@article{nokey,

title = {Quality and Safety Management of Advanced Medical Technologies in Homecare in The Netherlands: A Qualitative Study on Consensus Development Regarding Approaches and Continuing Professional Education},

author = {Ingrid ten Haken and Somaya Ben Allouch and Wim van Harten},

url = {http://digitallifecentre.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Publication_Quality-Safety-Management-2026.pdf},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14040529},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-02-20},

urldate = {2026-02-20},

journal = {Healthcare},

volume = {14},

issue = {4},

pages = {1-13},

abstract = {Background/Objectives: Dutch legislation sets requirements for the safe reporting of

and learning from incidents. It also specifies the required competence of nurses in using

medical technology. However, not all certified homecare nurses are adequately trained in

patient safety. Patient safety management is reflected at different levels within homecare

organisations. This study aimed to report on initial consensus among homecare nurses on

responsibilities in quality and safety management at organisational, team and individual

levels. It also explored nurses’ educational needs related to the use of advanced medical

technologies (AMTs) in homecare. Methods: An exploratory qualitative study using

consensus-oriented member checking was conducted. Building on research into incidents

and safety management practices of AMTs, two semi-structured group interviews were

conducted online with 11 homecare nurses from across the Netherlands. In a second round,

feedback and comments were solicited on the resulting conclusions and statements in

writing. Results: Distinguishing between high-risk and low-risk incident reports enhances

the efficiency and effectiveness of safety management for AMTs in homecare. Team-based

discussions increase the likelihood of incident reporting. Nurses advocate for periodic,

mandatory assessments for technical homecare teams, conducted by an external body. They

also emphasise individual responsibility for maintaining up-to-date knowledge and skills

and taking action accordingly. Conclusions: In this study, key statements on which Dutch

technical homecare nurses reached consensus are presented. The results underscore the

importance of a safe organisational and team culture for incident reporting, as well as the

need for an effective and efficient incident management system at a team level. An effective

learning organisation contributes to enhancing patient safety.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Robot Social Skills: Influencing Children’s Performance and Robot Perception Through a Robot Math Tutor’s Scaffolding and Personalization},

author = {Simone de Droog and Mike Ligthart and Marianne Bossema and Mirjam de Haas and Matthijs Smakman and Lamia Elloumi and Koen Hindriks and Somaya Ben Allouch},

url = {http://digitallifecentre.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Publicatie-IJSR2026_DeDroog_Robot-Social-Skills.pdf},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-025-01338-y},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-27},

urldate = {2026-01-27},

journal = {International Journal of Social Robotics},

volume = {18},

number = {10},

pages = {1-17},

abstract = {Robot tutors can add value in education, but their impact usually differs depending on their social interaction skills. This study disentangled the effect of two specific robot social interaction skills on children’s math performance and their social perception of the robot. The first is to scaffold the explanations to children’s evolving math, and the second to personalize the math conversations to children’s preferences and interests. In a 2 (scaffolding: without vs. with) x 2 (personalization: without vs. with) between-subjects design, 113 children (9–12 years) were randomly assigned to one of the four conditions. Findings after 4 child-robot interactions showed that scaffolding improved children’s response time but not the correctness of their answers, while personalization increased relationship formation. Examination of the underlying explaining mechanisms revealed that both social skills must be salient enough to have the indented effect, that personalization satisfies children’s need to be understood, and that social presence influences feelings of friendship.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {GlowGrow: Designing an ambient biofeedback system for pregnancy stress management},

author = {Mengru Xue and Bin Yu and Jiang Wu and Xu Sun and Peidi Fang and Cheng Yao and Fangtian Ying and Shijian Luo and Sheng Zhang},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/redactie/resources/publication-glowgrow-2025.pdf},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

