Deze scriptie kan hopelijk bijdragen de doelstelling van de gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg om gekozen te worden tot “Sportgemeente van het jaar”. Het behalen van deze doelstelling is afhankelijk van verschillende factoren, zoals het aantal lidmaatschappen bij sportverenigingen. Daarom geeft dit onderzoek …

Nederlandse werkgevers staan voor de uitdaging om werknemers langer gezond, gemotiveerd en productief aan het werk te houden, vanwege andere de verhoogde pensioenleeftijd voor de AOW. Men moet ‘duurzaam inzetbaar’ zijn, wat gedefinieerd kan worden als ‘het vermogen en de zin van een werknemer om met …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a twenty-week power-assisted exercise intervention in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and to evaluate the potential beneficial effects of this intervention. DESIGN: …

OBJECTIVE: In this pilot study, we investigated the feasibility of a home-based, remotely guided exercise intervention for patients with gliomas. DESIGN: Pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with randomization (2:1) to exercise or control group. SUBJECTS: Patients with stable grade II and III gliomas. …

BACKGROUND: Knowledge about the beneficial role of physical activity (PA) for health and school performance is growing. Studies investigating the link between PA and school absenteeism due to illness are lacking. Therefore, we investigated associations between habitual PA and school absenteeism due to …

Background: Aerobe fitness (AF) is an important component of physical fitness of children and adolescents. To assess the AF, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (SRT-20) is often used. Unfortunately, there is frequently a lack of an at least 22 m physical facility to utilize this test indoor. By still using the …

Which factors are important for effectiveness of sport- and health-related apps? Results of focus groups with experts. Dallinga, J, van der Werf, J , Janssen, M, Vos, S, Deutekom-Baart de la Faille, M. A huge amount of sport- and health-related smartphone applications (apps) is available in the app stores …

Surgery is aimed at improving a patient's health. However, surgery is plagued with a risk of negative consequences, such as perioperative complications and prolonged hospitalization. Also, achieving preoperative levels of physical functionality may be delayed. Above all, the "waiting" period before the …