Physical health issues in persons with Severe or Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (SPIMD) Aims: People with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities experience a wide range of complex health problems. However, the prevalence of different types of health problems and their …

PURPOSE: This study examined the effect of a 16-wk ball skill intervention on the ball skills, executive functioning (in terms of problem solving and cognitive flexibility), and in how far improved executive functioning leads to improved reading and mathematics performance of children with learning disorders. …

The Assessment of Daily Activity Performance (ADAP) test has been developed to measure the physical capacity of older adults to carry out instrumental activities of daily living (ADL). The present study explores the option to create a less time-consuming short version of the ADAP that can be completed …

This research was conducted to find out what the cultural obstacles of Asian exchange students at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THU) are, and in particular at the Academy of European Studies & Communication Management (ESCM). The research report aims at providing useful recommendations for …

Een beweegvriendelijke openbare ruimte heeft een preventieve werking op de gezondheid van mensen en levert daarmee een belangrijke bijdrage aan Healthy Ageing. Maar waar bewogen wordt vinden ook ontmoetingen plaats. De socialiserende werking van beweegvriendelijke hotspots hebben effect op de leefbaarheid …

Vinkhuizen is een wijk waar veel mensen wonen met een lage SES (Sociaaleconomische Status) en er bovengemiddeld sprake is van overgewicht. Door op een impliciete manier bewoners bewust te maken van het thema Gezondheid, is getracht het percentage te verminderen. Deze rapportage is een procesevaluatie …

Een te hoge fysieke belasting bij (top)sporters en brandweerpersoneel kan op de lange termijn leiden tot overbelasting. In het revalidatie proces kan het de terugkeer naar het veld vertragen. Daarom is het nauwkeurig monitoren van de fysieke belasting erg belangrijk. Het Zephyr BioHarness lijkt hiervoor …

This presentation reports on the natural experiment. The developed toolbox with information regarding methods and measurements of physical activity, sedentary behavior and diet will be applied in the context of JOGG-Drenthe. This natural experiment is part of DEDIPAC, a sub project of the Joint Programming …

Europeans are living longer than ever in history, because of the economic growth and advances in hygiene and health care. Today, average life expectancy is over 80, and by 2020 around 25% of the population will be over 65. The increasing group of older people poses great challenges in terms of creating …

Monitoring (physical) stress in professional fire fighters. It is important to measure physical performance and stress of people with physically demanding professions. This will prevent (too) high physical strain and stress that leads to a negative influence on decision-making which ultimately may causes …