Although homelessness is inherently associated with social exclusion, homeless individuals are rarely included in conventional studies on social exclusion. Use of longitudinal survey data from a cohort study on homeless people in four major Dutch cities (n = 378) allowed to examine: changes in indicators …

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between frailty and multimorbidity on the one hand and quality of life on the other in community-dwelling older people. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to all people aged 70 years and older belonging to a general practice …

De resultaten zijn voortgekomen uit een datatriangulatie van onderzoeksinstrumenten. De eerste onderzoeksmethode was een kwantitatief onderzoek door middel van de Basic Psychological Needs in Physical Education Scale (BPNPES) vragenlijst (zie Bijlage IV) (Chen, Quan, Wang & Luo, 2014). Hieruit is gebleken …

One of the most important societal trends affecting our workplace and workforce in the following decade concerns the combination of a smaller number of younger workers relative to their older counterparts, and the current ‘early exit’ culture in Europe. Because of the staff shortages and possible knowledge …

Although lifetime employment was once commonplace, the situation has changed dramatically over the last century. The group of precarious workers has increased, and with it, the size of the precariat. Although there is a body of research on how precarious workers perceive the effect of their precarity …

Housing stability is an important focus in research on homeless people. Although definitions of stable housing differ across studies, the perspective of homeless people themselves is generally not included. Therefore, this study explored the inclusion of satisfaction with the participant's current housing …

Obesity is a fast-growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as sickness absence and heavy healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on the common emotional …

Woon- en Zorgcentrum Humanitas is een zelfstandig woonzorgcentrum in Deventer voor ouderen met een zorgindicatie en voor echtparen waarvan één van de twee een zorgindicatie heeft. Humanitas heeft als doel het meest warme, gastvrije en gezellige huis van Deventer te zijn. Sinds 2013 biedt het woonzorgcentrum …

Although assessment practices are commonly part of the physical education (PE) curriculum they may often frustrate rather than support students’ basic needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness. Nevertheless, assessment also provides various promising opportunities to support these basic needs and …

From a social point of view, children are not always naturally aroused by participating in sports. It depends on many variables whether they are intrinsically motivated to take part in sports and be physically active or not. Either way, engaging in physical activities makes a sizable contribution to …