Purpose Currently, most technology (robotics, smart homes, etc) that has been developed for the healthcare sector are difficult in use, expensive and often not affordable for individual persons in their home situation. Affordable innovations that activate people instead of taking tasks over can be a …

Hoe kan de VNG via het communicatieplatform kennisdeling bevorderen om daarmee strategische communicatie als instrument voor versterking van de lokale overheid en de lokale democratie een rol te laten spelen?

Smart homes, home automation and ambient-assisted living are terms used to describe technological systems that enrich our living environment and provide means to support care, facilitate well-being and improve comfort. This handbook provides an overview of the domain from the perspective of health care …

This article presents an evaluation study of a case management method for child protection services, the Delta Method for Family Supervision, in terms of supervision order duration and occurrence and duration of out-of-home placements. Additionally, case and case manager characteristics were examined. …

The following guidelines address issues related specifically to sign language tests and testing of children since most of the existing guidelines focus on tests for adult learners. Links are provided to existing guidelines for test development, such as from the International Testing Commission (ITC), …

Despite its potential, the acceptance of technology to support the ability to live independently in one’s own home, also called aging in place, is not optimal. Family members may play a key role in technology acceptance by older adults; however, it is not well understood why and how they exert influence. …

Op 1 januari 2015 is de nieuwe Wet maatschappelijk ondersteuning 2015 (Wmo 2015) in werking getreden. De wetsverandering vraagt van gemeenten, zorgverzekeraars, aanbieders, professionals op de werkvloer en burgers een cultuuromslag. Bij cliënten van de organisatie Gemiva-SVG Groep is veel onrust ontstaan …

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Bed-ridden nursing home residents are in need of environments which are homelike and facilitate the provision of care. Design guidance for this group of older people is limited. This study concerned the exploration and generation of innovative environmental enrichment scenarios for bed-ridden residents. …

De vraag van de opdrachtgever Idzinga aan de junior onderzoeks is om te onderzoeken wat de specifieke waarde van ergotherapie is, zodat zij zich als ergotherapeut kan profileren binnen de verslavingszorg. Door bezuinigingen in de zorg heeft Tactus moeten bezuinigen. Tactus heeft dit gedaan door onder …