For older adults, acute hospitalization is a high-risk event with poor health outcomes, including functional decline. In absence of practical guidelines and high quality randomized controlled trials, this Delphi study was conducted. The aim of this study was to obtain consensus on an exercise intervention …

Abstract: Clinicians find it challenging to engage with patients who engage in self-harm. Improving the self-efficacy of professionals who treat self-harm patients may be an important step toward accomplishing better treatment of self-harm. However, there is no instrument available that assesses the …

Introduction: The health-promoting school (HPS) approach was developed by the World Health Organization to create health promotion changes in the whole school system. Implementing the approach can be challenging for schools because schools are dynamic organizations with each a unique context. Many countries …

A presentation of some of the highlighted research projects from the professorship that are of interest to the participants in the Aletta School of Public Health

Zorgcapaciteit kan een belangrijke schakel zijn tussen multi-probleem omstandigheden en ongunstige ontwikkeling van kinderen. Deze studie heeft als doel om de zorgcapaciteit en de correlaties daartussen te onderzoeken in zeer kwetsbare multiprobleemgezinnen in Rotterdam, Nederland. Zorgcapaciteit (algemeen, …

Athlete development depends on many factors that need to be balanced by the coach. The amount of data collected grows with the development of sensor technology. To make data-informed decisions for training prescription of their athletes, coaches could be supported by feedback through a coach dashboard. …