eHealth: Combining Psychology, Technology and Health

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University of Twente

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eHealth: Combining Psychology, Technology and Health

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eHealth: Combining Psychology, Technology and Health

The course eHealth: Combining Psychology, Technology and Health is an online class provided by University of Twente through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

How can technology make you healthy? Learn about the design, application, implementation and evaluation of eHealth.

Course description

6 weeks

eHealth refers to the use of technologies to improve well-being, health, and healthcare. It is an umbrella term that captures concepts about the health context, technology, and people.
In this free online course, we will provide you with insight into the domain of eHealth, describe methods to develop eHealth, and explain theories that enable behaviour change and facilitate implementation. You will also understand how eHealth technologies are developed and used in practice, by means of a variety of case studies, assignments and examples.
All videos have subtitles available in Portuguese (Brazil) and Russian.
This course pays attention to the perspectives of the eHealth developers, patients, healthcare professionals and healthy people who want to improve or maintain their health and wellbeing. These perspectives are applied to the three main topics of this course:
During Weeks 1 and 2, we will introduce eHealth and show you how eHealth technologies are used to enable or improve self-care and prevention, supportive care, and societal health.
Weeks 3 and 4 will focus on design. You will learn how to design eHealth that fits the user and the context, and is able to seduce or support people into changing their behaviour.
In Weeks 5 and 6, we focus on the diffusion and evaluation of eHealth technologies within the intended context, and among users and other relevant stakeholders.
After finishing this course, you will have new knowledge about eHealth, acquired relevant eHealth skills, and gained insight into the use of eHealth in practice.

Meaning and application of eHealth
Different domains of eHealth
Human Centered Design
Usability testing
Values and requirements
Behaviour change
Persuasive technology
Implementation of eHealth technology
Formative and summative evaluation
Log data analysis

Explain the term eHealth, give examples of possible forms of eHealth, and identify possible benefits and barriers
Apply and recognize theoretical principles from Human Centred Design, behaviour change theory and the Persuasive Systems Design Model when designing an eHealth technology
Identify the most important principles and theories from eHealth implementation and recognize implementation methods
Describe how the phases and principles of the CeHRes Roadmap are used in the development of eHealth technologies
Explain the rationale behind formative and summative evaluation and recognize methods from both forms of evaluation

This course is suitable for everyone who wants or needs to know more about eHealth and all of its possibilities. No specific knowledge or education background is assumed, since all concepts that are discussed will be briefly explained. For learners who desire more depth, further reading is available.

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eHealth: Combining Psychology, Technology and Health

Course Topic

Healthcare & Medicine, Medical Technology

University, College, Institution

University of Twente

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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eHealth: Combining Psychology, Technology and Health

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