BACKGROUND: Metatarsal pads are frequently prescribed for patients with metatarsalgia to reduce pain under the distal metatarsal heads. Several studies showed reduced pain and reduced plantar pressure just distal to the metatarsal pad. However, only part of the pain reduction could be explained by the …

In order to be able to age in place, Dutch elderly are being housed in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) for over 25 years. Here they can live independently and rely on care and services. The physical scale of ALFs ranges from 30 up to 300 residents. This paper presents the findings of a multiple case …

Small groups (SG)'s are an important and seemingly vibrant part of church life. Ichtus Pinkstergemeente in Zaandam, among other ministries, also has a small group ministry (SGM),. According to the church leadership it is not a very successful one. This project is an attempt to sort out where the problems …

Auteurs laten in Opleiden voor de sociale psychiatrie: en intensief programma Community Based Health in Nijmegen zien hoe uitwisseling van ervaring tussen verschillende hogescholen uit verschillende landen kan bijdragen aan verbetering van de kwaliteit en samenwerking tussen hogescholen en de ontwikkeling …

Kun je zeggen dat studenten “recht hebben” op geschiedenis? Ik vind van wel. De geschiedenis van hun toekomstige beroep hoort thuis in het curriculum van MWD, SPH, CMV, SJD, CT, HRM en Pedagogiek. Zeven colleges is echt het minimum. Dat heb je nodig om het ontstaan, de ontwikkeling en de veranderingen …

IT-based networking trends such as the rise of social media, crowd sourcing, open innovation, and cloud computing enable a profoundly different way of working and collaborating that challenges significantly traditional approaches of companies towards governance, i.e. the mechanisms a company employs …

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In cases of cognitive decline not due to delirium, the daily observation of cognitive function by nurses has not been standardised in hospital wards specialised in the care of older people. A qualitative study with purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews. Methods. Data were obtained by interviewing …

Het lectoraat Lifelong Learning in Music & the Arts van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen en de Hogeschool der Kunsten in Den Haag is onderdeel van het sinds kort ingerichte Kenniscentrum Kunst en Samenleving van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen en heeft het project „Het Cross Arts Laboratorium‟ vormgegeven. …

Een initiatief van de Hanzehogeschool, tot stand gekomen in samenwerking met het Noorderpoortcollege, Healthy Aeging Network Noord Nederland en het Zorg Innovatie Forum. De prognose is dat de bevolking en het aantal huishoudens in de noordelijke regio van Nederland af zal/zullen nemen. Door het wegtrekken …