Background: Frailty is a common condition in older people, and its prevalence increases with age. With an ageing population, the adverse consequences of frailty cause an increasing appeal to the health care system. The impact of frailty on population level is often assessed using adverse health outcomes, …

Finnema1,2,3,8 Achtergrond: Met de vergrijzing van de bevolking neemt ook het aandeel kwetsbare ouderen toe. Als ouderen kwetsbaar worden, is er vaak ondersteuning nodig bij het zelfstandig blijven wonen. Essentieel bij het bieden van de juiste ondersteuning is om de perspectieven, behoeften en voorkeuren …

Background: the global population is ageing. As older people become more susceptible to frailty, an increase in frailty prevalence is also expected. Although frailty has been defined before in research, older peoples’ perceptions of frailty do not always coincide with those used in research or medical …

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of older adults. Yet, little is known about changes in well-being among older adults during the pandemic, especially when COVID-19 measures were relaxed. Therefore, we aimed to assess changes in the well-being of older adults during multiple turning points of …

Gastles voor master Healthy Ageing Professionals

Het Engelstalige Edubook Culture & Intercultural communication richt zich op het aanleren en toepassen van interculturele vaardigheden en competenties. Studenten ontwikkelen een manier van denken die in elke interculturele situatie toegepast kan worden. Het leermiddel is relevant voor iedere student …

Presentatie over begeleiding van PD kandidaten op de startconferentie op 2 oktober in Den Haag

Challenges in health and health care