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Josephine is a trained and registered Psychologist from Auckland, New Zealand, currently completing her PhD within the Psychiatry Department of Amsterdam UMC location VUMC. She is part of the research program Care and Support in Dementia, led by Professor Dr. Rose-Marie Dröes, and is an early-stage researcher with the DISTINCT Network, funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks, under the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program.
Josephine's background is in Health Psychology, and she is interested in finding ways to improve the lives of people with long-term chronic health problems through the use of psychological interventions such as Acceptance and Committment Therapy, Mindfullness, and CBT.
Josephine's current project- Known in the Nursing Home- focuses on improving person-centered care for residents with dementia in the nursing home and their carers. Through the use of technology, this project aims to let the residents feel more known as a person in the nursing home, by facilitating meaningful communication and social interaction with their carers.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Digital Photo Activity Intervention for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and Their Carers: Mixed Methods Process Evaluation
Tan, J. R. O., Neal, D. P., Vilmen, M., Boersma, P., Ettema, T. P., Gobbens, R. J. J., Sikkes, S. A. M. & Dröes, R.-M., 2025, In: JMIR formative research. 9, e56586.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Digital assistive technologies for community-dwelling people with dementia: A systematic review of systematic reviews by the INTERDEM AI & assistive technology taskforce
Neal, D., Craven, M. P., Cross, J., Evans, S., Fox, C., Oksnebjerg, L., Alexandre, I., Aryankhesal, A., Astell, A., Begde, A., Ditton, A., Engelsma, T., Gregersen, R., Heins, P., Hogervorst, E., Kafadar, A. H., Poos, J., Robinson, L., Sezgin, D. & Smaling, H. J. & 4 others, , 2025, In: Digital health. 11, p. 20552076251362353Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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Effects of a Digital, Person-Centered, Photo-Activity Intervention on the Social Interaction of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia, Their Informal Carers and Formal Carers: An Explorative Randomized Controlled Trial
Tan, J. R. O., Ettema, T. P., Hoogendoorn, A. W., Boersma, P., Sikkes, S. A. M., Gobbens, R. J. J. & Dröes, R. M., Aug 2025, In: Behavioral Sciences. 15, 8, 1008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Getting to know the person: participatory development of the artistic person-centered fotoscope web-app in Dutch nursing homes
Tan, J. R. O., Boersma, P., Ettema, T. P., Aëgerter, L., Sikkes, S. A. M., Gobbens, R. J. J. & Dröes, R.-M., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and rehabilitation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Social participation in dementia through artistic photos: Development and evaluation of a person-centered digital Photo-Activity to foster connection between people with dementia living in nursing homes and their carers
Tan, J. R. M., 2025, 368 p.Research output: PhD Thesis › Phd-Thesis - Research and graduation internal
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Activities
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INTERDEM- Technology and Dementia
Tan, J. (Speaker)
18 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
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Main findings of the DISTINCT projects on technology to promote social health
Tan, J. (Speaker), Droes, R.-M. (Speaker) & McDermott, O. (Speaker)
18 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
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Dementia Lab 2022: Personal Stories
Tan, J. (Speaker) & Garcia, L. (Speaker)
22 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
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Development of the Fotoscope App: A tool for creating meaningful connections between nursing home residents with dementia and their carers
Tan, J. (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
Press/Media
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Design and development of Tech interventions (Dementia Researcher podcast)
11/09/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: research