Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic mental health problems among seafarers became more visible to the world. Seafarers seem to have some unhappy moments while working on board for several months. Especially during this pandemic life on board has been tougher than usual, shore leave is nearly impossible, …

This thesis project was carried out for Accres. In previous years, Accres conducted customer satisfaction surveys on an occasional basis. In the customer satisfaction surveys the main focus was on the hard side of the service quality. That is why Accres requested an additional research on the soft side …

In the past two decades, awareness about traumatic brain injury has been increasing in the public health. Informative and educational programs such as the Concussion Management program from the University of Kansas Health System have been reaching out to education, health and sports facilities. Practical …

Background As many children do not meet the recommended daily physical activity (PA) levels, more research is needed towards environmental determinants of children’s PA levels. The aims of this longitudinal study were to investigate whether the physical environment and parenting practices have an impact …

Background: The extent of participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID) is unclear. Aims: To explore participation of adults with VSPID and the association between occurrence and importance of aspects of participation. Methods: Individual support plans (ISPs) …

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 …

An increasing share of light sports participants (e.g. self-organised runners) challenge traditional ‘Sport for All’ policy systems to target a more diversified array of people participating in sport and physical activity. The main aim of this article is to analyse whether light sport facilities, as …

When an institution wishes to develop a Masters programme that combines relevance to the profession with preparation for possible 3rd cycle study, there are many things to consider: curriculum design and content, facilities, stakeholder opinion, assessment, likely student intake, etc. But at least as …

Background There is a growing interest to study the transfer of evidence-based information into daily practice. The evidence-based programme Rehabilitation, Sports and Exercise (RSE) that aims to stimulate an active lifestyle during and after a rehabilitation period in people with a disability and/or …

In recent years video game consoles, such as the Nintendo Wii™ and the Microsoft Kinect™, have been introduced into residential facilities. This paper presents a review of current studies documenting the benefits and detriments the Wii could have on adults aged 60 years and over in residential facilities, …