BACKGROUND: Over 30 % of older patients experience hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) (i.e., loss of independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)) after an acute hospitalization. Despite its high prevalence, the mechanisms that underlie HAD remain elusive. This paper describes the protocol …

OBJECTIVES: Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) frequently encounter weight loss with multiple negative outcomes as a consequence. Adequate treatment is best achieved by early identification of patients at risk for critical weight loss. The objective of this study was to detect predictive factors …

Op 15 september verdedigde Jos van Helvoort, docent aan De Haagse Hogeschool, in de Amsterdamse Agnietenkapel zijn proefschrift over het beoordelen van informatievaardigheden in het hoger onderwijs. In het boek staat een door hem ontwikkelde ‘Scoringsrubriek voor Informatievaardigheden’ centraal. …

Het doel van het e-depot project is om te zorgen voor het duurzaam veiligstellen van archiefmateriaal dat valt onder de oneindige bewaarplicht. Daarnaast moeten gemeenten zorgen voor het openbaar zijn van bepaalde documenten, waaronder verslagen van raadsvergadering. Het initiatiefwetsvoorstel Open Overheid …

The purpose of the research was to provide academic staff with insights into their own information behavior and to motivate them to refer to relevant, accurate and reliable resources in their own course materials. To achieve this we used a participative research approach. Six participants assessed course …

Traditional toy industries have been influenced by the emergence of tech gadgets such as iPad and Virtual Reality Glasses. Based on a report on The Telegraph (2010), tech gadgets have replaced traditional dolls and cars as children’s favorite presents. Huawei, one of the China’s leading toy companies, …

The aim of this paper is to design and test a smartphone application which supports personalized running experiences for less experienced runners. As a result of a multidisciplinary three-step design approach Inspirun was developed. Inspirun is a personalized running-application for Android smartphones …

In the Netherlands, over 40% of nursing home residents are estimated to have visual impairments. This results in the loss of basic visual abilities. The nursing home environment fits more or less to residents’ activities and social participation. This is referred to as environmental fit. To raise professional …

Currently, 4% of older adults reside in long-term care facilities in the Netherlands. Nursing home residents tend to have multimorbidity that is associated with considerable disabilities and a high level of care dependency. In the Dutch adult population the highest …

Respijtzorg is het overnemen van de gebruikelijke zorg, in veel gevallen de zorg die naaste familieleden dagelijks geven (Scherpenzeel, 2013). Respijtzorg kan voorkomen dat mantelzorgers overbelast raken, of is noodzakelijk als er al sprake is van overbelasting (De Klerk e.a., 2015). Respijtzorg kan …