Inleiding De Nederlandse bevolking vergrijst. Hierbij neemt ook het aantal oudere migranten toe. Het is aangetoond dat migrantenouderen in een slechtere gezondheid verkeren dan autochtone ouderen. Een voorkomend verouderingssyndroom hierbij is sarcopenie. Uit meerdere onderzoeken blijkt dat een hoge …

The purpose is to give an overview of the extent, range and nature of existing definitions of the concept ‘ageing in place’. Providing such an overview may be helpful, for policy makers, researchers, communities and service providers, to make sense of the versatility and uses of the concept, and allow …

A business student’s overseas internship is a unique place to investigate what knowledge/skills or personal traits that are important for their future career. This research consists of two stages: (1) First, we qualitatively analyzed students’ internship reports to explore what knowledge or skills and …

BACKGROUND: Patients with glioma often suffer from cognitive deficits. Physical exercise has been effective in ameliorating cognitive deficits in older adults and neurological patients. This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) explored the possible impact of an exercise intervention, designed to …

BACKGROUND: In critical care patients, reaching optimal β-lactam concentrations poses challenges, as infections are caused more often by microorganisms associated with higher MICs, and critically ill patients typically have an unpredictable pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic profile. Conventional intermittent …

Europa, de Europese Unie en de democratie op het continent staan onder druk. Migratie, terrorisme, de sterke opkomst van populistisch-rechts en antiliberale democratieën, klimaatverandering en een snel veranderende wereldorde confronteren Europa met grote problemen en uitdagingen. Een zeker ondergangsdenken …

The risk of undernutrition in older community-dwelling adults increases when they are no longer able to shop or cook themselves. Home-delivered products could then possibly prevent them from becoming undernourished. This single-blind randomised trial tested the effectiveness of home-delivered protein-rich …

In de berichtgeving van lokale en regionale media over de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen van 2018 is er in beperkte mate sprake van inclusiviteit: er lijkt weinig overeenstemming tussen de media-aandacht voor onderwerpen en het belang dat burgers hechten aan onderwerpen; daarnaast komen burgers en maatschappelijk …

OBJECTIVES: to test the effects of an intervention involving sensor monitoring-informed occupational therapy on top of a cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT)-based coaching therapy on daily functioning in older patients after hip fracture. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: three-armed randomised stepped …

In this study we examine if and how self-evaluated financial knowledge and competences, financial behaviour, financial self-efficacy, and motivation are associated with the severity of financial problems of clients in ‘financial self-management projects’ (Dutch: Thuisadministratie). These projects involve …