Augmented and Virtual Reality in (mental) health care
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Fien Buelens
Fien Buelens (MSc) is a researcher and business developer in the People and Well-being research group, research line Psychology and technology. From her expertise, she facilitates the connection between research and practice.
About Fien
Fien is a master in psychology (clinical and health psychology; and theory and research, KU Leuven). She is very interested in how technology can contribute to (mental) health care. Furthermore, she finds it very important that research can be translated into practice and that there is a connection between practitioners and researchers. She works as business developer and researcher for the research line.
Articles in internationally reviewed scientific journals
- Buelens, F., Seymoens, T., Verplancke, J., & Van Daele, T. (2026). Development of a Contextualized, Research-Based Flemish Assessment Framework for Digital Care, Assistance, and Support: Delphi Study. JMIR Formative Research, 10, e88512. https://doi.org/10.2196/88512
- De Witte, N. A. J., Buelens, F., Apolinário-Hagen, J., & Van Daele, T. (2025). Attitudes and expectations towards mental health interventions in the general population: Comparing face-to-face counseling, blended counseling, and digital or on-paper self-help. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 7(4). https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.16235
- Van Assche, E., Buelens, F., Mees, A., Verplancke, J., Beelen, S., & Van Daele, T. (2024). A Belgian platform for well-being and mental health apps: Exploring end users’ attitudes, interaction and perceived strengths and limits. Procedia Computer Science, 248, 46-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2024.10.362
- Buelens, F., Luyten, P., Claeys, H., Van Assche, E., & Van Daele, T. (2023). Usage of unguided, guided, and blended care for depression offered in routine clinical care: Lessons learned. Internet Interventions, 34, 100670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100670
- De Witte, N. A. J., Buelens, F., Debard, G., Bonroy, B., Standaert, W., Tarnogol, F. & Van Daele, T. (2022) Handheld or head-mounted? An experimental comparison of the potential of augmented reality for animal phobia treatment using smartphone and HoloLens 2 . Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 4, 2673-4192. https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2022.1066996
Reports and book chapters
- Bocklandt, P., Verplancke J., Faelens, L., Beelen, S., Van der Cam, M., Geussens, C., Van Assche,E., Buelens, F., Van Daele, T., Mees, A., & Baten, E. (2025). A framework for digital competences of social work professionals. SAM, Steunpunt mens en samenleving.
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