Background Physical activity after bariatric surgery is associated with sustained weight loss and improved quality of life. Some bariatric patients engage insufficiently in physical activity. The aim of this study was to examine whether and to what extent both physical activity and exercise cognitions …

Background Physical activity after bariatric surgery is associated with sustained weight loss and improved quality of life. Some bariatric patients engage insufficiently in physical activity. This may be due to exercise cognitions, i.e., specific beliefs about benefits of and barriers to physical exercise. …

To examine the association of adolescents' snack and soft drink consumption with friendship group snack and soft drink consumption, availability of snacks and soft drinks at school, and personal characteristics, snack and soft drink consumption was assessed in 749 adolescents (398 girls, 351 boys, age …

De doelstelling van Duurzaam Verblijf is de verbetering van de kwaliteit van leven van de patiënten. Binnen Duurzaam Verblijf is er bij een groot deel van de patiënten sprake van isolement als gevolg van verslaving en schizofrenie. De angstige belevingen die deze patiënten kennen ten gevolge van de schizofrenie …

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Obesity, especially morbid obesity, is a major health problem with considerable impact on physical, mental and social quality of life. Assessment of quality of life is considered crucial to understand and evaluate the consequences of obesity. Obesity has major consequences for quality of life, e.g., …

Dementia is often diagnosed after emergency situations have emerged.The social network of elderly was studied in order to find out if persons or institutions could help to discover problems in an earlier phase. It was concluded that family is most important, and that information, rather than detection, …

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Doel van het onderzoek was een idee te krijgen van de factoren die mede bepalend kunnen zijn voor het beweeggedrag van mensen met overgewicht, die verder gezond zijn. Er zijn verschillende redenen die mensen kunnen hebben om te beginnen met sporten of om dat juist niet te doen. Stimulerend kan bijvoorbeeld …

Physical exercise education in overweight and obese patients not only requires knowledge of physical exercise programs, but also knowledge of psychological processes such as cognitions that may hamper adherence to the exercise program and knowledge of social processes, e.g., consciousness of the stigma …