In: van Hoof, J., Wouters, E.J.M. (eds.) Zorgdomotica. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Houten, The Netherlands, ISBN 978 90 313 9232 2 pp. 215-216

The development of an integrated ethical or normative model to design housing for persons with impairments and diseases, focusing on older persons with dementia.

In: van Hoof, J., Wouters, E.J.M. (eds.) Zorgdomotica. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Houten, The Netherlands, ISBN 978 90 313 9232 2 pp. 71-72

Telehomecare is one of the technological solutions used by older persons to remain living at home in their own community. A selection of 85 Dutch telehomecare projects was examined in terms of the barriers to their implementation. Three categories of telehomecare technologies were distinguished: (i) …

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Purpose eHealth projects in the Netherlands have various backgrounds. First, the number of persons aged 65 and over will have increased by 400,000 between 2008 and 20131. Over the same period, the potential workforce will have decreased from 4.2 persons at present to 3.6 persons for each 65 plus. Second, …

Meneer De Graaf lijdt aan dementie, woont nog thuis en wil dit ook nog zo lang mogelijk blijven doen. Sinds kort zijn er sensoren in huis die hem een beetje in de gaten houden, maar niet zoals in 'Big Brother'. Als meneer De Graaf op een dag wel 30 keer naar de wc gaat, dan belt de verpleegkundige even …

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 …

Purpose In recent years, the effects of the physical environment on the healing process and well-being has proved to be increasingly relevant for the patient, family, carers (PFC), and staff. Moreover, it is a growing concern among health care providers, environmental psychologist, consultants, qualified …

De levensverwachting is de laatste anderhalve eeuw enorm toegenomen, en het einde van deze demografische trend is nog niet in zicht. In 2006 was 14 % van de bevolking 65 jaar of ouder, in 2014 zal dat al 25 % zijn. Met het ouder worden stijgt ook de kans op gezondheidsproblemen (Blokstra et al., 2007, …