BACKGROUND: Pain assessment is a necessary step in pain management in older people in palliative care. In older people, pain assessment can be challenging due to underreporting and atypical pain manifestations by other distressing symptoms. Anxiety, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, insomnia, dyspnoea, …

Doel is het signaleren en voorkomen van ondervoeding en sarcopenie bij thuiswonende ouderen. Ook staan we stil bij de oorzaken en gevolgen, en de impact hiervan op de gezondheid en zelfstandigheid. Gevolgd door een praktische implementatie in de praktijk.Sprekers: Sandra Boxum, promovendus Hanzehogeschool …

In my work as a nurse and, later, as a clinical nurse specialist, I often encountered older people whose treatment for depression – performed according to the relevant guidelines – was inadequate, causing the depression to become chronic in nature. When the course of a depression becomes this adverse, …

De afgelopen 8 jaar hebben we bij FAITH research veel geleerd over data-uitwisseling. In deze workshop willen we de valkuilen en de lessons learned delen. Daarnaast willen we input ophalen voor toekomstige data-uitwisseling tussen kennis- en zorginstellingen van Noord-Nederland.

Introduction By 2050, the global population aged 60 and older is projected to more than double, underscoring the need for programs that promote healthy aging (World Health Organization (WHO), 2024). In Cabo Verde, the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) program, implemented in 2021, emphasizes …

Introduction By 2050, the global population aged 60 and older is projected to more than double, underscoring the need for programs that promote healthy aging (World Health Organization (WHO), 2024). In Cabo Verde, the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) program, implemented in 2021, emphasizes …

In solving systemic design challenges, designers co-create with professionals from various fields. In the context of innovation in healthcare practices, this study investigates design abilities that healthcare professionals develop by participating in co-design projects. We conducted a mixed-methods …

Background: Frailty is a common condition in older people, and its prevalence increases with age. With an ageing population, the adverse consequences of frailty cause an increasing appeal to the health care system. The impact of frailty on population level is often assessed using adverse health outcomes, …

Lezing samen met Prof. dr. Jouke van Dijk over Arbeidsmarkt en Vitaal werken.