Obesity is a fast-growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as sickness absence and heavy healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on the common emotional …

This research was conducted on behalf of the education of ‘Management in Healthcare’ at the University of Applied Sciences Leiden. The study of ‘Management in Healthcare’ is an dual education that is intended for working healthcare professionals to a middle manager position in the healthcare and welfare …

Kasteel Oud-Poelgeest is an estate which consists of two different buildings, one of them is a castle and the other one is the coach house. It is a congress-hotel, with 15 meeting rooms and 45 hotel rooms. The director of Kasteel Oud-Poelgeest finds it really important to focus on the guest to see what …

Introduction This report presents a conducted customer satisfaction research commissioned by Holiday Inn Leiden. The contractor wanted to know whether if the expectations of the Leisure-guests relate well on the final experiences. Holiday Inn Leiden was interested to conduct a research among the group …

To graduate this year as a marketing professional each student has to complete a thesis about a relevant subject. Van der Valk Hotel Leiden, the mandator, requires a customer satisfaction survey to discover how satisfied their business guests are. Van der Valk Hotel Leiden is a beautiful and luxurious …

Although assessment practices are commonly part of the physical education (PE) curriculum they may often frustrate rather than support students’ basic needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness. Nevertheless, assessment also provides various promising opportunities to support these basic needs and …

Prevalence rates and the health problems related to maternal distress instigated the development of an intervention to prevent and reduce maternal distress during pregnancy. Intervention Mapping served as a framework for the intervention development. A needs assessment using the PRECEDE model and the …

The increase in the number of reported conversation partner programmes for conversation partners of people with aphasia demonstrates increased awareness of partner needs and the positive effect of trained partners on the communicative abilities of the person with aphasia. Predominantly small-scale studies …

Obesity is a fast growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as absenteeism and large healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on often occurring emotional …

Purpose: The effects of a multicomponent dyadic intervention on the mood, behavior, and physical health of people with dementia living in the community were evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. This multicomponent dyadic intervention is a translated and adapted version of an intervention that …