Bestaande methodieken voor risico-inschatting van medische hulpmiddelen worden ingehaald door de snelle opkomst en beschibaarheid van apps, serious games en online e-health applicaties. Er is gebrek aan transparantie voor eindgebruikers (consumenten, patienten, zorgprofessionals en –bemiddelaars en zorgverzekeraars) …

Community forestry is a way to combine forest conservation with economic development of forest depending communities. In the Pacific zone of northern Peru, the rural population heavily relies on the endemic dry forest ecosystem as a source of firewood, timber and as grazing area. Bad management, overuse …

Objectives: While poor health contributes to early work exits, it is less clear how early work exits affect health. This study therefore examines changes in health associated with retirement. Method: Survey data from gainfully employed individuals aged 57 to 66 in 2002 were used to assess changes in …

Background: Over the years, a plethora of frailty assessment tools has been developed. These instruments can be basically grouped into two types of conceptualizations – unidimensional, based on the physical–biological dimension – and multidimensional, based on the connections among the physical, psychological, …

Existing methods for risk assessment for medical aids are being surpassed by the rapid rise and availability of apps, serious games and online e-health applications. There is a lack of transparency for end users (consumers, patients, care professionals and consultants, and health insurers) regarding …

In this cross-sectional study, we primarily aimed to assess prevalence of malnutrition by the Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PGSGA), and muscle strength in haemodialysis patients. Second, we explored to which extent these patients are able to complete the patient component of the PG-SGA, …

Het belang van werkgevers om de duurzame inzetbaarheid van werknemers te verhogen is evident. Een belangrijke determinant van duurzame inzetbaarheid is ervaren gezondheid. Dit project, uitgevoerd onder de vlag van het Interreg-project iAge, beoogde om werknemers te stimuleren tot (meer) gezond gedrag …

Abstract Despite the large amount of research available on how engagement in football practice relates to future performance level among football players, similar information about the contribution of non-football activities is scarce. Based on data from 745 elite youth players this study aimed to identify …

Deze presentatie gaat over een onderzoeksproject van het Kenniscentrum Arbeid van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen waarin het effect van de inzet van sensortechnologie op duurzame inzetbaarheid van medewerkers van een klein bedrijf is onderzocht. Om de duurzame inzetbaarheid van werknemers te optimaliseren …

Mounting evidence supports the use of face-to-face pain neuroscience education for the treatment of chronic pain patients. This study aimed at examining whether written education about pain neuroscience improves illness perceptions, catastrophizing, and health status in patients with fibromyalgia. A …