Poor well-being amongst older adults poses a serious health concern. Simultaneously, research shows that contact with nature can improve various facets of well-being, including physical, social, and mental well-being. However, nature is not always accessible for older adults due to mobility restrictions …

Using hybrid toys to deliver physical therapy is an innovative way to engage children in personalised healthcare. However, there is an urgency to understand children’s needs in their digital-physical play experience, to effectively design these toys. The aims of this explorative study were to identify …

From October 1980 until May 1981, the Heritage Department of the municipality of Utrecht excavated 173 burials and 40 charnel pits at the former St. Jobsgasthuis. The focus of this thesis is on the skeletal research of the buried individuals in the chapel of the St. Jobsgasthuis. The individuals buried …

This thesis discusses a physical anthropological analysis that was conducted on the skeletal remains found within the chapel of St. Jobs Almshouse. The aim of this analysis was to get an overview of the people buried within the chapel. The main question for this thesis is the following: What insight …

Purpose: The aim of this brief review was to present an overview of noninvasive markers in trained to professional endurance athletes that can reflect a state of functional overreaching. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in the PubMed, Scopus, and PsycINFO databases. After screening …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The loss of muscle mass in critically ill patients contributes to morbidity and mortality, and results in impaired recovery of physical functioning. The number of publications on the topic is increasing. However, there is a lack of consistent methodology and the most optimal methodology …

While there has been an increase of research into career mobility and success separately in recent years, few have combined these dimensions and much less have done so for the global, seemingly dynamic hospitality industry. So, what are the effects of mobility on success for hospitality professionals …

Background: We developed an Internet-based physical activity (PA) support program (IPAS), which is embedded in a patient portal. We evaluated the effectiveness and costs of IPAS alone (online only) or IPAS combined with physiotherapist telephone counselling (blended care), compared to a control group. …

BACKGROUND: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important for wheelchair users' well-being, as it can have a major impact on their daily functioning. Mobile health (mHealth) apps can support a healthy lifestyle; however, these apps are not necessarily suitable for wheelchair users with spinal cord injury …

Lower cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and physical activity (PA) associate with higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but the relationship between CRF and PA in people who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at an increased CVD risk (CVD-RA) is not known. The objectives of this study were to determine …