Background: Functional decline is common in nursing home residents. Nursing staff can help prevent this decline, by encouraging residents to be more active in functional activities. Questionnaires measuring the extent to which nursing staff encourage functional activity among residents are lacking. …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van Psychodiagnostiek en Advies Centrum Twente (PACT) Mediant. Het onderzoek richt zich op de vraag in hoeverre sensorische profielen van volwassenen met een autismespectrum stoornis (ASS) afwijken van volwassenen zonder ontwikkelingsstoornis. Dit wordt onderzocht …

Slechte slaapkwaliteit is een belangrijke gezondheidsfactor die zelfs de dood tot gevolg kan hebben. Daarnaast kan een slechte slaapkwaliteit zo ernstig zijn dat een psychische stoornis als slaapstoornis wordt ervaren. Een slaapstoornis is, na een depressiestoornis, de meest gestelde psychische diagnose …

Tropical forest in Tabalong district South Kalimantan are under threat by external factors; one of the main threats to the forests are coal mining operations. Coal mining operations are temporary land use activities because of this mine rehabilitation is an important part of the mine development process.Mine …

Near Kidepo Valley National Park (NP) there is much deforestation happening. Almost all the people depend on wood, for most, it is the only source of energy, building material and income. Also, the population size is increasing, and every year previously forested land is converted into agricultural fields. …

The academic and professional attention to the large synergies hidden in horizontal collaborations is increasing. This study attempts to address the impact of collaborative transport on transportation lead-time and lead-time variability through empirically investigating a group of SMEs involved in a …

Wanneer iemand ouder wordt kan het lichaam verschillende veranderingen doormaken. In dit proces kan ook het gehoor verslechteren. Bij normale veroudering van het gehoor, die niet anders kan worden verklaard dan fysiologische veroudering van het gehoorzintuig, noemt men dit presbyacusis. Presbyacusis …

BACKGROUND: Ageing is a process that is often accompanied by functional limitation, disabilities and losses. Instead of focusing on these negative events of ageing, there are opportunities in focusing on adaptation mechanisms, like resilience, that are helpful to cope with those adversities. DESIGN: …

At the end of January 2015 I was given a research assignment formulated and sponsored by two professors of professorships (hereafter lectoraten) associated with the Academy for Social Studies (SASS), and the manager of Professionals and Bedrijven (hereafter P&B). At a later stage, the research was expanded …

People living with HIV (PLWH) face various workrelated problems, such as stigma and physical difficulties. Health care professionals can help improve the employment situation of PLWH. Nurses who work in HIV care play a central role in the care of PLWH in the Netherlands. The aim of this crosssectional study …