A5032629974- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Media Influence and Health
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Media and Politics
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Media Studies and Communication
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Social Media in Health Education
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Mental Health Research Topics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
University of Amsterdam
2015-2025
Maastricht University
2015-2017
Personal response efficacy beliefs are vital in instigating, maintaining, and catalyzing environmental behavior change. In this experimental study (N = 249), we investigated whether such could be stimulated using Virtual Reality. a VR-supermarket, participants would see interactive pop-ups displaying impact messages when they picked up products, these that display the (environmental or health) of product. Our results show effective stimulating personal subsequently pro-environmental food...
The Covid-19 pandemic created a significant challenge for public health agencies worldwide. Many have turned to social media as tool pandemic-related information dissemination. However, research on the effectiveness of communication is still limited. This study explores by during early stages in four countries which differ their dynamics, cultural and geopolitical factors: Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, United States. We focus Twitter identify themes present agencies’ communication, well...
Abstract Social media are increasingly used to obtain and disseminate information about environmental issues. Yet, communication research has focused mainly on social discussions pertaining climate change, while overlooking public awareness discourse regarding the other planetary boundaries (i.e., important interlinked issues than change). Moreover, change often found be polarising, it remains seen if this extends We network analysis topic modelling analyse two million environment-related...
Since habits formed during childhood are predictive of adult behaviour, children form an important target group when it comes to improving healthy and environmentally friendly food consumption. To explore the potential immersive virtual reality (VR) in this respect, we conducted a semi-structured interview study (N = 22) among aged 6–13 years. This consisted two parts: (1) VR experience (2) investigate what extent able recall understand information about impact products on their health...
Improving practice nurses' (PN) adherence to smoking cessation counseling guidelines will benefit the quality of care and potentially lead higher abstinence rates. However, support programs aid PNs in improving their guideline uptake do not exist yet.The aim this study was assess effects a novel computer-tailored electronic learning (e-learning) program on PNs' adherence.A Web-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted which an intervention group (N=147) with full access e-learning...
Background The effectiveness of digital health communication may be increased by enhancing autonomy supportiveness. Objective This study aimed to identify the most autonomy-supportive message frame within an intervention for increasing vegetable intake testing effect following 2 strategies: (1) using language and (2) providing choice. Methods A Web-based (autonomy-supportive vs controlling language)×2 (choice no choice) experiment was conducted among 526 participants, recruited via a...
Background The content of online computer-tailored interventions is often determined to match an individual’s characteristics, beliefs, and behavioral factors. These content-tailored lead better message processing a higher likelihood behavior change such as smoking cessation. However, meta-analysis showed that effect sizes, albeit positive, remain small, suggesting room for improvement. A promising strategy enhance the effectiveness tailor frame (ie, how communicated) based on preferred...
Just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs), which allow individuals to receive the right amount of tailored support at time and place, hold enormous potential for promoting behavior change. However, research on JITAIs' implementation evaluation is still in its early stages, more empirical evidence needed. This meta-analysis took a complexity science approach evaluate effectiveness JITAIs that promote healthy behaviors assess whether key design principles can increase impacts.We searched...
Background: Web-based health behavior change interventions may be more effective if they offer autonomy-supportive communication facilitating the internalization of motivation for change. Yet, at this moment no validated tools exist to assess user-perceived autonomy-support such interventions. Objective: The aim study was develop and validate virtual climate care questionnaire (VCCQ), a measure perceived in setting. Methods: Items were developed based on existing questionnaires expert...
Abstract: Background: Choice and autonomy-supportive language are message features expected to increase the effectiveness of online health communication. However, evidence regarding their persuasiveness is mixed. Aims: This study explores effects choice in an aimed at cancer prevention through increasing physical activity. Also, moderating role need for autonomy mediating reactance autonomous motivation assessed. Method: In a two (autonomy-supportive language: present or absent) by (choice:...
To investigate the applicability of supervised machine learning (SML) to classify health-related webpages as 'reliable' or 'unreliable' in an automated way.We collected textual content 468 different Dutch about early childhood vaccination. Webpages were manually coded based on their alignment with evidence-based vaccination guidelines. Four SML models trained part data, whereas remaining data was used for model testing.All appeared be successful identification unreliable (F1 scores:...
The development, evaluation, and implementation of digital health interventions requires contributions from scientists, healthcare professionals, developers. Albeit exciting, interdisciplinary cross-sectoral collaboration is challenging so often slow its impact limited. By outlining challenges potential action-oriented solutions we aim to stimulate meaningful collaborations.
Decision aids (DAs) may be used to facilitate an autonomous, informed decision cease smoking and promote the uptake of evidence-based cessation assistance (ie, behavioral support, nicotine replacement therapy, or prescription medication). However, knowledge is lacking regarding their effective elements (cost-)effectiveness.
Within the field of health psychology, there has been an enormous increase in behaviour change interventions that use digital technology. Answering questions and providing tailored feedback based on answers provided by participants is key working mechanism when using computer-tailoring interventions. This method proven to be (cost-)effective results being exposed material their social-cognitive profile. At same time, answering assess this profile increases participant burden might contribute...
Understanding why patients seek informational and/or emotional support online is fundamental to providing with accurate and reliable that tailored their needs, preferences, personal situation. Based on the stress coping theory uses gratifications (UGT), this study aimed identify theoretically-founded profiles of cancer differing in motives for seeking online, compare terms patients' psychological background characteristics, perception health care services. Hierarchical cluster analysis was...
Evidence-based smoking cessation support tools (EBSTs) can double the quitting chances, but uptake among smokers is low. A digital decision aid (DA) could help choose an EBST in concordance with their values and preferences, it unclear which type of are interested a DA. We hypothesized that smokers' general decision-making style (GDMS) be used to identify early adopters. This study therefore aimed smoker profiles based on GDMS investigate these profiles' association intention use DA.A...
Background: Improving practice nurses' (PN) adherence to smoking cessation counseling guidelines will benefit the quality of care and potentially lead higher abstinence rates.However, support programs aid PNs in improving their guideline uptake do not exist yet. Objective:The aim this study was assess effects a novel computer-tailored electronic learning (e-learning) program on PNs' adherence. Methods:A Web-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted which an intervention group (N=147)...
Online medical consultation has become increasingly popular, while little is known about what features of such service can impact users’ emotions and behaviours. This study looked into the language online text-based consultation. Specifically, aim this paper was to examine effects vague (i.e., non-specific, imprecise language) on health-related uncertainty, its affective behavioural consequences, considering individual differences in regulatory focus. A between-subject (vague vs. precise...