This article explores the way mental health services and social services are orientated on assisting people with a psychiatric disability to participate in different areas of community life. A large research project about community participation in three different countries (Estonia, Hungary and the …

Aim This study aims to investigate the additional value of elderly-therapist communication on the effect of physical therapy treatment to increase the physical activity level of elderly. Conclusion Although the level of evidence is low, in older adults, it is recommended to repeat easy tasks and improve …

RS Sailing is currently lacking sufficient monitoring the performance of their global dealers because the management system of RS Sailing did not grow along with the growth the company went through. Therefore, a structured approach to keep track on their global dealers performances is desired. The …

More and more people suffer from age-related eye conditions, e.g. Macular Degeneration. One of the problems experienced by these people is navigation. A strategy shown by many juvenile visually impaired persons (VIPs) is using auditory information for navigation. Therefore, it is important to train age-related …

Abstract Background: Healthcare organizations supporting individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) carry out a range of interventions to support and improve a healthy lifestyle. However, it is difficult to implement an active and healthy lifestyle into daily support. The presence of numerous intervention …

De term ‘Best persons’ wordt in deze les gebruikt voor: bijzonder slagvaardige mensen die problemen in achterstandswijken helpen aanpakken. Niet alleen professionals, maar ook vrijwilligers kunnen een best person zijn. Het zijn duidelijk geen doorsnee personen, maar personen die door hun omgeving worden …