This study aimed to track language development and possible factors of language loss in 50 primary-school-aged bilingual Dutch-English children, and it follows up a study conducted one year prior. Dutch language skills were assessed through the standardized language test CELF4-NL and language background …

OBJECTIVE: Motor competence development from early to middle childhood is accompanied by great variance. This course can be influenced by many factors in the ecosystem. The objective of this study was to examine which individual characteristics are associated with an undesirable motor competence development …

Er is een gebrek aan kennis over gezinnen die adolescenten opvoeden met ernstig verstandelijke en meervoudige beperkingen (PIMD) tijdens de overgang naar volwassenheid. Deze studie onderzoekt de ervaringen en ondersteuningsbehoeften van deze gezinnen tijdens deze transitie. Er werd gebruik gemaakt van …

Physical and social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to jeopardize health and well-being of older adults. Especially older adults who lived alone faced challenges due to restrictive COVID-19 measures. In this study, we explored views and support needs to maintain health …

Introduction: Writing Readiness Inventory Tool In Context (WRITIC) is a context-based assessment tool to evaluate which kindergarten children are at risk of developing handwriting difficulties. WRITIC-assessment is valid, reliable, feasible, predictive, and norm-referenced tool. Objectives: Building …

Het lectoraat Juridische en Economische Vraagstukken binnen de Energietransitie draagt bij aan de overgang naar een duurzame samenleving gebaseerd op het gebruik van schone energiebronnen. Dat vraagt niet alleen om nieuwe technologieën, maar ook om juridische kaders en nieuwe verdienmodellen voor duurzame …

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 …

Introduction Despite considerable efforts, tobacco use disorder persists as a significant public health issue. The effectiveness of current smoking cessation therapies is limited, leading to a growing interest in alternative treatment approaches such as psychedelics. Aim The aim of this review is to …

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 …