial of At-Home Virtual Reality for People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain on the Waiting List (2025)European journal of pain (United Kingdom), 29(6). Article e70073. Slatman, S., Heesink, L., Achterkamp, R., Broeks, J., Lemans, B., Monteiro de Oliveira, N., Brinckate-Oolbekkink, L., Paarlberg, D., Reinders-Messelink, H., Ter Riet, R., Stegeman, M., Knoop, J. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70073Personalization in eHealth; urgent needed but how to come forward?: A Methodological framework based on literature and expert knowledge (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 14th Supporting Health by Technology Conference 2025. Lankheet, S., Straková, S., Middelweerd, A., Schröder, F. F., Tabak, M. & Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R.Using mobile health to reduce cardiovascular disease risk (2025)BMJ, 389. Article r972. Jansen, C., van der Palen, J. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r972Designing on a level playing field: Innovative approaches to eHealth design with older adults (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Tunc, S.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036566230The State of the Art of eHealth Self-Management Interventions for People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Scoping Review (2025)[Working paper › Preprint]. te Braake, E., Vaseur, R., Grünloh, C. & Tabak, M.The State of the Art of eHealth Self-Management Interventions for People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Scoping Review (2025)Journal of medical internet research, 27. Article e57649. te Braake, E., Vaseur, R., Grünloh, C. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.2196/57649At-Home Virtual Reality Intervention for Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Single-Case Experimental Design Study (2025)JMIR XR and Spatial Computing, 2. Article e58784. Slatman, S., Heesink, L., Achterkamp, R., Broeks, J., Monteiro de Oliveira, N., Ter Riet, R., Stegeman, M. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.2196/58784Co-designing a solution against late-life loneliness with older adults through journalistic research in a newspaper (2025)Design studies, 97. Article 101302. Tunc, S., Tinga, A. M., Tabak, M. & Nijboer, F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2025.101302Evaluating Multi-Sensor Placement and Neural Network Architectures for Physical Activity Level Classification (2025)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. Cui, B., Song, X., Monique, T., van Beijnum, B.-J. & Wang, Y.https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2502.14434Assessment Of ChatGPT For Advice On Remote Monitoring In Heart Failure Management. An Expert Evaluation Study (2025)Journal of Cardiac Failure, 31(1), 265-266. Schuuring, M. J., van den Heuvel, M., Busscher, M., Spekreijse, P., van der Pas, V. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.10.217A Real-Time COPD Exacerbation Detection Algorithm Using multi-morbid symptom diaries: Insights from a Multi-Site Study (2025)In 2025 IEEE 13th International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI) (pp. 716-724) (Proceedings - 2025 IEEE 13th International Conference on Healthcare Informatics, ICHI 2025). IEEE. Delvinioti, A., Lekka, D., Pagliari, G., Kanavos, E., Lehmann, J. F., Jogi, R., Brusse-Keizer, M. G. J., Lenferink, A., Kostopoulou, K., Luraschi, A., Tabak, M. & Kyriazakos, S.https://doi.org/10.1109/ICHI64645.2025.00109Cohort multiple randomized controlled trial in pediatric asthma to assess the long- and short-term effects of eHealth interventions: protocol of the CIRCUS study (2025)Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 19. Ruuls, T., Sprengers, R., Hengeveld, V., Thio, B., Tabak, M., Zagers, D., van der Palen, J. & van der Kamp, M.https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666251323192

2024

They Are the Champions: Identifying and Supporting Champions in eHealth Action Research Projects (2024)In Ambient Assisted Living - Italian Forum 2024 (pp. 72-85) (Lecture Notes in Bioengineering). Springer. Oberschmidt, K., Grünloh, C., Erce, M., Melero Muñoz, F. J., Pitarma, E. R. S. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77318-1_5“I Thought: Everybody Wants to Participate, Right?” — Exploring Patient Motivation for Taking Part in Long-Term Qualitative Research (2024)In Ambient Assisted Living: Italian Forum 2024: Conference proceedings (pp. 478-492) (Lecture Notes in Bioengineering). Springer. Oberschmidt, K., Grünloh, C., Broekhuis, M., Bui, M. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77318-1_32A Framework for Stakeholder Involvement in eHealth Action Research (2024)Systemic practice and action research, 37, 865-879. Oberschmidt, K., Grünloh, C. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-024-09675-1Embracing differences (2024)[Book/Report › Inaugural speech]. University of Twente. Tabak, M.Developing 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/10.2196/13723Better informed, better care: Optimising breast cancer information presentation based on individual preferences (2024)[Thesis › EngD Thesis]. University of Twente. Tolboom, L.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036562652

Research profiles

She is a teacher in eHealth technology for the educational programmes of Biomedical Engineering, Technical Medicine and Health Science. She is a qualified lecturer, and promotor of several PhD students.

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2025/2026

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.

Courses academic year 2024/2025

Monique has a strong (European) network and participated in >20 (inter)national research and innovation projects  on eHealth (e.g. IS-ACTIVE (AAL), InLife (H2020), MAGGY (NWO), LoaD (NWA-ORC)) in major coordinating roles as project manager or WP leader, as well as principal investigator and in close collaboration with care centres.

She is currently leading the large-scale European RE-SAMPLE project in which a multidisciplinary consortium is developing revolutionary tailor-made care for people with COPD and comorbidities using real-world data monitoring and AI. She is also PI and WP leader in the LoAD project (NWA-ORC) in which she develops personalized feedback and coaching strategies for people with osteoarthritis based on a multi-modal sensing approach and recommender systems for tailoring.

Current projects

Address

University of Twente

Horst - Zuidhorst (building no. 28)
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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Additional contact information

Also employed as a senior researcher at:
Roessingh Research and Development
Roessinghsbleekweg 33b
7522 AH Enschede
m.tabak@rrd.nl

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