Wat zijn de akoestische ontwerprichtlijnen van een woongroep in een verzorgingstehuis voor ouderen met dementie die voor een comfortabele leefomgeving zorgen en hoe worden deze richtlijnen in een ontwerp toegepast?

Very little is known about the personal goals of homeless people and how these relate to their quality of life (QoL). By using survey data on 407 homeless adults upon entry to the social relief system in 2011, we examined the personal goals of homeless adults and the association between their perceived …

Parents have a vital influence on the participation of their child with a physical disability. The aim of this study is to gain insight into parents’ own daily actions, challenges, and needs while supporting their child with a physical disability at home, at school, and in the community. An additional …

Cognitive impairment is a prevalent problem among the homeless and seems related to more psychosocial problems. However, little is known about the care needs of the subgroup of homeless people with an intellectual disability compared to those without an intellectual disability and how their care needs …

From the publisher: "Background: The introduction of whole new foods in a population may lead to sensitization and food allergy. This constitutes a potential public health problem and a challenge to risk assessors and managers as the existing understanding of the pathophysiological processes and the …

In Nederland zijn er op dit moment ruim 30 duizend mensen geregistreerd als 'dak- en thuisloos', dat wil zeggen zij hebben geen vaste woon- of verblijfplaats, slapen in de opvang, op straat, in openbare gebouwen of bij familie of vrienden. Die 30.000 betreffen mensen die in bevolkingsregisters staan …

Verkenning van het domein ‘Reclassering’: Een beschrijving van enkele kenmerken van de sector ‘Reclassering’, ten behoeve van het onderzoek ‘Meerwaarde gebruik alliantiemonitor in (semi) gedwongen kader’. Het Kenniscentrum voor Sociale Innovatie van Hogeschool Utrecht ontwikkelde voor verschillende domeinen …

Housing stability is an important focus in research on homeless people. Although definitions of stable housing differ across studies, the perspective of homeless people themselves is generally not included. Therefore, this study explored the inclusion of satisfaction with the participant's current housing …

Background In 2015, Amsterdam became part of the WHO Age Friendly City community, thereby accepting the responsibility to work towards a more age friendly Amsterdam. To study senior citizens’ needs and wishes concerning the age friendliness of their neighbourhood, the municipality asked the Amsterdam …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The MyotonPRO is a portable device that measures muscle tone and biomechanical muscle properties objectively. MyotonPRO has already proven to be effective in measuring muscle properties in healthy and diseased populations. However, to the best of our knowledge, it has never been …