White paper: Circular tourism and support from local authorities The white paper proposes six strategic steps for local authorities to enable the tourism sector transition to a circular economy in coastal destinations. The steps draw from the experience of the EU 2 Seas FACET project as well as relevant …

Many older patients with cancer depend on their family members for care and support and involve their family members in treatment decision-making in different stages of the cancer trajectory. Although family involvement is advocated in person-centered care, little is known about family involvement in …

The current COVID-19 pandemic confines people to their homes, disrupting the fragile social fabric of deprived neighbourhoods and citizen’s participation options. In deprived neighbourhoods, community engagement is central in building community resilience, an important resource for health and a prerequisite …

BACKGROUND: Family members of patients treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) during an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay are at risk of developing symptoms of anxiety, depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Coping strategies used by family members may play an important role …

This scoping review provides an overview of the impact of growing up with a chronically ill family member on young adults (18-25 years old), and their specific needs. Young adults represent an important life stage involving a transition to adulthood, during which individuals' family situations can affect …

Abstract Background: To address the lack of social interaction and meaningful activities for persons with dementia (PWD) in nursing homes an artistic Photo-Activity was designed. The present study aims to develop a digital version of the Photo-Activity and to investigate its implementation and impact …

Sociale ondernemingen staan voor de continue uitdaging om hun commerciële en sociale doelen in balans te houden. Door het organiseren en behouden van deze balans kunnen sociale ondernemingen blijven bijdragen aan een betere arbeidsmarktpositie voor kwetsbare groepen op de arbeidsmarkt en verder groeien …

Van reclasseringswerkers wordt vakmanschap verwacht. Dat wil zeggen op basis van kennis van zaken op het juiste moment en op de juiste manier verantwoord beslissingen nemen, die passen bij de situatie en bij de cliënt. Dat vraagt om het combineren van methodisch en theoretische kennis met eigen expertise …

Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) are conceptual frameworks that tie an initial perturbation (molecular initiat- ing event) to a phenotypic toxicological manifestation (adverse outcome), through a series of steps (key events). They provide therefore a standardized way to map and organize toxicological …

"Binnen en buiten detentie zijn verschillende actoren actief om de gedetineerde te helpen bij re-integratie in de samenleving. Zij werken relatief los van elkaar. Reclassering is in het voortraject actief, in het kader van advisering en als er toezicht is opgelegd in het na-traject. In detentie gaan …