Marjolein den Ouden is a professor Technology, Health & Care at Saxion University of Applied Sciences and at ROC van Twente (vocational education). She has a background in Human Movement Sciences (University of Groningen, MSc) and epidemiology (University of Utrecht, MSc). In 2013 she defended her PhD thesis on ‘disability in activities of daily living: a multifactorial approach’. In de past two years her research interest focusses on making the optimal match between humans and technology in the field of health and well-being. In interdisciplinary teams of professionals, researchers and technology developers we work on complex societal challenges, focusing on user-centered technology development and the adoption, acceptance and implementation of technology in health and well-being.
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Marjolein E.M. den Ouden, PhD
Saxion University of Applied Sciences

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Publications
de Vocht, H. M., Hoogeboom, A. M., van Niekerk, B., & den Ouden, M. E. (2015). The impact of individualized interaction on the quality of life of elderly dependent on care as a result of dementia: a study with a pre-post design. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders, 39(5-6), 272–280. https://doi.org/10.1159/000371874
van Het Bolscher-Niehuis, M. J., den Ouden, M. E., de Vocht, H. M., & Francke, A. L. (2016). Effects of self-management support programmes on activities of daily living of older adults: A systematic review. International journal of nursing studies, 61, 230–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.06.014
de Vocht, H. M., Hoogeboom, A. M., van Niekerk, B., & den Ouden, M. E. (2015). The impact of individualized interaction on the quality of life of elderly dependent on care as a result of dementia: a study with a pre-post design. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders, 39(5-6), 272–280. https://doi.org/10.1159/000371874
van Het Bolscher-Niehuis, M. J., den Ouden, M. E., de Vocht, H. M., & Francke, A. L. (2016). Effects of self-management support programmes on activities of daily living of older adults: A systematic review. International journal of nursing studies, 61, 230–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.06.014
