Background
mHealth
mHealth refers to the use of mobile technology in mental healthcare.
Wearables
The development and commercialiasation of wearables, a specific subgroup within mHealth, is growing exponentially.
Physiological data
Wearables are sensors and devices that are worn on the body to collect physiological and behavioural data.
Mental health
To date, the use of wearables is relatively unexplored territory for mental healthcare and prevention.
CAREWEAR
Carewear aims to make wearables available for use in clinical and research practice of wellbeing and care. To this end, several tools have already been developed:
- Algorithms for the detection of stress, physical activity and heart rate variability
- An online platform where the healthcare professional and end user can interact with the data
- Manuals and expertise on evidence-based interventions supported by wearables
news
Collaboration with Amsterdam UMC
The University of Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and the Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) develop and test innovative virtual reality applications. In a new collaboration between these partners and the Carewear team, we will explore how wearables and algorythms for data analysis can contribute to measuring and objectifying VR experiences.
Carewear symposium
On February 4th, we organized a symposium to conclude our VLAIO Tetra project. With over 85 registrations, the symposium was big success. At the symposium, we not only described the progress we made within the project but we also gave the word to other innovative researchers in the field. Prof. Dr. Inez Germeys discussed the […]
VLAIO Tetra project finished
On the 31st of January 2019, our VLAIO tetra project was completed after more than 3 years of succesful cooperation with the partners. This project was made possible by VLAIO and organisations interested in the implementation of wearables, who contributed with important expertise from their field of work and cofinancing. Within the project, we managed […]
Our team
The Expertise Unit Psychology, Technology & Society
The expertise unit is specialized in applied psychological research in the area of psychology and technology, social psychology and envrionmental psychology. Within the research domain of psychology and technology, there is a strong focus on the interaction between both domains and the synergy that goes with it, especially within mental healthcare and in human-technology interaction. The expertise unit is part of the department Applied Psychology of Thomas More University of Applied Sciences.
Mobilab & Care
The unique multidisciplinary approach of Mobilab & Care provides the foundation for the demand-driven development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools, technologies, products, and services for healthcare, with the ultimate goal of increasing life quality in the general population and efficiency and efficacy in healthcare.
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On the road
XVI European Congress of Psychology – 2-5/7/2019
The 16th European Congress of Psychology will take place in Moscow in July. This conference will have a thematic tract ‘psychology – digital future’ in which Tom Van Daele will present a poster that summarizes the experiences with Carewear within the VLAIO TETRA project.
Congress online help for wellbeing and health – 28/03/2019
This conference in Brussels organizes a thematic session on ‘Onlinetools for depression and suicide – from prevention to follow-up care’, which is chaired by Tom Van Daele. In this session, Nele De Witte will give an overview of how wearables can implemented in the prevention and treatment of depressive symptoms. The participants will be able […]
7th Dutch Bio-Medical Engineering Conference – 24&25/01/2019
Glen Debard and Bert Bonroy will give an oral presentation at the BME conference in the Netherlands. They will present the technical challenges and innovations of wearable monitoring in the Carewear project and additionally go into how wearables can be usefully implemented in a clinical context.
Inspire Healthcare – 7/12/2018
In4care organises a festival of care innovation where actors and organisations that are active in healthcare can meet and inspire one another. Nele De Witte en Tom Van Daele will illustrate how technology can contribute to individualized mental healthcare at the Domus Medica connecting the dots stage. Carewear and the Phobos AR project will be […]
DGPPN congress – 28/11-1/12/2018
The German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (DGPPN) is organising a conference in Berlin, which is focused on the future of mental healthcare. Tom Van Daele and Bert Bonroy will give a showcase in the eMen symposium, titled ‘E-mental health innovations and their implementation in Europe’. They will demonstrate how different types of wearable devices […]
17th National Day on Biomedical Engineering – 30/11/2018
The annual symposium of the National Committee on Biomedical Engineering’ (NCBME) is themed ‘Data Sciences and Healthcare’. Romy Sels will present a poster on how Carewear makes wearable data available for the prevention and treatment of mental illness.
Symposium of the EFPA task force on e-health – 15/11/2018
The E-health task force of the European Federation of Psychologists’ associations (EFPA) is organizing a symposium at the University of Cyprus on Mental e-Health Treatment Inventions. Tom Van Daele will give a talk on how wearable technology can be used to improve current approaches to burn-out prevention and the treatment of depression. He will also present […]
Flemish Mental Healthcare conference – 17&18/9/2018
The 9th conference of the Flemish Society for Mental Health (VVGG) is focused on diversity in mental healthcare. Tom Van Daele is chair of the symposium on mental health & technology. Nele De Witte and Romy Sels will present on the use of wearable technology in the treatment of depression and will demonstrate the Carewear […]
Emen Conference – 6/9/2018
The eMen INTERREG project is aimed at promoting accessible, affordable, and effective digital mental health care in North-West Europe. At this conference, Romy Sels and Nele De Witte will give an oral presentation in which they provide an overview of the current technical challenges associated with the use of wearables and building a platform for the […]
