Achtergrond Het integreren van zorg voor (risico op) ondervoeding en sarcopenie in de eerstelijnszorg is uitdagend, omdat de beperkte fysieke nabijheid van zorgprofessionals de samenwerking bemoeilijkt. Beide aandoeningen komen veel voor bij thuiswonende ouderen en gaan gepaard met aanzienlijke achteruitgang …

Purpose: To timely tackle malnutrition in hospital patients, the implementation of a new malnutrition practice is needed. We aimed to determine the readiness of nutrition support hospital staff for implementing a new malnutrition practice, using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) …

Background: Obesity is defined as a chronic, relapsing disease, characterised by its persistence and the frequent recurrence of weight gain following weight loss. It is linked to chronic diseases and reduced quality of life. Sustainable weight loss requires long-term dietary and behavioural changes. …

Background & aims: Body composition and energy metabolism (BC and EM) assessments inform patients’ nutritional status and allow the identification, diagnosis, and management of core nutritional problems. However, a structured approach or care model for integrating these assessments into the nutrition …

Background: The etiology of lipoedema remains unclear, making diagnosis and treatment challenging. Current treatment primarily consists of general lifestyle recommendations, with effective self-management being essential for integrating these recommendations into daily life. However, no self-management …

Need for quantifying malnutrition awareness among community-dwelling older adults and identifying factors associated with malnutrition awareness.

OBJECTIVES: Amplitude-mode (A-mode) ultrasonography is a promising technique to monitor loss and recovery of skeletal muscle in patients with burns. However, its clinimetric properties are unknown. Therefore, we determined its feasibility, interrater, and intrarater reliability, and clinical utility. …

Hunk is een nieuw concept dat ik heb ontwikkeld voor Hunkemöller, speciaal gericht op mannen. Het merk is er om mannen te empoweren en hen te helpen zich goed te voelen in hun eigen lijf, ongeacht hun maat, vorm of uiterlijk. Hunk sluit aan bij de kernwaarden van Hunkemöller, zoals inclusiviteit en empowerment, …

Sudden disruptions to the social environment of older adults living alone, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can challenge their ability to maintain well-being. This study employed an interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore how Dutch older adults (≥65 years) living alone maintained their well-being …

De nGrow-methode is een recent ontwikkelde loopbaanontwikkelings-begeleidingsmethode die mensen ondersteunt in hun groei gedurende de loopbaan carrière. Het werkt vanuit drie fundamentele pijlers, reflectie, actie en communicatie. De pijlers zijn gebaseerd op een samenspel van verschillende theorieën, …