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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

  • Nursing and Health Professions

    • Telehealth
    • Obstructive Lung Disease
  • Medicine and Dentistry

    • Patient
    • e-Health
    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary 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

At-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.2025.101302Self-regulation in eHealth: definition, contributing factors, and experiences from blended rehabilitation care (2025)Disability and rehabilitation (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Gotink, C. B., Minkes-Weiland, S., Fransen, I. E. C., Reinders-Messelink, H., Heesink, L. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2456606

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/10.3990/1.9789036562652Validity and Reliability of Wearable Sensors for Continuous Postoperative Vital Signs Monitoring in Patients Recovering from Trauma Surgery (2024)Sensors (Switzerland), 24(19). Article 6379. van Melzen, R., Haveman, M. E., Schuurmann, R. C. L., van Amsterdam, K., Moumni, M. E., Tabak, M., Struys, M. M. R. F. & de Vries, J.-P. P. M.https://doi.org/10.3390/s24196379Technology-supported shared decision-making in chronic conditions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (2024)Patient education and counseling, 124. Article 108267. Vaseur, R. M. E., te Braake, E., Beinema, T., Oude Nijeweme-d'Hollosy, W. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2024.108267Quick, but Not Dirty: The Usefulness of Flash Mob Studies as a Method for Action Research in eHealth (2024)Journal of Participatory Research Methods, 5(1). Oberschmidt, K., Grünloh, C., Jansen-Kosterink, S. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.35844/001c.92284Game-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/13723Need for personalised presentation of information: a case study (2024)Medical decision making, 44(3), NP145-NP145. Tolboom, L., Bode, C., Tabak, M., Ferreira Pires, L., Siemerink, E. & Witteveen, A.https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X241236400Effectiveness of current perioperative telemonitoring on postoperative outcome in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A systematic review of controlled trials (2024)Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 30(2), 215-229. Haveman, M. E., Jonker, L. T., Hermens, H., Tabak, M. & de Vries, J.-P. P. M.https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X211047710Who, When, How - Guiding the active involvement of stakeholders in eHealth Action Research (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research external, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Oberschmidt, K.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558679Shifting Responsibilities: Developing a Pan-European Service Model for an eHealth Technology Supporting Self-Management of People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Comorbidities (2024)International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 19, 175-192. te Braake, E., Grünloh, C. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S432568

2023

Showcase: Framework for active involvement in participatory eHealth research (2023)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Zenodo. Oberschmidt, K., Grünloh, C. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10065912Scenario-based Co-design with Older Adults: A Design Case on Decreasing Loneliness (2023)International journal of design, 17(2), 99-113. Tunc, S., Nijboer, F., Ludden, G. D. S., van Velsen, L. S. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.57698/v17i2.06eHealth Technologies for Monitoring Pediatric Asthma at Home: Scoping Review (2023)Journal of medical internet research, 25. Article e45896. van der Kamp, M. R., Hengeveld, V. S., Brusse-Keizer, M. G. J., Thio, B. J. & Tabak, M.https://doi.org/10.2196/45896

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 2024/2025

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 2023/2024

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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