Introduction: Poor nutritional status can impair oral health while poor oral health can influence the individual's dietary intake, which may result in malnutrition. This interaction between nutritional status and oral health in older age requires attention, coordination and collaboration between healthcare …

While feedback is frequently emphasized as a crucial principle of presentation courses in higher education, previous studies revealed that teachers outperform peers in terms of impact on students’ development of oral presentation competence. Further, presentation research showed that the lack of quality …

Objective This cross-sectional questionnaire study investigates if there a difference in the extent to which health care providers in prenatal Shared Medical Appointments (CenteringPregnancy©) and in prenatal individual appointments support self-management in patient education. It also investigates if …

The angiotensin receptor blocker telmisartan slows progression of kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), yet many patients remain at high risk for progressive kidney function loss. The underlying mechanisms for this response variation might be attributed to differences in angiotensin-1 …

The aim of this study was to explore the association between oral health and frailty in community-dwelling Dutch adults aged 55 years and older. Included were 170 participants (n = 95 female [56%]; median age 64 years [IQR: 59–69 years]). Frailty was assessed by the Groningen Frailty Indicator. Oral …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the implementation of an Oral Care Program on home care nurses' attitudes and knowledge about oral health (care) and the impact on older people's oral health. A pre-post study, without a control group, was conducted. A preventive Oral Care Program (OCP) …

Dit vervolgonderzoek bouwt voort op 'Wie dit begrijpt is gek' (Diepen & Eerd, 2019) en geeft meer inzicht in hoe er met docenten gewerkt kan worden aan bewustwording en aanpassing van hun mondelinge academische taalaanbod, zodat studenten met diverse achtergronden de stof beter kunnen begrijpen. We doelen …

There are an estimated 350.000 people in the Netherlands who are visually impaired. The largest group of these, about 75%, has low vision and the other 25% are blind. For both groups, their visual impairment has a profound impact on performing everyday activities and has therefore significant implications …

Presentatie die we vanuit het lectoraat hebben gegeven op het EcoCity World Summit te Rotterdam. Centraal stond onze online database Climatescan en de toepassingen en diversiteit van deze tool.

Objectives: The aim of this scoping review was threefold: 1. to identify existing definitions of oral frailty and similar terms in gerodontology literature; 2. to assess the oral frailty definitions and analyze whether these are well formulated on a conceptual level; and 3. in the absence of existing …