journal = {PLOS One},

volume = {20},

number = {6},

abstract = {Pregnancy can be challenging for women as they experience various physical, psychological, and social changes that can lead to stress and potential mental health concerns. Being neglected in the long-term, sustained stress can increase the likelihood of postpartum depression, which can have significant negative impacts on mothers, families, and society. Therefore, managing stress promptly and maintaining emotional well-being is crucial for pregnant women to give a healthy birth and improve their postpartum life quality. Biofeedback is a secure and effective treatment for anxiety; nevertheless, conventional biofeedback systems often depend on intrusive sensors and require clinician support, thereby restricting their utilization primarily to clinical settings. To address this challenge, in this study, by incorporating biofeedback techniques with wearable sensors, musical displays, and ambient light, we created an immersive biofeedback environment where pregnant women could practice slow-paced resonant breathing to promote relaxation and reduce stress. GlowGrow system has been deployed in a regional hospital’s ante-natal clinic and evaluated by 24 pregnant women regarding its effectiveness and user experience. The results show that GlowGrow, as an effective relaxation intervention, could efficiently guide pregnant women to perform deep breathing and manage physiological stress.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {A systematic review of strategies in digital technologies for motivating adherence to chronic illness self-care},

author = {Tianqin Lu and Qingyuan Lin and Bin Yu and Jun Hu},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-chronicillnessself-care2025.pdf},

doi = {10.1038/s44401-025-00017-4},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

journal = {npj Health Systems},

volume = {2},

number = {13},

pages = {1-17},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {ZooWear: Animal-Inspired Head-Mounted Haptic Interfaces to Augment the Zoo Experience},

author = {Pingting Chen and Bin Yu and Xiaoqing Sun and Jiangnan Xia and Xinyu Liu and Xipei Ren},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-zoowear-animal-inspired-head-mounted-haptic-interfaces-to-augment-the-zoo-experience.pdf},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

journal = {International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction},

pages = {1-26},

publisher = {Taylor & Francis},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Tailoring mHealth for Healthy Aging: Focus Group Study With Retirement-Age Adults},

author = {Paula Collazo-Castiñeira and Rocío Rodríguez-Rey and Alfonso Joft and Somaya Ben Allouch and Doris Eglseer and Josje Schoufour and Eva Topinková and Peter Weijs and Yves Boirie and Macarena Sánchez-Izquierdo},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-tailoring-mhealth-for-healthy-aging-2025.pdf},

doi = {10.2196/70051},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

journal = {JMIR Mhealth Uhealth},

volume = {13},

pages = {1-18},

publisher = {JMIR Publications},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Social Acceptance of Smart Glasses in Health Care: Model Evaluation Study of Anticipated Adoption and Social Interaction},

author = {Niek Zuidhof and Oscar Peters and Peter-Paul Verbeek and Somaya Ben Allouch},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-glowgrow-2025.pdf

https://formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e49610

},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

journal = {JMIR Formative Research},

volume = {9 (49610)},

pages = {1-17},

publisher = {JMIR Publications},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Dare to Care Long-Term: Social Robots in Elderly Care},

author = {Somaya Ben Allouch and Lamia Elloumi},

doi = {10.3233/SHTI251471},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-10-03},

urldate = {2023-10-03},

journal = {National Library of Medicine},

number = {330},

pages = {986-1007},

abstract = {Deployment of social robots in real-world contexts is increasingly finding its way into the social robotics field. This study explores the deployment of social robots in elderly care, focusing on the long-term use, while involving the healthcare professionals and elderly residents of care facility in different phases of the research. We investigated their needs and requirements, development of tailored applications, and evaluate the acceptance and sustainability of social robots in care facilities. Using the CFIR framework, we noted strong organizational support but the results showed the need for ongoing training of the care professionals and realistic expectation setting regarding the use of the social robot. The findings suggest that social robots have high acceptance, but conflicting interests can arise between the healthcare professionals and the residents of the care facility. Long-term studies are crucial for understanding the impact and to address the practical and technical challenges that emerged from different CFIR domains. Future research should address the long-term effects and the different domains of the CFIR framework to get an in-depth overview of the use of social robots in institutional care settings.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Predicting long-term neurocognitive outcome after pediatric intensive care unit admission for bronchiolitis—preliminary exploration of the potential of machine learning},

author = {Eleonore de Sonnaville and Jacob Vermeule and Kjeld Oostra and Hennie Knoester and Job van Woensel and Somaya Ben Allouch and Jaap Oosterlaan and Marsh Kӧnigs},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-predicting-long-term-neurocognitive-outcome.pdf

