Leaves - optimizing the mentaL health and resiliencE of older Adults that haVe lost thEir spouSe via blended, online therapy. Supported by the @AALProgramme
The LEAVES project will develop an online service for older adults that helps them process the loss of a spouse. Interested? check out our website: https://t.co/jsPBH5r15e
@AALProgramme @Ouderenfonds@SensingFuture@RRDNL
As part of the LEAVES service, we developed a strategy to monitor the mental health of older adult mourners, and to personalize the technology.
How? with experts of course!
Read the publication here:
https://t.co/ftU5xmuLmh
@LenaBrandl4 @AALProgramme
Plus, LEAVES will be present at #HVE2022 with a demo! You can check out how we will support older adults after the death of their spouse and get to interact with the developers!
The LEAVES project is proud to announce that it has finished its MVP: an online service that supports older adults when grieving over the loss of their spouse.
In the coming year, the project will put the MVP to the test in Portugal, Switzerland and the Netherlands!
How do you handle personal information in an eHealth service, such as LEAVES? We are very curious to hear your opinion!
Please help us out by completing this short survey: https://t.co/28NejEz9PY
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Ben je werkzaam in de (mentale) zorg voor ouderen? En heb je een mening over hoe je goed eHealth dient te implementeren?
Help ons dan in het @leavesproject en geef je mening (10 minuten max!) over hoe we dit dienen te doen voor hulp in tijden van rouw.
https://t.co/VIXBhBPe24
#Seniors and #digital services are not always expected to be best friends, but with user testings, we have the power to make them! More about LEAVES and how we designed this #grief counselling service specifically with the needs of elderly users in mind: https://t.co/4ooCPq1SMk
It is here! The very first LEAVES vlog! In this vlog, we discuss what complicated grief is and how grief is linked with loneliness among older adults.
The vlog is in Dutch (sorry of all non-Dutchies out there) and you can watch it here:
https://t.co/pW00HuKL2Y
Register now and be sure to follow my workshops on Reference sites and service modelling, powered by the @AALProgramme projects @leavesproject and SALSA!
Did you know that the LEAVES service includes a virtual agent that is build via the @WOOLPlatform ?
Read all about the WOOL dialogue platform for creating virtual agent conversations and how we used it in LEAVES here:
https://t.co/8TMVF4Yses
In the meantime, we have been working on our own series of vlogs about mourning at a higher age and LEAVES.
Here is a sneak peek of the recording of the first installment. Stay tuned for its release!
Today, we presented the LEAVES project at the Supporting Health by Technology virtual conference. Both the avatar design and delphi study were presented by @Lexvanvelsen and @LenaBrandl4#shbt2021
“Grief should be investigated the same way we examine other public health indicators like obesity, smoking and drinking,”
An alarming article in the NY times. Dealing with grief after COVID-19.
https://t.co/OasOmg7hTN
A new plenary meeting of the project LEAVES took place last week, uniting 9 partners from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Portugal! 🇳🇱🇨🇭🇵🇹
Improvements to the prototype (M6-M12 period) were announced and the next steps for dissemination, MDR, and others were defined! 📝
#AAL
The LEAVES team has released a year report for 2020 for the general public. You can find it here in English, German, Portugues and Dutch:
https://t.co/CGqWzaI0cy
What is LEAVES? What is our timeline? Who is involved? What is the current status of the project? These are the questions answered in our first newsletter https://t.co/Z6686GZFQI
'Peer support imperative for older adults who have lost their spouse' Read more about the results of the interviews in 🇨🇭, 🇵🇹 &🇳🇱 with older adults who have lost their spouse to investigate strategies to cope with their loss
https://t.co/uhBq11s5dK
#prolongedgrief#AALProgramme