COOLHUNT - The 'ThuisMeetapp' (Home measurement app)

I read an article in 'De Telegraaf' (a newspaper in the Netherlands) about a home measurement app (in Dutch: ThuisMeetapp). There's been a test with this app for people with heart failures and the lung disease COPD. Almost 90 percent of the people who participated in the test recommended the health app. 

WHAT? This app is developed by a healthcare innovation company FocusCura. The app can be prescribed by the doctor and he will give the patient assignments to do at home. You can think of things like doing measurements at fixed times like bloodpressure, weight etc. If you do the measurements yourself you don't have to go to the doctor so often. If you connect the app with an iPhone or iPad it will send the measurements to a medical call center and your own doctor. Until now the app could only be used by patient with heart failure and the lung disease COPD. But because of the success the app it will also be available for parkinson, child diabetes, obese, asthma, trauma, and palliative care in the future. 

WHY? What's so cool about this app is that because of the measurements at home abnormalities will be detected earlier. And in this way appropriate assistance can be provided. In this way chronic diseases can be controlled way better.  This app is a form of an Inline trend. Because normally you go to the doctor but now you can measure your own values without going to the doctor. And for that you're using an online function namely an app on your iPhone or iPad. I think the macro trend in this story is control. The control of your own body, and the knowledge about it. When we used to go to the doctor we didn't always know what he was talking about. And look at us now! We're playing doctor ourselves! 

Source: http://www.sonhaber.nl/bilimteknoloji/hastaneye-gitmeye-gerek-kalmayacak-h32306.html

Sources:

* http://www.changinghealthcare.nl/thuismeetapp-officieel-inzetbaar-als-hulpmiddel/

* 'Chronisch zieke kan zelf controles doen.' (De Telegraaf 19-09-2014) 

LEISURE - Time for Headspace!

I started using this app Headspace last week. It's an app that you can use to create 10 minutes of headspace everyday it learns you something about mindfulness. 10 days long you will listen to a men that talks to you for 10 minutes. He helps you to clear your mind and gives you guidelines for breathing. The app also shows you an animation once in a while and that animation gives a perfect example of your mind. They're very funny so it's nice to watch them.

I've been using this app for 5 days now and I notice that these 10 minutes a day of headspace are good for me. In this life where we are all so busy it's nice to take a moment for yourself everyday. Because we don't notice how fast time is going anymore. You can also subscribe and unlock the full Headspace journey. You can browse the collections and pick sessions to suit your mood and lifestyle. You can join with other users to track your progress or buddy up with friends to motivate each other.

If you're interested in this app you can download it or visit the website . It's worth a try!

Source: https://www.headspace.com

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