Social frailty is a rather unexplored concept. In this paper, the concept of social frailty among older people is explored utilizing a scoping review. In the first stage, 42 studies related to social frailty of older people were compiled from scientific databases and analyzed. In the second stage, the …

BACKGROUND: People with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience, in addition to the progressive loss of cognitive functions, a decline in functional performance such as mobility impairment and disability in activities of daily living (ADL). Functional decline in dementia is mainly linked to the progressive …

Mensen met een aangeboren lichamelijke aandoening hebben tegenwoordig een zo goed als normale levensverwachting. Daardoor groeit de groep vijftigplussers met zo'n aandoening. Hoe gaan zij om met de beperkingen die ze ondervinden? Welke aanpassingsstrategieën gebruiken ze en aan welke ondersteuning hebben …

Verpleegkundigen hebben de verantwoordelijkheid om gegevens te registreren over de kwaliteit van zorg. Potentiele verpleegproblemen als ondervoeding, valincidenten, decubitus, pijn, en delier zijn daarvoor indicatoren. Verpleegkundigen en verzorgenden vinden dit weliswaar belangrijk, maar ervaren het …

We assessed the value of screening for cognitive abnormalities in a chronically infected HIV population (N = 388) and investigated the association with clinical correlates. The mean age was 48 years (±11), the majority of the patients were male (89%), the median duration of infection was 6 years [interquartile …

Rationale: Sarcopenia is a major problem and is common in community-dwelling elderly. In daily practice, there is need for low cost and easily assessable measurement tools to assess depletion of skeletal muscle (SM) mass, for example as one of the indicators of sarcopenia. Bio-electrical impedance analysis …

This review evaluates the reliability and validity of ultrasound to quantify muscles in older adults. The databases PubMed, Cochrane, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were systematically searched for studies. In 17 studies, the reliability (n = 13) and validity (n = 8) of …

Aim This study aims to investigate the additional value of elderly-therapist communication on the effect of physical therapy treatment to increase the physical activity level of elderly. Conclusion Although the level of evidence is low, in older adults, it is recommended to repeat easy tasks and improve …

OBJECTIVE: PRECIS - 2 is a tool that could improve design insight for trialists. Our aim was to validate the PRECIS - 2 tool, unlike its predecessor, testing the discriminant validity and inter-rater reliability. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Over 80 international trialists, methodologists, clinicians and …

Dit boek geeft fysiotherapeuten een actueel overzicht van kennis en vaardigheden om (kwetsbare) ouderen adequaat te onderzoeken en behandelen. Uitgaande van gezond ouder worden en de daarbij beinvloedende factoren zal de transfer worden gemaakt naar de oudere bij wie het allemaal wat moeizamer en gecompliceerder …