Objectives To assess changes in prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among people living in Dutch nursing homes in 2009, 2013 and 2018. Design Secondary data analysis of the International Prevalence Measurement of Care Quality (LPZ) study. Setting Dutch nursing homes. Participants Residents …

Background: Around 13% of the world’s population suffers from obesity. More than 40% of people with obesity display emotional eating behaviour (eating in response to negative emotions or distress). It is an alternate to more effective coping strategies for negative emotions. Our study explored the opportunities …

‘Samensturing’, of ‘collaborative governance’ is een parapluterm voor bestuurs- en samenwerkingsvormen die het midden houden tussen hiërarchische aansturing en zelfbeheer. Samensturing komt in sommige buurthuizen maar moeizaam tot stand, in andere verloopt dat juist een stuk soepeler. Hoe kan dat? Een …

Amsterdam is known to be a cosmopolitan and multicultural city where newly arrived migrants find opportunities to test business ideas. Behind every business idea, there are people supporting the entrepreneurs’ initiatives and providing feedback. This chapter examines the role of those people in the process …

Zowel in het beleid om armoede tegen te gaan als in maatschappelijke denkbeelden over armoede zijn een aantal zaken ten goede veranderd. Dat betekent niet dat we nu wel op onze handen kunnen gaan zitten. Het aantal huishoudens dat met armoede en schulden kampt, stijgt immers nog steeds. Roeland van Geuns …

ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) published in December 2014 a document about the regulation norms. In that document the ESMA proposed to skip the exemption option for energy companies for the guidelines of the financial instruments. From Jan. 3 2018 MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of a tailored, goal-directed, and exercise-based physical therapy program for patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). METHODS: This was an observational, uncontrolled feasibility study. The physical therapy intervention was highly tailored to the …

Climate change engagement is often conducted on a jurisdictional scale, and stakeholder engagement typically brings representatives from all constituencies around a common table. Yet, individual behavior is largely influenced by norms and leaders within their cultural groups, and the “Noah’s Ark” style …