Background: Recently, research focus has shifted to the combination of all 24-h movement behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep) instead of each behavior separately. Yet, no reliable and valid proxy-report tools exist to assess all these behaviors in 0–4-year-old children. By involving …

Post-earthquake structural damage shows that out-of-plane wall collapse is one of the most prevalent failure mechanisms in unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings. This issue is particularly critical in Groningen, a province located in the northern part of the Netherlands, where low-intensity ground shaking …

Background: Improving physical activity, especially in combination with optimizing protein intake, after surgery has a potential positive effect on recovery of physical functioning in patients after gastrointestinal and lung cancer surgery. The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the …

Het sportadvies welke is ontwikkeld in het SportPaspoort geeft inzicht geven in de sporten en beweegvormen die bij de intrinsieke motivatie en beweegvaardigheid van het kind past. De focus ligt op een leven lang met plezier sporten en/of bewegen. Dit project probeert door middel van een motorische- en …

Purpose Generations Uniting through Sport (GUS) stimulates mutual understanding between youngsters and elderly people with sports activities. The project aims to promote intergenerational relations and increased physical activity by setting up an innovative and sustainable program. The concept for the …

The closing of schools and sports clubs during theCOVID-19 lockdown raised questions about thepossible impact on children’s motor skilldevelopment. Therefore we compared motorcompetence development over a one-year periodamong four different cohorts of primary schoolchildren. A total of 992 children from …

De eerste 2 focust op de vaste uren bewegingsonderwijs voor alle kinderen tussen 4 en 18 jaar oud. Binnen de eerste 2 uren wordt het bewegen als doel gezien met als basis ‘beter leren bewegen’. Hierbij staan de lessen bewegingsonderwijs centraal en is de vakleerkracht de spil in het web.  De + 1  staat …

Movement disorders in dementia are not well known yet they have a devastating effect on the quality of life and the abilities of a person with dementia. Paratonia is one of these movement disorders that are already present in 10% of the population with dementia in the early stages and increase up to …

Kinderen en jongeren bewegen minder en hun motoriek gaat achteruitKinderen en jongeren zijn gezonder als ze vaardiger zijn in bewegen, meer bewegen en aan sport doenKinderen en jongeren bewegen steeds minder en zijn motorisch steeds minder vaardig. Dit heeft een negatief effect op de gezondheid, sportdeelname …

Maintaining mental health can be quite challenging, especially when exposed to stressful situations. In many cases, mental health problems are recognized too late to effectively intervene and prevent adverse outcomes. Recent advances in the availability and reliability of wearable technologies offer …