Specific approaches are needed to reach and support people with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) to achieve healthier eating behaviours. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that digital health tools exhibit potential to address these needs because of its specific features that enable application of various behaviour change techniques (BCTs). The aim of this scoping review is to identify the BCTs that are used in diet-related digital interventions targeted at people with a low SEP, and which of these BCTs coincide with improved eating behaviour. The systematic search was performed in 3 databases, using terms related to e/m-health, diet quality and socioeconomic position. A total of 17 full text papers were included. The average number of BCTs per intervention was 6.9 (ranged 3–15). BCTs from the cluster ‘Goals and planning’ were applied most often (25x), followed by the clusters ‘Shaping knowledge’ (18x) and ‘Natural consequences’ (18x). Other frequently applied BCT clusters were ‘Feedback and monitoring’ (15x) and ‘Comparison of behaviour’ (13x). Whereas some BCTs were frequently applied, such as goal setting, others were rarely used, such as social support. Most studies (n = 13) observed a positive effect of the intervention on eating behaviour (e.g. having breakfast) in the low SEP group, but this was not clearly associated with the number or type of applied BCTs. In conclusion, more intervention studies focused on people with a low SEP are needed to draw firm conclusions as to which BCTs are effective in improving their diet quality. Also, further research should investigate combinations of BCTs, the intervention design and context, and the use of multicomponent approaches. We encourage intervention developers and researchers to describe interventions more thoroughly, following the systematics of a behaviour change taxonomy, and to select BCTs knowingly.
Increasingly aware of the importance of active lifestyles, many people intend to exercise more. One of the main challenges is to translate exercise intentions into actual exercise behaviour, the so-called intention-behaviour gap. To investigate barriers and enablers that affect this gap, we conducted a 7-day diary study with 16 women. Participants indicated what their exercise intentions and behaviour were per day, and whether and why they changed retrospectively during the day. Through the diary study, we gain insights into (i) the intention-behaviour interplay, and (ii) the experienced barriers and enablers that influence this interplay throughout the day. Based on the findings, we contribute new implications for design in supporting people translating their intentions into exercise behaviour. We propose three design concepts to illustrate underlying design opportunities. The focus is on positively influencing the interplay of enablers and barriers of exercising and how these can be addressed through design
Bamboo Brands en HAS green academy lanceren het Consumer Behaviour Lab (CBL). Het CBL ontwikkelt betrouwbare voorspellingsmethoden die voedselkeuzegedrag meten in plaats van intenties van consumenten. Dit vergroot het potentieel marktsucces van foodconcepten en dringt voedselverspilling terug. Daarnaast voorziet het CBL studenten in het hbo-onderwijs van relevante praktijkervaring in voedselinnovatie en onderzoekmethoden. Een eerste dienst is nu beschikbaar: de Discovery Assessment.
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This PD project aims to gather new knowledge through artistic and participatory design research within neighbourhoods for possible ways of addressing and understanding the avoidance and numbness caused by feelings of vulnerability, discomfort and pain associated with eco-anxiety and chronic fear of environmental doom. The project will include artistic production and suitable forms of fieldwork. The objectives of the PD are to find answers to the practice problem of society which call for art that sensitises, makes aware and helps initiate behavioural change around the consequences of climate change. Rather than visualize future sea levels directly, it will seek to engage with climate change in a metaphorical and poetic way. Neither a doom nor an overly techno-optimistic scenario seem useful to understand the complexity of flood risk management or the dangers of flooding. By challenging both perspectives with artistic means, this research hopes to counter eco-anxiety and create a sense of open thought and susceptibility to new ideas, feelings and chains of thought. Animation and humour, are possible ingredients. The objective is to find and create multiple Dutch water stories, not just one. To achieve this, it is necessary to develop new methods for selecting and repurposing existing impactful stories and strong images. Citizens and students will be included to do so via fieldwork. In addition, archival materials will be used. Archives serve as a repository for memory recollection and reuse, selecting material from the audiovisual archive of the Institute of Sound & Vision will be a crucial part of the creative work which will include two films and accompanying music.
