The global epidemic of overweight and obesity results from individual factors and from meso- and macro environmental factors. Adolescents are especially vulnerable to unhealthy changes in life style. One major influence on health behavior in this age group is represented by friends in peer groups. Young …

Objectives: Although deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) are able to develop good language skills, the large variability in outcomes remains a significant concern. The first aim of this study was to evaluate language skills in children with CIs to establish benchmarks. The second aim was to make …

Derde generatie domotica is ontwikkeld om kwetsbare doelgroepen, zoals ouderen met dementie, langer zelfstandig te kunnen laten wonen. Ook ontlast de technologie direct betrokkenen. In tijden van toenemende vergrijzing kan deze technologie grote voordelen bieden. Toch verloopt de verspreiding en implementatie …

Light therapy is increasingly administered and studied as a non-pharmacologic treatment for a variety of healthrelated problems, including treatment of people with dementia. Light therapy comes in a variety of ways, ranging from being exposed to daylight, to being exposed to light emitted by light boxes …

The worldwide obesity epidemic is a major and complex problem, resulting from the interaction of individual metabolic, genetic, and psychological factors with meso- and macro environmental factors. Adolescents, with their rapid changes in body composition, together with their shift in orientation from …

In de logopedische praktijk komen articulatiestoornissen bij het merendeel van de kinderen voor. Uit onderzoek van Leijdekker (2005) blijkt 85% van de articulatiestoornissen bij kinderen van fonologische aard. Voor het onderzoeken en behandelen van een fonologische stoornis bestaan in Nederland twee …

Technology can assist older adults to remain living in the community. Within the realm of information and communication technologies, smart homes are drifting toward the concept of ambient assisted living (AAL). AAL-systems are more responsive to user needs and patterns of living, fostering physical …

Vroegsignalering van Dementie.... met ICT? Eveline Wouters, Stephan Roijers Doelstelling Dementie wordt vaak laat ontdekt. Onderzocht werd of en hoe een ICT-systeem ontworpen kan worden, waarmee vroege signalen van dementie vanuit de sociale omgeving van ouderen kunnen worden ingezameld en gebundeld. …

Physical exercise education in overweight and obese patients not only requires knowledge of physical exercise programs, but also knowledge of psychological processes such as cognitions that may hamper adherence to the exercise program and knowledge of social processes, e.g., consciousness of the stigma …

Light therapy is increasingly administered and studied as a non-pharmacologic treatment for a variety of health-related problems. Light therapy comes in a variety of ways, ranging from being exposed to daylight to being exposed to light from light boxes and ambient bright light. Light therapy is an area …