Background: Due to demographic transitions and budget restraints, it is now necessary to search for comprehensive new strategies, in order to constitute a sustainable healthcare system. Recently, various online care platforms for community-dwelling older adults were introduced in several European countries. These platforms have aimed at solidifying social cohesion in the community, so as to support the older adults in coordinating or managing their care and to enhance the self-reliance of these older adults. Consequently, these platforms might contribute to a more sustainable healthcare system. The main research question of this study was twofold: Which online care platforms for older adults are available in the Netherlands and what are their characteristics? Methods: The researchers have performed a scoping review of the online care platforms in the Netherlands, according to the six steps of Arksey & O’Malley (2005), which were as follows: (1) Identifying the research question; (2) Identifying any relevant studies; (3) Selecting the studies; (4) Charting the data; (5) Collating, summarising and reporting on the results; together with (6) consultations with the relevant stakeholders. The study searched for evidence in online scientific databases (Phase 1) and on the Internet (Phase 2). The relevant studies that were published between February 2012 and October 2017 were included. Results: The review resulted in an overview of 21 care platforms, for which 3 types were identified: (1) Community Care Platforms; (2) Care Network Platforms; and (3) System Integrator Platforms. Conclusion: This typology of platforms can guide users – for instance, older adults, care professionals, informal caregivers and municipalities, in choosing a suitable care platform, i.e. the typology gives users insight into the functionalities, goals and target groups which allows them to choose a platform that matches their needs. As far as the authors know, no studies have previously reported on the effects of the online care platforms for older adults in the Netherlands, so further research is required on their impacts and on their benefits.
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Local online retail platforms (LORPs) are gaining popularity as digital channels that can increase physical retail agglomerations’ attractiveness and viability by stimulating online sales and consumer footfall. However, insights are needed to enrich academic understanding and guide practitioners in their decision-making process regarding use and optimization of these platforms for boosting retail agglomeration vitality. Drawing on uses and gratifications theory, an online survey of 442 Dutch consumers revealed that positive attitudes toward browsing LORPs induced both online purchase and offline visit intentions. Interestingly, despite LORPs' local focus, non-place-specific motives more substantially impacted positive browsing-related attitudes toward LORPs than place-specific ones.
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Social media and sharing economy platforms do not only disrupt industries. They also bypass democratic institutions. That’s not without risk, because the dominant Silicon Valley based online platforms are designed to create shareholder value, not to strengthen society or democracy. Which is unfortunate, because online platforms – if designed to that purpose – can be uniquely power full tools for organising our networked society.In Amsterdam over 90 neighbourhood networks use online platforms for self organisation. This development accelerated from 2010 on. The networks aim at strengthening social ties and local initiatives and are increasingly involved in some way of democratic innovation. This study is a deep dive into this urban bottom-up-movement. It puts the phenomena of online neighbourhood platforms in a broader societal and economical context. It points at the importance of user owned platforms and data. And it draws conclusions on how society and specifically municipal management can bring this movement to a next level. Ultimately with the potential of growing into an alternative for the Silicon Valley owned online platform ecosystem.
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In een tijd waar corona hoogtij vierde en er meerdere lockdowns achter elkaar volgden, werd de eerste online ontmoetingsplek van het Leger des Heils (hierna: LdH) gestart. In maart 2021 werd de plek opgezet door Tineke Kleinhuis en kreeg de naam Dichtbij, omdat ze Dichtbij willen zijn voor bezoekers die het nodig hadden. Een ontmoetingsplek van het LdH waar bezoekers welkom zijn om op meerdere dagen in de week, live of achteraf meekijkend, deel te nemen aan diverse activiteiten. De activiteiten zijn onderverdeeld in drie categorieën: ‘Dichtbij God’, ‘Dichtbij elkaar’ en ‘Dichtbij doen’. De inhoud van de activiteiten worden bepaald door de bezoekers en mede vorm gegeven door vrijwilligers. De werkwijze heeft als doel om bezoekers online samen te brengen en is gericht op inspiratie, ontspanning en (geestelijke) groei. Volgens de organisatoren van Dichtbij is het online contact waardevol en kan het een brug slaan naar fysieke ontmoetingen. Als dit (eerste) online contact moeizaam verloopt is er ondersteuning vanuit Dichtbij door vrijwilligers. De tien beschreven bouwstenen in drie fasen die in deze werkwijze zijn beschreven kunnen anderen helpen om een online ontmoetingsplek op te zetten.
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In dit proefschrift worden de resultaten beschreven van een studie die online wijkplatformen voor thuiswonende ouderen evalueert die werden ontwikkeld op basis van wensen en behoeften van eindgebruikers. Middels deze online wijkplatformen worden ouderen gestimuleerd om maatschappelijk te participeren en wordt gepoogd om in wijken vraag en aanbod van inwoners bij elkaar te brengen. Via deze online platformen kunnen wijkbewoners, zo ook thuiswonende ouderen, verschillende applicaties raadplegen.
