Tijdens een kennissessie bij Howest Hogeschool in West-Vlaanderen werd het lectoraat Communication, Behaviour & the Sustainable Society gepresenteerd. Hierin stonden de aanverwante onderzoeksprojecten en gedragsinterventies centraal.

Background: The number of medical technologies used in home settings has increased substantially over the last 10–15 years. In order to manage their use and to guarantee quality and safety, data on usage trends and practical experiences are important. This paper presents a literature review on types, …

Background: The number of medical technologies used in home settings has increased substantially over the last 10-15 years. In order to manage their use and to guarantee quality and safety, data on usage trends and practical experiences are important. This paper presents a literature review on types, …

Het gaat goed met de economie en met de werkgelegenheid. Naar verwachting neemt het aantal banen in 2017 en 2018 in de arbeidsmarktregio Groningen met 10.000 toe. Het aantal personen met een werkloosheidsuitkering neemt dat ook al enig tijd af. De daling van het aantal bijstandsgerechtigden zet pas halverwege …

Tijdens de Hanze Research Day 2018 werden een aantal workshops gehouden. De genoemde deelnemers waren panelleden tijdens dit event en debat.

The purpose of these systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the effectiveness of dairy components on nutritional status and physical fitness in older adults, as evidence for efficacy of the supplementation of these components is inconclusive. Scopus and MEDLINE were searched. Main inclusion …

Metformin prevents weight gain in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the mechanisms involved are still unknown. In this post hoc analysis of the HOME trial, we aimed to determine whether metformin affects energy intake. Patients with T2D were treated with 850 mg metformin or received placebo …

At a time when much attention is being paid to teachers’ effectiveness, there is little regard for the effectiveness of their professional support. Although professional development facilitators are frequently involved in school improvement projects, little is known about the interventions they should …

Research has shown that some 30% of total care needs in people with late-life depression (LLD) are unmet. It is not known to what extent patients actually don’t receive any care for these needs or consider the care to be insufficient and their satisfaction with the provided care. Results: In 67% of …

The relationship among students' reading performance, their behavior (task-focused behavior, emotional stability, and compliant behavior) in the classroom, and the teacher's skills was investigated in 66 third-grade classrooms. Results from this study showed the students' reading performance and their …