Not much is known about the favourable indoor air quality in long term care facilities (LTCFs), where older adults suffering from dementia live. Older adults, especially those who suffer from dementia, are more sensible to the indoor environment. However, no special requirements for the indoor air in …

This work examined window/door opening as means of bedroom ventilation and the consequent effect upon occupants’ sleep, using data from 17 healthy volunteers. Bedroom CO2 level, temperature, and relative humidity were measured over 5 days, for two cases: open window or door (internal, bedroom door), …

To understand how transition across different thermal zones in a building impacts the thermal perception of occupants, the current work examines occupant feedback in two work environments — nursing staff in hospital wards and the workers in an office. Both studies used a mix of subjective surveys and …

In indoor comfort research, thermal comfort of care-professionals in hospital environment is a little explored topic. To address this gap, a mixed methods study, with the nursing staff in hospital wards acting as participants,was undertaken. Responses were collected during three weeks in the summer (n …

A local operating theater ventilation device to specifically ventilate the wound area has been developed and investigated. The ventilation device is combined with a blanket which lies over the patient during the operation. Two configurations were studied: Configuration 1 where HEPA-filtered air was …

In diverse steden in Nederland wordt geëxperimenteerd in de ruimtelijke ontwikkeling. In vaste organisatorische vormen zoals Living Labs, Fab Labs, Urban Labs of Fieldlabs staan maatschappelijke vraagstukken centraal maar ook worden ‘proeven’ gedaan met bijvoorbeeld regelvrije zones om in havens gemakkelijker …

In the Netherlands, over 40% of nursing home residents are estimated to have visual impairments. This results in the loss of basic visual abilities. The nursing home environment fits more or less to residents’ activities and social participation. This is referred to as environmental fit. To raise professional …

Not much is known about the favourable indoor air conditions in long term care facilities (ltcf’s), where older adults suffering from dementia live. Due to the decrease in cognition function, it is hard to evaluate comfort and health in this group. Nevertheless, infectious diseases are a persistent problem. …

De aanleiding van het onderzoek Ik wilde mij op een betrokken manier inzetten voor een kwetsbare groep kinderen; de kinderen met sombere- en/of depressieve klachten. Mijn onderzoeksvraag Hoe kan ik het sociaal- en emotioneel welbevinden van de kinderen met sombere- en/of depressieve klachten in mijn …