Wereldwijd wordt eenzaamheid als een steeds groter probleem gezien. Onder de ouderen in Nederland voelt meer dan de helft van de 75-plussers zich eenzaam. Voor de 85-plussers is dit zelfs 63 procent, waarvan 15 procent ernstig tot zeer ernstig eenzaam. Als (preventieve) interventie tegen eenzaamheid …

In the final stage of people’s life, family caregivers spend an average of 26 hours a week providing informal care at home. While this care can be rewarding, it can also lead to overburdening and increase the need for support. Despite the efforts of healthcare providers, many family caregivers feel that …

Background In a global effort to design better hospital buildings for people and organizations, some design principles are still surrounded by great mystery. The aim of this online study was to compare anxiety in an existing single-bed inpatient hospital room with three redesigns of this room in accordance …

Uit de afgenomen vragenlijsten binnen het ziekenhuisbrede wetenschappelijke onderzoeksproject naar verpleegkundig leiderschap blijkt dat verpleegkundigen van Gelre ziekenhuizen zichzelf relatief hoog beoordelen op‌ het gebied van verpleegkundig leiderschap, zelfeffectiviteit en Evidence Based Practice …

Aim: This presentation will discuss practice profiles as a tool to support professionals to better deliver evidence-based effective components. A practice profile describes the activities of professionals in a specific setting and in a concrete and ‘action-based manner.’ This provides a tool to support …

Aim: The aim of this study is to further develop a preliminary framework into a model that can translate mechanisms into output and impact, based on the views of those working in practice and the relations between the mechanisms: a model that can inform practitioners and organizations on what has to …

Airborne wind energy (AWE) is an emerging renewable energy technology that uses kites to harvest winds at higher altitudes than wind turbines. Understanding how residents experience a local AWE system (AWES) is important as the technology approaches commercialization. Such knowledge can help adjust the …

In this opinion piece, we establish some key priorities for evidence-based governance to address the increasing threat of heatwave events in Europe, particularly for human health. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA) [1], Europe is warming faster than the global average. The year 2020 was …