BACKGROUND & AIMS: Qualitative studies suggest that malnutrition awareness is poor in older adults. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to quantitatively assess malnutrition awareness in community-dwelling older adults aged 60+ years. METHODS: The Malnutrition Awareness Scale (MAS) was …

In this study we use aggregated weighted scores of environmental effects to study environmental influences on well-being and happiness. To this end, we split a sample of Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) participants into a training (N =4857) and test (N =2077) sample. In the training sample, we use elastic …

Falls and fall-related injuries among older adults are associated with decreased health. Therefore, fall prevention programs (FPPs) are increasingly important. However, the translation of such complex programs into clinical practice lacks insight into factors that influence implementation. Therefore, …

The aim of this study was to gain insight into the visual functioning of children with profound intellectuual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). A mixed methods study was performed, determining cross-sectional quantitative ophthalmological/orthoptic data, and qualitative observational data with a standardized …

Elkaar ontmoeten, samen lunchen en kennisdelen, dat is de bedoeling van de wekelijkse NoorderRuimte lunch. Deze keer met Liesbeth Jorritsma en Saskia Mars.Wat doen we met de open ruimte?Aanstaande dinsdag staat de ruimte waarin de NoorderRuimte lunch plaatsvindt, centraal. Over deze open ruimte zijn …

Intimiteit en seksualiteit zijn belangrijke dimensies van kwaliteit van leven, ook voor oudere volwassenen die langdurig afhankelijk zijn van verpleegkundige zorg. Veel verpleegkundigen weten niet hoe ze een gesprek over dit intieme onderwerp kunnen starten. Om bestaande gesprekshulpmiddelen beter in …