The postdoc candidate, Giuliana Scuderi, will strengthen the connection between the research group Biobased Buildings (BB), (collaboration between Avans University of Applied Sciences and HZ University of Applied Sciences (HZ), and the Civil Engineering bachelor programme (CE) of HZ. The proposed research aims at deepening the knowledge about the mechanical properties of biobased materials for the application in the structural and infrastructural sectors. The research is relevant for the professional field, which is looking for safe and sustainable alternatives to traditional building materials (such as lignin asphalt, biobased panels for bridge constructions, etc.). The study of the mechanical behaviour of traditional materials (such as concrete and steel) is already part of the CE curriculum, but the ambition of this postdoc is that also BB principles are applied and visible. Therefore, from the first year of the programme, the postdoc will develop a biobased material science line and will facilitate applied research experiences for students, in collaboration with engineering and architectural companies, material producers and governmental bodies. Consequently, a new generation of environmentally sensitive civil engineers could be trained, as the labour market requires. The subject is broad and relevant for the future of our built environment, with possible connections with other fields of study, such as Architecture, Engineering, Economics and Chemistry. The project is also relevant for the National Science Agenda (NWA), being a crossover between the routes “Materialen – Made in Holland” and “Circulaire economie en grondstoffenefficiëntie”. The final products will be ready-to-use guidelines for the applications of biobased materials, a portfolio of applications and examples, and a new continuous learning line about biobased material science within the CE curriculum. The postdoc will be mentored and supervised by the Lector of the research group and by the study programme coordinator. The personnel policy and job function series of HZ facilitates the development opportunity.
Het doel van het door Raak Publiek gefinancierde project (2019-2021) Blijf in Beweging ondersteuning Zorgprofessionals (BiBoZ) is om een methode te ontwikkelen waarmee zorgprofessionals, tijdens een consult, hun cliënten op maat kunnen ondersteunen in het bereiken van duurzaam gezond beweeggedrag. Een belangrijke eis is dat de methode leidt tot persoonsgerichte ondersteuning waarbij rekening wordt gehouden met de context van de cliënt. Onder context verstaan we de combinatie van achtergrondkenmerken en het sociaal, psychisch en fysiek functioneren in de eigen leefomgeving. De methode is ontwikkeld vanuit cliëntperspectief en in co-creatie met de doelgroep. Hiervoor zijn ontwerpgericht onderzoekstechnieken gebruikt zoals contextmapping (38 cliënten) en storytelling (11 professionals en 12 cliënten). Met de opbrengsten is in co-creatie met cliënten, professionals, studenten en docentonderzoekers de methode ontwikkeld. Het Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) gedragsveranderingsraamwerk en informatie uit een systematische review naar effectieve beweeginterventies vormen de theoretische basis van de methode. De methode bestaat uit zes fictieve verhalen en een gespreksondersteuningstool. Als voorbereiding op het consult leest de cliënt de zes verhalen. Op basis van deze voorbereiding vindt het gesprek plaats over gezond bewegen. De professional gebruikt de gespreksondersteuningstool om op de cliënt afgestemde gedragsveranderingstechnieken in te zetten ter bevordering van doelen gericht op gezond bewegen. Cliënt en professional vertalen dit samen naar een actieplan op maat. Om de professional te ondersteunen zijn een handleiding, twee (instructie)filmpjes en een app ontwikkeld. De BiBoZ methode is goed beschreven, theoretisch onderbouwd en getest bij 10 professionals, 8 professionals in opleiding en 25 cliënten. Professionals zijn enthousiast. De volgende stap is het verder integreren van de BiBoZ methode in de werkwijze van beweeg/zorgprofessionals en het implementeren en op effectiviteit evalueren van de methode in de dagelijkse praktijk. Aanpassingen aan de methode op basis van de resultaten van de haalbaarheidsstudie worden tijdens de Top-up subsidie uitgevoerd.