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This paper's main goal is to shed a conceptual light on the hospitality perspective regarding online peer-to-peer interactions and present the collaborative paradigm of the online communication approach to elucidate hospitable online interactions on collaborative platforms. We believe that hospitable actions may be performed online through communication and that its perceived experience occurs mainly before and during the accommodation itself, influencing the overall experience. This paper aims to contribute to the current literature, by proposing a conceptual understanding of online hospitality and its potential experiences based on perceived peer-to-peer collaborative consumption interactions.
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Social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have millions of users logging in every day, using these platforms for commu nication, entertainment, and news consumption. These platforms adopt rules that determine how users communicate and thereby limit and shape public discourse.2 Platforms need to deal with large amounts of data generated every day. For example, as of October 2021, 4.55 billion social media users were ac tive on an average number of 6.7 platforms used each month per internet user.3 As a result, platforms were compelled to develop governance models and content moderation systems to deal with harmful and undesirable content, including disinformation. In this study: • ‘Content governance’ is defined as a set of processes, procedures, and systems that determine how a given platform plans, publishes, moder ates, and curates content. • ‘Content moderation’ is the organised practice of a social media plat form of pre-screening, removing, or labelling undesirable content to reduce the damage that inappropriate content can cause.
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Hoe veilig is het internet voor jongeren? Zijn online pesterijen, seksuele intimidatie en online oplichting eerder uitzondering of regel? Hoe gaan jongeren om met desinformatie en nepnieuws? Kortom, wat speelt er in deze coronatijd nu jongeren nòg meer afhankelijk zijn van internet? Dit rapport beschrijft de resultaten van een onderzoek naar online veiligheid en mediawijsheid onder 423 Amsterdamse scholieren in het voortgezet onderwijs.
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Deze handreiking is ontwikkeld voor logopedisten die werken met kinderen met spraak- en taalontwikkelingsstoornissen. De handreiking is hoofdzakelijk gebaseerd op ervaringen van logopedisten die werken in een eerstelijnspraktijk. Tijdens de eerste Covid-19 lockdown in maart 2020 zijn we in Nederland massaal overgestapt naar online werken. Ook logopedisten gingen hiermee aan de slag. Er was weinig bekend over geschikte en veilige beeldbelplatforms of over de aanpak van online spraak- en taaltherapie. De urgentie om met kinderen te blijven werken was echter hoog. Er is in de beroepspraktijk een schat aan kennis en ervaring opgedaan. Om logopedisten te ondersteunen bij het online werken is in deze studie de kennis uit de literatuur geïnventariseerd en zijn de kennis en ervaringen van logopedisten opgehaald. Deze handreiking is tot stand gekomen in drie fases van een studie die liep van juni 2020 tot en met september 2020. In de eerste fase zijn ervaringen van logopedisten met online logopedie verzameld op sociale media als Facebook en LinkedIn. Wij hebben gekeken naar succeservaringen en belemmeringen die logopedisten met elkaar deelden, maar ook naar materiaal dat online is uitgewisseld. Deze ervaringen vormden de basis voor het opstellen van een online enquête om meer te weten te komen over de geïnventariseerde onderwerpen. In de tweede fase is deze enquête online verspreid en ingevuld door 218 logopedisten uit verschillende werk-settingen. Op basis van de enquête en een literatuuronderzoek zijn per onderwerp de belangrijkste conclusies en vragen gebundeld tot een concept Handreiking online logopedie voor kinderen met spraak- en taalstoornissen. In de derde fase zijn in samenwerking met Auris onderwerpen voor focusgroepen opgesteld. Deze onderwerpen werden besproken in twee focusgroepen met in totaal negen logopedisten.
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Background: Recent transitions in long-term care in the Netherlands have major consequences for community- dwelling older adults. A new paradigm expects them to manage and arrange their own care and support as much as possible. Technology can support this shift. A study has been conducted to explore the needs of community- dwelling frail older adults with regard to an online platform. An existing platform was subsequently modified, based upon these needs, resulting in an online community care platform (OCC-platform) comprising of care, health, and communication functions. The purpose of this platform was to support frail older adults in their independence and functioning, by stimulating self-care and providing reliable information, products and services. Methods: The study used a User-Centred Design. The development processes involved the following steps: Step 1) Identification of the User Requirements. To assess the user requirements, direct observations (N = 3) and interviews (N = 14) were performed. Step 2) Modification of an Existing Online Platform. Based upon Step 1, available online platforms were explored to determine whether an existing useful product was available. Two companies collaborated in modifying such a platform; Step 3) Testing the Modified Platform. A total of 73 older adults were invited to test a prototype of the OCC-platform during 6 months, which comprised of two phases: (1) a training phase; and (2) a testing phase. Results: An iterative process of modifications resulted in an interactive software concept on a Standard PC, containing 11 Functions. The Functions of ‘contacts’, ‘services’ and ‘messaging’, were by far, the most frequently used. The use was at its highest during the first 2 weeks of the testing and then its use steadily declined. The vast majority of the subjects (94%) were positive about the usability of the platform. Only a minority of the subjects (27%) indicated that the platform had added value for them. Conclusion: The overall prospect was that an OCC-platform can contribute to the social participation and the self-management competencies of frail older adults, together with their social cohesion in the community. In order to validate these prospects, further research is needed on the characteristics and the impact of online platforms.
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