Studies among people with dementia demonstrated that the sleep quality and rhythm improves significantly when people are exposed to ambient bright light. Since almost half of the healthy older people also indicate to suffer from chronic sleep disorders, the question arises whether ambient bright light …

Factsheet van het tweede werkpakket waarin door middel van case studies en focus groepen met verenigingsondersteuners een competentieprofiel voor de verenigingsontwikkelaar werd gemaakt. Kerntaak van de verenigingsondersteuner is om bij te dragen aan 'vitalisering' (het maatschappelijk toerusten en toekomstbestendig …

Safety investigations fall under the typical definition of a project since they have definite start and end dates and offer a specific end-product, meaning the safety recommendations which must be considered by the respective stakeholders as a means to improve the safety of daily operations. The scope …

Prolonged sitting time in adults has become a major societal issue with far-reaching health, economic, and social consequences. The objective of this study is to reduce sedentary behaviour in office workers by integrating physical activity with work. In this case study, we present Workwalk, a concept …

Masterclass Motorische stoornissen bij dementie

‘Bewegen als medicijn’ is de slogan van de afgelopen jaren. Binnen ‘gezond ouder worden’, de focus van het UMCG, speelt bewegen samen met goede voeding ook een belangrijke rol. Maar hoe brengen en houden we een patiënt in beweging? Is in bed liggen in het ziekenhuis écht verleden tijd?Aan de hand van …

Presenting the paper on physical activity using a machine learning approach

One of the main causes of numerous health problems is a lack of physical activity. To promote a more active lifestyle, the Hanze University started a health promotion program. Participants were motivated to reach their daily goal of physical activity by means of an activity tracker in combination with …

High consumption of carbohydrates is linked to metabolic syndrome, possibly via the endogenous formation of advanced glycated end-products. Many Dutch elementary school children have a carbohydrate intake of >130g/day, the estimated minimum requirement. In this observational study, 126 Dutch elementary …