Work Package 6

Knowledge utilization and participation

General aim

To iteratively communicate, disseminate and implement, together with the stakeholders, the created knowledge on the maintenance of oral and metabolic health during the first 1000 days of life, through a framework of inclusive digital and non-digital means.

Objectives

• To iteratively design and develop a multi-dimensional eHealth platform dedicated to communicate and disseminate the created knowledge and interventions to the various stakeholders.
• To iteratively develop integrated digital and non-digital strategies and interventions to employ and implement the created knowledge developed with the different stakeholders.
• To iteratively evaluate both the eHealth platform (Objective 1) and integrated digital and non-digital strategies and interventions (Objective 2) developed throughout the duration of the project, providing a framework of inclusive digital and non-digital services.

Active period

Year 1-8

Members of WP6

Applicants

Inholland, AUAS, UvA-FMG, VU, AUMC, ACTA, UTwente.

Cooperation partners/co-funders

GGD, Sarphati Amsterdam, JGZ, SGF, Ivoren Kruis, Municipality of Amsterdam, NIBI, Bètapartners, Voedingscentrum, NJi, NCJ, PHAROS, Food4Smiles, Municipality of Amsterdam, PANEL, Onkolyze, Supabase, NVvK, JTV Amsterdam.

Progress

Research

Following up from the initial work in 2023, a number of (student) projects have been in 2024 initiated in order to gain a better understanding of the end users who in the future will use dedicated digital services. In particular, the focus has been on two important stakeholders namely parents and dental oral health professionals. The projects are positioned alongside the PhD research of WP6 in order to provide the necessary body of knowledge.

With regards to the PhD research, work has focused on a scoping review looking at how nurses and physicians at Children’s Health Clinics support healthy eating in families with a low socioeconomic status.

Master and Bachelors students (Health Sciences, Oral Dental Care, Health Informatics, Informatics) from University Twente and from Inholland University of Applied Sciences were involved in qualitative studies investigating 1) current practices and experiences of dental oral care professionals for preventive education to parents, as well as 2) parents’ view on promoting healthy snack choices through the use of eHealth, leading to the development of a prototype app.

Alongside the scoping review and qualitative studies, an inventory & evaluation was made of selected digital applications available promoting healthly oral care and healthy eating habits. Attention was given to persuasive context and persuasive design features of the applications which can support changes in behavior and life style.

Results from the ongoing research within WP6 have provide input to develop persona’s i.e. parents and behavioral design canvas of the primary targeted group, using user experience tools and methodologies.

Dissemination of results

Some of the results were presented at the 13th Conference Supporting Health by Technology and presented their research (see item newsletter 3). (June 2024).

A short article was published in ICT & Health (fall 2024) about the design of eHealth for promoting healthy snacks. (October 2024)

Presentation of the Inholland based Minor MetaHealth at the National meeting of Oral Dental education programs. (November 2024)

Collaboration within WP6 and other WPs

Collaboration within the WP6 and with other WPs has intensified in the past year. This has resulted in sharing ongoing results (from WP1 for instance), sharing methodologies used in WP6 and finding commonalities (e.g. WP3 around the notion of agent and personas).