Healthcare and wellbeing
How do we keep healthcare affordable, socially responsible and sustainable? What (technological) developments can help to decongest the care sector and organize more tailored care? How do we integrate biological, social and psychological perspectives when examining development over the life course? Scientists from the social and behavioral sciences are working on these fundamental questions together with experts from the healthcare practice, patients and researchers in the fields of economics, public administration, digital sciences, law and ethics.
Experts and their expertise
Jolanda de Vries about the fear of dying
News in Health and Wellbeing
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Patrick Vriens: achieving sensible care with better soft skills doctors and smart apps
27th January 2023Sensible care means giving the right care to the right patient at the right time. That can lead to very different decisions for different people in the same situation. It is important that doctors talk to their patients and make the decision together. In doing so, quality of life is the guiding principle and expectation management is the key to the conversation. Endowed Professor and surgeon Patrick Vriens elaborates on this topic in his inaugural speech on Feb. 3.
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Confidence of the unvaccinated in authorities already very low before start COVID-19 vaccinations
13th July 2022Those who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 already had significantly less confidence in government authorities before the start of the vaccination campaign than people who did get a jab. However, unvaccinated people and the unvaccinated who are still undecided do not have the same thoughts and opinions on COVID-19 and vaccinations.
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Tailored risk information helps patients with cancer
04th July 2022Patients with cancer have a great need for tailored information based on figures and statistics on, for example, survival, treatment outcomes and risks of side effects. This is the outcome of Ruben Vromans' doctoral thesis, for which he will receive his doctorate on 8 July.
Partnerships
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We Care provides a platform for collaboration
Interdisciplinary research to improve patient care in collaboration with the Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital (ETZ) in Tilburg.
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PROFIEL study contributes to quality of life of people with cancer
PROFIEL study is an international partnership for the collection and sharing of data on the quality of life of (former) cancer patients, in cooperation with Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland (IKNL).
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Tranzo
Tranzo is the scientific center for care and wellbeing of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Tilburg University. Tranzo wants to build a bridge between science and practice in the area of care and wellbeing. The objective is to promote an evidence-based approach by working in co-creation with practitioners to develop and exchange knowledge.
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