In total, four APH researchers are project leaders of awarded grants:
SENTENCES project
Gert-Jan de Bruijn is project leader of the SENTENCES project: Social mEdia aNalysis To promotE caNCEr Screening. The aim is to understand how news media content and social media discussions affect the public’s trust and participation in cancer screening programs, and how public health organisations can transparently and effectively communication in this dynamic media environment.
More information about the SENTENCES project on the ZonMw website.
PATCH-AF project
Wim Lucassen is project leader of the PATCH-AF project: Personalized approach using wearable technology for early detection of Atrial Fibrillation. The aim of this study is to examine whether wearing an ECG-plaster can help the early detection of Atrial Fibrillation.
More information about the PATCH-AF project on the ZonMw website.
Cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination
Mirjam Fransen is project leader of project Relation between cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination: Implications for communication and decision-making. The aim is to examine to what extend ideas about the linkage between vaccination and screening play a role in decision making, which information needs the target population has, and how this information should be translated.
More information about this project of Mirjam Fransen on the ZonMw website.
iScreen study
Ruth van Nispen is project leader of the iScreen study: Online nurse-assisted eye-screening in home healthcare; implementation study and economic evaluation, from an individual, healthcare and socio-political perspective. The aim of this study is to examine the support for an eye-screening in the home healthcare, with use of an online tool, with the assistance of a nurse.
More information about the iScreen study on the ZonMw website.