Projects
Developing and testing the user experience of an interactive health technology-based adherence intervention in solid organ transplantation: know your end-users KU Leuven
Many adult transplant (Tx) patients struggle to adhere to their complex medication regimen and lead a healthy lifestyle, necessitating supportive interventions in order to prevent post-Tx co-morbidities and premature mortality. Based on our systematic review (chapter 2), however, we learned that only 14 experimental or quasi-experimental interventions were published (seven focusing on physical activity, three on diet, two on sun protection, ...
Improving the user experience of the innovative blended care platform m-Path KU Leuven
Mental health problems cause an enormous burden on individuals and society. Obtaining precise insight into these problems and how they occur in an individual’s daily life are crucial for diagnosis and treatment. The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) allows to capture and quantify people’s thoughts, feelings and behavior as they unfold in daily life. As such, ESM holds great promise to inform and improve psychotherapeutic treatment. However, ...
AI-driven optimalisation of the user experience (UX) of digital tools. University of Antwerp
A Reproductive Life Plan for women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: development and evaluation of user experiences KU Leuven
Having children is an important life goal for most women and many rate it as their most important life role. Female patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are confronted with the fact that SLE pregnancies are high-risk pregnancies and management of this increased risk requires adequate contraception, pregnancy planning and specialized follow-up by a rheumatologist and an expert obstetrician. Guidelines on the medical ...
DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS FOR PERSONALIZED MENTAL HEALTH CARE - Clinical use of Experience Sampling Methods KU Leuven
This PhD thesis aimed to address challenges in the development and implementation of clinically-oriented tools for using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) in routine clinical practice. The ESM is a technique for capturing and quantifying mental states and symptoms as they occur in daily life. It involves prompting individuals to fill out a questionnaire multiple times per day for several days in order to measure present ‘in-the-moment’ ...
Quantification of technical performances, cyclist experience and safety of speed pedelecs for commuter use KU Leuven
The goal of this PhD is twofold:
• Trying to make a scientific statement on safety of the current generation of speed pedelecs
• Linking safety to certain parameters (such as maximum continuous rated power, maximum assistance speed, maximum assistance factor, with or without open throttle…)
This research is being conducted through the logging of the behaviour of human and machine, quantification of certain technical ...
Considering ethnicity in forensic mental health care: Experiences of migrant and ethnic minority service users and their service providers Ghent University
Despite their relative overrepresentation in a forensic psychiatric context, (the needs of) people from migrant and ethnic minority (MEM) groups have long been overlooked. Contrary to a large body of evidence in regular mental health care, it remains unclear how MEM forensic service users recover and how they desist from crime. The Good Lives Model, as a leading strengths-based rehabilitation framework, is regarded as a promising avenue. One ...