dr. A. (Anne) Looijmans
Research interests
ENTWINE - ITN
informal care The aim of the
ENTWINE consortium is to investigate a broad spectrum of challenges
in informal caregiving and issues concerning the development and
use of innovative psychology-based and technology-based
interventions that support willingness and opportunity to provide
informal care. The focus is on overcoming barriers following a
user-centered, stakeholder-driven implementation and agile science
approach to promote the adoption and implementation of innovative
solutions to support informal caregivers. I am involved as the
project manager of the consortium and as co-supervisor of ESR9,
Srishti Dang.
End date of the project: 31 August 2022
The Caregiver balance (MantelzorgBalans) project
Many informal caregivers provide care for a loved one in the palliative phase out of love, even though the burden of providing informal care can be (too) high. Together with caregivers and experts, we developed the tool MantelzorgBalans to support informal caregivers at the start of the palliative phase of their loved one, in order to decrease caregiver burden and increase positive caregiving experiences in informal caregivers. MantelzorgBalans supports the caregiver by challenging them to think about their own goals, about setting their boundaries, balancing their activities and how they would like to stay on contact with their social environment. The tool provides information on all topics that might be relevant in this phase, and it offers a place to store your personal memories. Currently, the tool is being evaluated.
End date of the project: 1 November 2021
The Untire Project
In this
international trial, we studied whether the Untire App can help
(former) cancer patients to reduce their cancer-related fatigue and
improve their quality of life. The training in the Untire App is
based on mindfulness based cognitive therapy and contains
education, stress-reduction exercises, a program to increase
physical activity and daily tips. The Untire app was helpful in
reducing fatigue and increasing quality of life.
End date of the project: August 2020