The study was conducted in commission of New Industrial Order (N.I.O), a laboratory for Fashion-On-Demand based in Amsterdam. A knowledge gap in literature was identified concerning the environmental performance of On-Demand manufacturing. To fill the gap, a preliminary Life Cycle Assessment was initiated, …

Background: The support of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) rarely focused on motor activity, which might have negative consequences for the quality of life of these people. Evidence-based motor activity programs that present individually tailored and structural motor …

Synopsis   Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore which factors contribute to accelerating the matching process in demand and supply of suitable housing for the elderly in the Netherlands.   Design/Methodology/Approach: This research provides knowledge on the aspects related to cooperation …

At the end of 2019, the Municipality of Rotterdam commissioned Humanitas ESSM to research the situation of male sex workers in the area of Rotterdam. This demographic often goes unnoticed in sex work-related policies and interventions by public authorities. The Municipality spotted their knowledge gap …

Background: Major surgery is associated with negative postoperative outcomes such as complications and delayed or poor recovery. Multimodal prehabilitation can help to reduce the negative effects of major surgery. Offering prehabilitation by means of mobile health (mHealth) could be an effective new …

Background: In Europe, cardiovascular disease is one of the predominant causes of mortality and morbidity among older people over 65 years. The occurrence of cardiovascular disease can have a negative impact on the quality of life of older patients and their families and family health overall. Assuming …

Background: Around 13% of the world’s population suffers from obesity. More than 40% of people with obesity display emotional eating behaviour (eating in response to negative emotions or distress). It is an alternate to more effective coping strategies for negative emotions. Our study explored the opportunities …

The aim of this study was to assess the criterion validity of a new screening instrument, the Early Language Scale (ELS), for the identification of young children at risk for developmental language disorder (DLD), and to determine optimal age-adjusted cut-off scores. We recruited a community-based sample …

Purpose – As hospitals are now being designed with an increasing number of single rooms or cubicles, the individual preference of patients with respect to social contact is of great interest. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the experience of patients in an outpatient infusion …

Introduction: The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. At the beginning of the 2010s, many local initiatives such as Peerby (borrow tools and other things from your neighbours), SnappCar (p2p car-sharing), and Thuisafgehaald (cook for your neighbours) launched that …