Healthcare settings are increasingly adopting nature-based interventions (NBIs) to support users’ health and well-being, but these interventions are often underutilized. To get a grip on utilization problems, insight into factors that affect use and uptake of NBIs in routine care is needed. This scoping …

In hun bijdrage laten Imka Buurke en Vanessa Bakhuizen-van ’t Hoogt zien hoe zintuigelijke ervaringen als voelen en horen tijdens het leren maken een essentiële rol spelen. Met voorbeelden uit hun onderzoeksprojecten maken ze duidelijk dat tijdens het maken handen en hoofd, doen en denken, hand in hand …

Recent advances in digital technologies profoundly influence our daily lives and work. While enabling solutions to societal issues, these technologies also demand new knowledge and skills from professionals. An increasingly common way for organizations to address this issue is to set up learning communities …

Background: Dietetic treatment of adults with obesity can result in effective weight loss with health improvements. However, it remains unclear which components of dietetic consultation are key for successful treatment of individual patients. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore dietitians' …

This thesis explores the design and development of a customizable avatar system within Unity, aimed at facilitating conversations between healthcare professionals and their clients regarding family relations, mental health, and self-image in mental health facilities. Employing a multi-phase research …

In deze voordracht schetst Esther Schaareman hoe ze in de 25 jaar dat ze kunstvakken gaf in het voortgezet onderwijs ‘de leefwereld en het referentiekader van haar leerlingen zo goed als ze kon als uitgangspunt nam om de inhoud en de pedagogiek van haar lessen bij ze te laten aansluiten. En hoe dit (alles) …

Deze handreiking is bedoeld als naslagwerk voor gemeentemedewerkers en zorgaan­bieders om goed samen te werken bij de inkoop en uitvoering van zorg. Het geeft inzicht in de keuzes die zij kunnen maken, de wet- en regelgeving en de praktische voor­en nadelen van deze keuzes. Daarnaast worden er tips gegeven …

BACKGROUND: Preventing metabolic syndrome (MetS) and frailty in older adults is crucial for healthy aging. The association between MetS and physical frailty is well-documented, with low-grade inflammation as potential explanation. However, the association between MetS and frailty as a multidimensional …

BACKGROUND: In recent years, sustainable employability, rooted in the capability approach, has received substantial attention due to its associations with work and health-related outcomes. While previous studies have indicated that being able and enabled to achieve important work values (i.e., work capabilities) …

This study aimed to track language development and possible factors of language loss in 50 primary-school-aged bilingual Dutch-English children, and it follows up a study conducted one year prior. Dutch language skills were assessed through the standardized language test CELF4-NL and language background …