While traditional crime rates are decreasing, cybercrime is on the rise. As a result, the criminal justice system is increasingly dealing with criminals committing cyber-dependent crimes. However, to date there are no effective interventions to prevent recidivism in this type of offenders. Dutch authorities …

Op steeds meer plekken in Nederland worden lerende praktijken opgericht. Drijvende krachten hierachter zijn overheden, grote subsidieverstrekkers en de Nederlandse Topsectoren. Hoewel wordt onderkend dat een one-size-fits-all benadering voor lerende praktijken waarschijnlijk niet opgaat, lijkt er wel …

In 2015 werd in Nederland een aantal wetten ingevoerd (of gewijzigd), die samen grote invloed hebben gehad op de verantwoordelijkheid van de gemeenten voor die inwoners die op een of meer levensterreinen ondersteuning nodig hebben. In een brief van de toenmalige minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, …

Background: Children with asthma can decrease the impact of their disease by improving their physical activity (PA). However, health care providers lack interventions for children with asthma that effectively increase their PA levels and achieve behavior change. A technology-supported approach can positively …

Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are more sedentary compared with the general population, but contemporary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes do not specifically target sedentary behaviour (SB). We developed a 12-week, hybrid (centre-based+home-based) Sedentary behaviour IntervenTion as …

Background: Remote coaching might be suited for providing information and support to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in the vulnerable phase between hospital discharge and the start of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Objective: The goal of the research was to explore and summarize information …

Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) need support from direct support professionals (DSPs) to engage in a healthy lifestyle. However, literature shows DSPs feel insufficiently equipped to support a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop a theory-based program for DSPs …

Moeders die in armoede leven, vertellen dat stress hoort bij het dagelijks leven. Stress van ouders, dus moeders én vaders, is een voorspeller voor het welzijn van de kinderen. Het is dus belangrijk om in onderzoek en praktijk nadrukkelijk óók oog te hebben voor de vaders. En dat is niet vanzelfspreken …

BACKGROUND: This study presents the development of a workplace intervention to strengthen supervisor's support for employees with common mental health problems (CMHP). CMHP have been increasing over the last years, resulting into negative work outcomes, such as absenteeism or reduced work performance. …

This full paper works towards merging ‘frugality’ and ‘design thinking’ into a simplified framework for a workshop routine as a stepping stone for SMEs in developed countries to create and capture value of frugal innovations. Innovations which are born out of the notion that we can do more with less, …