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-023-05307-3},

doi = {10.1007/s00431-023-05307-3},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {European Journal of Pediatrics},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Playfulness and New Technologies in Hand Therapy for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Scoping Review},

author = {Tamara Veronica Pinos Cisneros and Annette Brons and Ben Kröse and Ben Schouten and Geke Ludden},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-playfulness-and-new-technologies-in-hand-therapy-for-children-with-cp-october-2023-1.pdf

https://games.jmir.org/2023/1/e44904},

doi = {https://games.jmir.org/2023/1/e44904},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {JMIR Serious Games},

volume = {11},

pages = {1-24},

publisher = {JMIR Publications},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {AI in the Human Loop: The Impact of Differences in Digital Assistant Roles on the Personal Values of Users},

author = {Shakila Shayan and Marlies van Steenbergen and Koen van Turnhout and Zelda Zeegers and Somaya Ben Allouch and Maaike Harbers and Guido Evertzen and Janna Bruijning and Wieke van Boxtel and Katarina Jerkovich},

url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-42286-7_13},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

urldate = {2023-01-01},

journal = {HCI - INTERACT'23},

pages = {239–249},

publisher = {Springer},

address = {York},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Augmenting outpatient alcohol treatment as usual with online approach bias modification training: A double-blind randomized controlled trial},

author = {Melissa Laurens and Marloes Postel and Marjolein Brusse - Keizer and Marcel Pieterse and Somaya Ben Allouch and Ernst Bohlmeijer and Elske Salemink},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-augmenting-outpatient-alcohol-treatment-2023.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460323000254?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-01},

journal = {ScienceDirect},

pages = {1-8},

publisher = {Elsevier},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Perspectives on the acceptance and social implications of smart glasses: a qualitative focus group study in healthcare},

author = {Niek Zuidhof and Somaya Ben Allouch and Oscar Peters and Peter-Paul Verbeek},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-perspectives-on-the-acceptance-and-social-implications-of-smart-glasses-a-qualitative-focus-group-study-in-healthcare.pdf},

doi = {10.1080/10447318.2022.2111046},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

urldate = {2022-01-01},

journal = {International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction},

pages = {1-12},

publisher = {Taylor & Francis Group - Informa UK Limited},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Raamwerk en toolkit meten impact e-health bij mensen met visuele beperking},

author = {Joey van der Bie and Nienke Nijhof and Somaya Ben Allouch},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publicatie-vipehealth-vakbladicthealthnr4202214-17-1.pdf},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {ICT&health},

volume = {4},

pages = {4-17},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Translating Promoting Factors and Behavior Change Principles Into a Blended and Technology-Supported Intervention to Stimulate Physical Activity in Children With Asthma (Foxfit): Design Study},

author = {Annette Brons and Katja Braam and Aline Broekema and Annieck Timmerman and Karel Millenaar and Raoul Engelbert and Ben Kröse and Bart Visser},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publication-translating-promoting-factors-and-behavior-change-principles-into-a-blended-and-technology-supported-intervention-to-stimulate-physical-activity-in-children-with-asth.pdf},

doi = {https://formative.jmir.org/2022/7/e34121},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

urldate = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Medical Internet Research Formative Research},

volume = {6},

number = {7},

pages = {1-22},

publisher = {JMIR Publications},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Developing an Intelligent Environment to Support People with Early-Stage Dementia: from User-Needs to a Real-Life Prototype},

author = {Anne Grave and Saskia Robben and Michel Oey and Somaya Ben Allouch and Masi Mohammadi },

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publicatie-developing-an-intelligent-environment-17032022.pdf

},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

urldate = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Applied Human Informatics: Open Journal of the Academy of Human Informatics},

volume = {4},

number = {1},

pages = {1-18},

publisher = {Academy of Human Informatics},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {‘That is a place where I would want to go’: investigating digital nature to enhance social wellbeing among older adults},

author = {Josca van Houwelingen - Snippe and Somaya Ben Allouch and Thomas van Rompay (},

url = {https://www.digitallifecentre.nl/download/?file=publicatie-that-is-a-place-where-i-would-want-to-gojan2022-gr.pdf

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/article/that-is-a-place-where-i-would-want-to-go-investigating-digital-nature-to-enhance-social-wellbeing-among-older-adults/C301096C4D1E1937C52649D053AED6C2#},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Ageing , Society (2022)},

pages = {1-24 },

publisher = {Cambridge University Press},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}