Our mission is to optimise the psychological well-being and care for patients and their significant others and health care professionals. Therefore, we examine what enables and impedes adaptation to health issues and illness, informal care giving and well-being of health care professionals, as a means to develop new interventions.
In order to reach our mission, we combine fundamental, applied and clinical research.
In the coming decades, the number of people with a chronic or long-term somatic illness requiring care and adaptation will continue to increase. This is partly due to earlier detection of disorders and better treatment methods, but also to the ageing of the population. The health and quality of life of these people can be improved by promoting adaptation to the disease and its consequences. To optimize the adjustment, we do not only focus on the individual, but also on his or her social environment, including relatives and carers, and healthcare professionals.
We try to better understand the complexity of adaptation processes to improve psychosocial care. Our goal is:
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of Health Sciences
PO Box 30.001
9700 RB Groningen
The Netherlands
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University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of Health Sciences
Hanzeplein 1
9713 GZ Groningen
