dr. S.M. Kelders (Saskia)

Associate Professor
BMS-HIB-PHT
Capitool 15 147
s.m.kelders@utwente.nl
+31534896055
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Dr. Saskia M. Kelders is Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, Health and Technology at the University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands and extraordinary professor at Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus. Her research interests are positive psychology, persuasive technology and digital interventions. She's now working on her VENI project on using individual engagement to personalize eHealth interventions. Methods used are, for example, analysis of log data, experimental studies and randomized controlled trials. Examples of interventions Saskia works on are web-based gamified interventions and mobile apps to increase wellbeing.

Expertise

  • Psychology

    • Mental Health
    • Systematic Review
    • Healthcare
    • Scoping Review
    • Mindfulness
    • Semistructured Interview

  • Social Sciences

    • Economic and Social Development

  • Computer Science

    • Log Data

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Publications

2026

Compassionate technology: A compass for the design, implementation and evaluation of digital mental health interventions (2026)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. van Lotringen, C. M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036571371Long-Term Outcomes, Moderators, and Predictors in Online Mindfulness–Based Cognitive Therapy for People With Cancer: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial (2026)Journal of medical internet research, 28. Article e79928. Badaghi, N., Lubbers, J., Prins, J., Kelders, S., Speckens, A. & Kwakkenbos, L.https://doi.org/10.2196/79928Virtual Reality Implementation in Mental Health Care Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Qualitative Longitudinal Study of a Virtual Reality Training Program (2026)JMIR mental health, 13. Article e83453. Kouijzer, M. M. T. E., Koenis, L. A. M., Huizinga, D., Kelders, S. M., Bouman, Y. H. & Kip, H.https://doi.org/10.2196/83453Towards a social practice of digital health: suggestions for engagement and implementation research in the context of digital health (2026)Behaviour & information technology (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Bastoni, S., Doğan, K. & Kelders, S. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2026.2619650Towards an interdisciplinary theory of engagement: the Dynamic EngagEment Process framework for Digital Health Interventions (DEEP – DHI) (2026)Behaviour & information technology (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Doğan, K., ten Klooster, I., Kip, H., Amir Haeri, M. & Kelders, S. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2026.2619659The added value of an internet-based intervention for treatment of aggression in forensic psychiatric outpatients: A mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled trial (2026)Digital Health, 12 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Kip, H., Klein Haneveld, L., Klooster, I. t. & Kelders, S. M.https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261415917Immersive Virtual Reality-supported Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for patients with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disabilities and Substance Use Disorders: Two Exploratory Studies (2026)JMIR XR and Spatial Computing, 3. Article e82601. Murray, S., Langener, S., Kip, H., Klaassen, R., Kelders, S. M., Heylen, D. & VanDerNagel, J.https://doi.org/10.2196/82601

2025

Compassion as a guiding framework for the implementation of digital mental health interventions: An interview study with clients and professionals (2025)PLoS ONE, 20(10). Article e0320710. van Lotringen, C. M., Zirnheld, A., Kelders, S. M., Westerhof, G. J. & Noordzij, M. L.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320710Randomized Controlled Trial of Group-Blended and Individual-Unguided Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Reduce Psychological Distress in People With Cancer (2025)Psycho-oncology, 34(9). Article e70286. Badaghi, N., Kwakkenbos, L., Prins, J., Donders, R., Kelders, S. & Speckens, A.https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70286Triggers and coping strategies for an Immersive Virtual Reality-supported Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for patients with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disabilities and Substance Use Disorders: An Exploratory Study (2025)[Working paper › Preprint]. JMIR Publications. Murray, S., Langener, S., Kip, H., Klaassen, R., Kelders, S., Heylen, D. & van der Nagel, J.https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.82601

Research profiles

Current research projects

  • The development of an online positive psychology intervention with game-elements
  • Systematic review of the influence of persuasive technology on the adherence and effectiveness of web-based interventions
  • Study the added value of a web based interactive care platform (e-Vita) as an integral approach of disease management for patients with diabetes type 2, chronic heart failure or COPD (PhD project Floor Sieverink)

Address

University of Twente

Capitool 15 (building no. 78), room 147
Capitool 15
7521 PL Enschede
Netherlands

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