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Somatic care utilization and needs for somatic health care of patients with Severe Mental Illness

Fabian Termorshuizen; Wilma Swildens (Lector); A. de Ridder; H. Smeets; I. Engelhard

Aim: Research has revealed higher risks of somatic problems among patients with non-affective psychotic disorders (NAPD) compared to the general population. The aim of this study was to examine whether NAPD patients also show increased somatic health care utilization compared to personally-matched controls …

2017GezondheidConferentiebijdrage

Exploring the efficiency of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator

Robbert Gobbens (Lector); J.M.G.A. Schols; Marcel van Assen

Abstract: Due to rapidly aging human populations, frailty has become an essential concept, as it identifies older people who have higher risk of adverse outcomes, such as disability, institutionalization, lower quality of life, and premature death. The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) is a user-friendly …

2017GezondheidRecensie

“I, as an independently living older person…”: A narrative study on Dutch older people’s capabilities in Integrated Service Areas in The Netherlands.

Carinda Jansen; R. Pijpers; George de Kam

2017AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

The development of a get-up aid

Simone Gravesteijn (Student); Aad Lagerberg

Standing up is harder to perform when getting older. The company SillaPlus want to create a physical device that can be attached to already existing chairs and will help elderly people get up from a chair. The company reached out to students who want to help with the development of a get up aid. The …

2017GezondheidBachelor

Enhancing citizens’ participation in the community to promote health and wellbeing

Metze, R.N.; van Nes, Fenna; Groot-Sluijsmans, Barbara; Berkvens, Eileen; Veldboer, Lex (Lectoraat Stedelijk Sociaal Werk)

Background In 2015, Amsterdam became part of the WHO Age Friendly City community, thereby accepting the responsibility to work towards a more age friendly Amsterdam. To study senior citizens’ needs and wishes concerning the age friendliness of their neighbourhood, the municipality asked the Amsterdam …

2017AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

The design and usability testing of a mHealth application for supporting self-regulation of exercising older adults

Mehra, Sumit; van den Helder, Jantine; Dadema, Tessa (Faculteit Gezondheid); Cila, Nazli; Visser, Bart (Faculteit Gezondheid); Engelbert, Raoul (Faculteit Gezondheid); Weijs, Peter; Kröse, Ben

2017AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Cost-effectiveness of nurse-led multifactorial care to prevent or postpone new disabilities in community-living older people

Suijker, Jacqueline J.; MacNeil-Vroomen, Janet L.; van Rijn, Marjon; Buurman, Bianca M.; de Rooij, Sophia E.; Moll van Charante, Eric P.; Bosmans, Judith E.

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Examining the construct and known-group validity of a composite endpoint for The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey Minimum Data Set (TOPICS-MDS); A large-scale data sharing initiative

Hofman, Cynthia S.; Lutomski, Jennifer E.; Boter, Han; Buurman, Bianca M.; de Craen, Anton J. M.; Donders, Rogier; Olde Rikkert, Marcel G. M.; Makai, Peter; Melis, René J. F.

Background Preference-weighted multi-faceted endpoints have the potential to facilitate comparative effectiveness research that incorporates patient preferences. The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey—Composite endpoint (TOPICS-CEP) is potentially a valuable outcome measure for evaluating interventions …

2017AlgemeenArtikel

A higher protein intake is not associated with 5-year change in mid-thigh muscle cross-sectional area by computed tomography in older adults

Verreijen, A.M.; Engberink, M.F.; Brouwer, I.A.; Cawthon, P.M.; Newman, A.B.; Tylavsky, F.A.; Harris, T.B.; Weijs, P.J.M. (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging); Visser, M.

Rationale: A higher protein intake is suggested to preserve muscle mass during aging, and may therefore reduce the risk for sarcopenia. We explored whether the amount, type (animal/vegetable) and essential amino acid (EAA) composition of protein intake were associated with 5-year change in mid-thigh …

2017AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Bone mineral density is associated with muscle mass in obese older adults with diabetes type 2

Memelink, Robert G. (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging); Verreijen, Amely M.; de Bos Kuil, Minse J.J. (Faculteit Bewegen, Sport En Voeding); Engberink, Mariëlle F.; Verlaan, Sjors; de Vogel-van den Bosch, Johan; Weijs, Peter J.M. (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging)

Rationale: The number of obese older adults with diabetes type 2 is increasing worldwide. Weight loss treatment in this group seems beneficial for cardio-metabolic and other health outcomes, but it might reduce muscle mass and bone mineral density (BMD). The association between obesity and BMD is controversial, …

2017AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

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