As in many other countries worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic prompted the implementation of an “intelligent lockdown” in the spring of 2020 in the Netherlands, including the closure of nightlife venues and cancellation of festivals. Such restrictions and social distancing could particularly affect …

Health professionals’ attitudes to substance abusers have been reported as suboptimal with potential adverse consequences for the quality of health care provided. Less is known about professionals working with addicted clients in mandated contexts. The aim of this study is to gain insight into forensic …

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 …

Organizations collect a vast amount of data of different types, from various sources, and through different channels. Primarily, these data are used by these organizations to facilitate their core business processes. However, today we witness a growing tendency to use these data for other purposes than …

Background: Many community-dwelling older adults experience limitations in (instrumental) activities of daily living, resulting in the need for homecare services. Whereas services should ideally aim at maintaining independence, homecare staff often take over activities, thereby undermining older adults’ …

Delivering health and social care services across different settings is complex, multifaceted and constantly changing and evolving. The culture in which care is experienced by all at the point of contact is fundamental to the development of person‐centred relationships. Factors that enable effective …

BackgroundMalnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia are clinical wasting syndromes characterised by muscle loss. Systematic monitoring by body composition assessment (BCA) is recommended for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of the syndrome(s). This study investigated practices, competency, and attitudes …

This research provides an impact analysis for both facility manager and commercial real estate on the consequences and impact of crises on commercial real estate. Building blocks impact analysis and conceptual approach: The building blocks of the impact analysis must be: KPIs, risk assessment and change …

This research has been conducted for the company Santa Fe Amsterdam in order to gain more brand awareness through the use of social media. Santa Fe Relocation is a multi-location company that helps with the relocation of expats worldwide. Santa Fe Relocation provides destination services, moving services, …

Talent&Pro is a Dutch secondment firm, which outsources specialized consultants to financial organizations and offers them professional traineeships. This advice report proposes a communication strategy for Talent&Pro, in order to boost its brand awareness and increase the number of applicants it attracts. …