BACKGROUND & AIMS: Qualitative studies suggest that malnutrition awareness is poor in older adults. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to quantitatively assess malnutrition awareness in community-dwelling older adults aged 60+ years. METHODS: The Malnutrition Awareness Scale (MAS) was …

Vroegtijdige detectie van agitatie bij mensen met dementie kan leiden tot tijdige interventies, waardoor verslechtering van de situatie wordt voorkomen en de kwaliteit van leven wordt verbeterd. De opkomst van multimodale detectie en de vooruitgang in kunstmatige intelligentie maken het haalbaar om technologie …

This report is an introduction in into the topic of sustainability and the world of sports. It contains literature studies and several empirical studies. It provides overviews of current academic and professional sources and suggests further research.

This dissertation's primary objective is to analyze the lack of gender-balanced parliaments within the European Union. Worldwide, women continue to be highly underrepresented in the legislature, and only five countries globally have reached gender parity in parliaments. The European Union offers comprehensive …

Background: Palliative care patients desire more symptom management interventions that are complementary to their medical treatment. Within the multi-professional team, nurses could help support pain management with non-pharmacological interventions feasible for their practice and adaptable to palliative …

Jeugdbescherming Noord speelt een cruciale rol in het wegnemen van ontwikkelingsbedreigingen bij minderjarigen door passende hulpverlening in te zetten en toezicht te houden op het hulpverleningstraject. De organisatie coördineert het proces, waarbij ze toezicht houdt op ouders, pleegouders en het welzijn …

Het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (UMCG) is een van de grootste ziekenhuizen van Nederland en tevens de grootste werkgever in Noord-Nederland. Binnen het UMCG houdt men zich bezig met zorg, onderzoek, opleiding en onderwijs, met als gemeenschappelijke doelstelling: bouwen aan de toekomst van …

Background: Although particular technologies can enhance the quality of life (QoL) of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (we use the term pervasive support needs), their objectives and outcomes are understudied. A systematic literature review was therefore conducted to explore …

Few studies have investigated staying intentions and house attachment of residents who are confronted with physical damage to their dwelling in a risk area. This paper examines whether and how homeowners who are confronted with human-induced risks and the consequences of gas extraction in the Dutch Groningen …

Hedonic (happiness) and eudaimonic (meaning in life) well-being are negatively related to depressive symptoms. Genetic variants play a role in this association, reflected in substantial genetic correlations. We investigated the overlap and differences between well-being and depressive symptoms, using …