Are a healthy diet and physical activity synergistically related to cognitive function in older adults? Background. In an ageing society cognitive decline is expected to become an important health problem. Previous studies showed that a healthy lifestyle, i.e. sufficient physical activity and a healthy …

Healthy Ageing. Het belang van fysieke fitheid en het meten daarvan voor active ageing.

Innovatiewerkplaats Active Ageing van mensen met een verstandelijke beperking. Presentatie.

Innovatiewerkplaats Active Ageing van mensen met een verstandelijke beperking. Presentatie 27-11-2013.

Europeans are living longer than ever in history, because of the economic growth and advances in hygiene and health care. Today, average life expectancy is over 80, and by 2020 around 25% of the population will be over 65. The increasing group of older people poses great challenges in terms of creating …

BACKGROUND: Although physical activity is beneficial for Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, many do not meet the recommended levels. The range of physical activity among sedentary PD patients is unknown, as are factors that determine this variability. Hence, we aimed to (1) assess daily physical activity …

Active Ageing van mensen met verstandelijke beperkingen: Startbijeenkomst Innovatie Werkplaats. Systematisch in kaart brengen interventies ter verbetering fitheid/gezondheid bij mensen met VB met aandachtspunten toename fysieke activiteit, afname overgewicht en afname slaapproblemen.

ICT gains in importance to make use of the growing number of elderly, keeping them active and participate in social and work life, thereby increasing the regional and economic development.Students build mobile apps that will help elderly.

Assessment and monitoring of fat-free mass (FFM) is of clinical importance, because FFM is reflective of body cell mass, the total mass of protein-rich, metabolically active cells which is affected during malnutrition and therefore related to clinical outcome. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the willingness of grown-ups with congenital heart disease (GUCH) to participate in the GUCH Training Program-Individualised (GTI), an exercise program specifically designed for GUCH, and to identify factors affecting their willingness to participate. In this cross-sectional study, …