The DRIVEN Lab

How do people with Diabetes live with this conditions? 🤔 36% of people with diabetes experience diabetes distress; 63% of people with diabetes say that the fear of developing diabetes-related complications affects their well-being; 28% of people with diabetes find it hard to remain positive in relation to their condition. On the World Today, we are joined by Francois Pouwer , Professor in Health...

The first season of The DRIVEN Lab is over. In today's episode, we talk about what we have covered and what are our objectives for the next season. Thanks for tagging along, and please send us your suggestions, we really need your point of view for the next season. We will see you soon. If you are interested in The DRIVEN Lab and want to connect with us, reach out and follow us on our social media...

Do depression and anxiety affect the lives of people with heart conditions? 🤔Can we prevent, rather than cure, depression and anxiety in people with heart conditions? 🤷‍♀️ Today, we are joined by Susanne Pedersen, Professor of Cardiology Psychology at the University of Southern Denmark. She is a psychologist who has mainly worked in the field of behavioural medicine, particularly the interface b...

Do behavioural change strategies work? 🤔Are health apps appropriate for people's needs? 🤷‍♀️ Today, we are joined by Alessio Bricca, Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Denmark. He is an exercise physiologist with a PhD in health sciences, committed to understanding how to help patients with chronic conditions improve their physical activity using digital technology. We discuss whe...

Can the shape and architecture of your neighbourhood make you move more? 🤔 Today, we are joined by Thomas Bredahl, Associate Professor at the Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark. We discuss if and how active transportation is a solution for reducing physical inactivity, and what are the main ways in which we can change people's behaviour. We then dig into...

Is there someone who has not experienced back pain once in their life? 🤔 In this episode, we are joined by Alice Kongsted, Professor at the University of Southern Denmark Unit of Clinical Biomechanics. We discuss back pain and how it influences people's lives. We then dive into the world of painkillers and how they affect people's pain perception (do they really work?). And finally, we talk about...

Welcome to The DRIVEN LAB ! Before we officially start our journey, we would like to introduce ourselves and share with you what we are going to talk about during this podcast. Why did we decide to start this podcast? What are we going to do? You can find the answers to these questions during this bonus mini-episode. Please, join and follow us on Instagram , LinkedIn , and X , @driven_sdu.

What is DRIVEN? Why was it established? What does DRIVEN do? 🤔 In this episode, we are going to talk with the directors of the DRIVEN Centre. They take us into the world of Behavioural and Motivational Sciences, explain to us why these aspects are important, and how we can promote behavioural changes in different populations. We discuss the fields in which Behavioural Sciences can be applied and...