BACKGROUND: Depression in later life is a common mental disorder with a prevalence rate of between 3% and 35% for minor depression and approximately 2% for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The most common treatment modalities for MDD are antidepressant medication and psychological interventions. Recently, …

Purpose Building services technologies such as home automation systems and remote monitoring are increasingly used to support people in their own homes. In order for these technologies to be fully appreciated by the endusers (mainly older care recipients, informal carers and care professionals), user …

The development of an integrated ethical or normative model to design housing for persons with impairments and diseases, focusing on older persons with dementia.

The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review on training outcomes influencing physical fitness, activity of daily living performance, and quality-of-life in institutionalized older people. We reviewed 27 studies on older people (age, ≥70 yrs) in long-term care facilities and nursing …

Progressive disability develops with older age in association with underlying disease, comorbidity and frailty. Physical performance characteristics are important to improve the physical condition of older persons and therefore may be able to prevent or delay the onset of (progressive) disability. …

Samenvatting Doel: In opdracht van Revalidatiecentrum Blixembosch is een onderzoeksstudie uitgevoerd met als titel: "Analyse van de submaximale inspanningstesten". Het onderzoek betrof een literatuur studie naar de verschillende submaximale inspanningstesten. De probleemstelling van de literatuurstudie …

Samenvatting De literatuurverwijzingen zijn terug te vinden in literatuurlijst 2. Achtergrond Vanaf 1987 heeft de Werkgroep Bewegingswetenschappen van de universiteit Groningen zich bezig gehouden met het meten van fitheid bij ouderen. Het doel van dit onderzoek was, het ontwikkelen van een praktijktest …

To evaluate a broad variety of technology already present in the houses of older persons, and to discover factors encouraging and discouraging the purchase and use of these devices.