Objective: Identify the environmental factors that influence stroke-survivors' reengagement in personally valued activities and determine what specific environmental factors are related to specific valued activity types. Data sources: PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched until June 2016 using multiple …

This paper examines the changing understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by looking at three aspects: the growing public demands regarding corporate behaviour, the role of government in “promoting” or “requesting” the socially responsible corporate behaviour, and the attempts of business …

According to the European Council (2013), "Defence matters". However, the extent to which defence does matter appears to vary among the member states. Kollias (2008), analyzing burden sharing and free-riding behaviour of fifteen members of the European Union (EU15) over the year 2001, asks: Suppose the …

Housing associations make too small a contribution to society, the government has to step in too frequently because of maladministration, and the associations' executives are often unaware of the far-reaching impact of their decisions. These are the conclusions of new academic research conducted by Jan …

This thesis deals with the problem of students who do not always know how to fill in their leisure time. There is limited information on the behaviour of Dutch students in their leisure time. By researching their passion related behaviour I gained insight in the positive and negative points regarding …

Communicatiestudente Kelly Griffioen heeft voor Swipe & Shop een onderzoek uitgevoerd omtrent het gedrag van gebruikers van de fashion-app. Het onderzoek moet aantonen welke factoren invloed hebben op de keuzes van de gebruikers in de Swipe & Shop-applicatie. De uitkomsten van het onderzoek moeten een …

According to several authors, such as Bunner-Sperdin and Peters (2009), Ogorman (2010) and Hokkeling and Mar (2012), hospitality can be defined as an interpersonal exchange, in which the host wants to give the best experience, whereby the physical, spiritual, emotional and social well-being of the patient …

Obesity is a fast growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as absenteeism and large healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on often occurring emotional …

Art therapy is frequently prescribed for patients with eating disorders. Recent developments in the field have led to a renewed interest in evidence of the effectiveness of art therapy. This multicentre study examines whether patients evaluate art therapy to be effective in the treatment of an eating …

Placing the woman at the centre of midwifery care is a key recommendation for optimising Dutch midwifery care, although not fully utilised.