On Tuesday 12 March 2024, E.L.S. Bally will defend the doctoral thesis titled: ‘Improving the Quality of Care for Older Adults: Towards person-centred integrated care supported by digital health technology‘.
- Promotor
- Promotor
- Co-promotor
- Co-promotor
- Date
- Tuesday 12 Mar 2024, 13:00 - 14:30
- Type
- PhD defence
- Space
- Professor Andries Querido room
- Building
- Education Center
- Location
- Erasmus MC
Brief summary of the doctoral thesis:
Healthy ageing is a global priority as people worldwide are living longer. With longer lifespans, older adults are at increased risk of chronic conditions. Service provision based on disease-specific guidelines can be inappropriate for people with multiple health conditions; care can become duplicative and inefficient due to poor coordination. Person-centred integrated care is seen as a promising approach to delivering care that is proactive, coordinated and centred around people’s needs. In addition, digital health technology has the potential to involve patients better in their care process and could, therefore, support person-centred integrated care. The aim of the research presented in this thesis was to improve the quality of care for older adults by studying person-centred integrated care supported by digital health technology.
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The public defence will begin exactly at 13.00 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers can access the hall via the fourth floor. Due to the solemn nature of the ceremony, we recommend that you do not take children under the age of 6 to the first part of the ceremony.
