In the Netherlands demands on IT support in healthcare organizations are increasing. New visions on healthcare focus on patient-centered healthcare, where mutual consultation among healthcare professionals in the network becomes a standard process. Recent governmental regulations prescribe that patients …

Purpose: A model is developed to analyse what personality traits impact entrepreneurial cognitive and social strategic decision-making skills, originating from the effectuation framework. Design/methodology/approach: 128 participants from an entrepreneurial pre-launch programme were assessed by experienced …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability and validity of a shortened version of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care (RMIC) measurement tool (MT). The original version of the measurement tool has been modified (shortened) for the Australian context. DESIGN: Validation of the psychometric properties of the …

A positive experience of the perinatal period is significant for women in midwifery care. The literature on women’s experiences of the care in this period is extensive. However, a clear overview of the dimensions important for women’s experiences is lacking. Consequently, care providers and researchers …

Aspects of involvement in sports and active leisure in an organized context have been extensively investigated, but none of these studies provides a comprehensive picture of the membership involvement of members in voluntary clubs (MI). Our research aims to obtain an overview of existing knowledge on …

Although empathy is an essential aspect of co-design, the design community lacks a systematic overview of the key dimensions and elements that foster empathy in design. This paper introduces an empathic formation compass, based on a comparison of existing relevant frameworks. Empathic formation is defined …

The subjects of the River Scan Challenge are Mahiga and Guadalupe rivers. These rivers are very polluted because they receive all kinds of wastes; untreated wastewaters and solid wastes, from the urbanized environment. These rivers are crucial to the flood occurrences in the highly urbanized city of …

Game-based learning can motivate learners and help them to acquire new knowledge in an active way. However, it is not always clear for learners how to learn effectively and efficiently within game-based learning environments. As metacognition comprises the knowledge and skills that learners employ to …

The following report gives a full description of the Bachelor Civil Engineering graduation project. The graduation is done in engineering firm Iv-Consult and the thesis topic is provided by Zwarts & Jansma Architects. Architectural bureau requires a structural solution for the roof of the ice skating …

Community-based tourism (CBT) uses existing natural and cultural resources and contributes to their preservation. Local communities are often presented as homogenous blocks in literature, without the presence of internal power struggles or contrasting values. In tourism studies, it is frequently assumed …