BACKGROUND: Limited research has examined what is actually done in the process of care by nursing staff in long-term institutional care. The applied instruments employed different terminologies, and psychometric properties were inadequately described. This study aimed to develop and test an observational …

Objective Although regular physical activity is an effective secondary prevention strategy for patients with a chronic disease, it is unclear whether patients change their daily physical activity after being diagnosed. Therefore, the aims of this study were to (1) describe changes in levels of physical …

BACKGROUND: Ageing is a process that is often accompanied by functional limitation, disabilities and losses. Instead of focusing on these negative events of ageing, there are opportunities in focusing on adaptation mechanisms, like resilience, that are helpful to cope with those adversities. DESIGN: …

Older adults living in deprived areas are at risk of developing frailty and becoming care dependent. The aim of this qualitative study is to explore how community-dwelling, older adults living in deprived neighbourhoods address ageing issues. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 participants who …

Background: Improved preferred gait speed in older adults is associated with increased survival rates. There are inconsistent findings in clinical trials regarding effects of exercise on preferred gait speed, and heterogeneity in interventions in the current reviews and meta-analyses. Objective: to determine …

PURPOSE: The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between quality of life, social functioning, depressive symptoms, self-efficacy, physical function, and socioeconomic status (SES) in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional design was used to examine the …

In deze scriptie wordt beschreven of het mogelijk is spiegeltherapie voor de hand te digitaliseren met behulp van de Oculus Rift en de Leap Motion. Er is hiervoor een programma gemaakt en daarna een meting gehouden om te onderzoeken of het programma een positief effect heeft. De hypothese was dat het …

Gezien het steeds verder stijgende aantal mensen met één of meerdere chronische aandoeningen en de rechtstreeks daaraan gekoppelde stijging van de kosten in de gezondheidszorg, is het KNGF vanaf 2008 gestart met het ontwikkelen van de KNGF-standaarden beweeginterventies. Een KNGF-standaard Beweeginterventie …

Bevorderen van een gezonde leefstijl bij ouderen in probleemwijken. Het vergt een specifieke aanpak om ouderen met een lagere sociaal-economische status te motiveren deel te nemen aan leefstijlprojecten. In deze presentatie wordt de aanpak van een wijkgerichte methode gepresenteerd om ouderen te motiveren …

In 2012, our randomised trial demonstrated that stretching before sleep reduces the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults.1 These episodic cramp attacks are characteristic: painful, sustained, involuntary muscle contractions of the calf muscles, hamstrings or feet. The sharp …