Background: Social frailty has been increasingly prevalent due to the aging populations. This concept is a rela tively new topic in the gerontology. Older adults experiencing social isolation because of social frailty remain in a state of loneliness or depression. Many misconceptions exist regarding …

Background: Medical consultations with older patients often include triadic conversations and decision-making processes involving physicians, patients, and family members. The presence of family members may change the communication dynamics and therefore increase the complexity of the consultation and …

Democratie, vrijheid, gelijkheid voor wie? Deze vraag staat centraal in het boek Denken over Democratie, geschreven voor het havo-eindexamen filosofie. Leerlingen verdiepen zich in een reeks politieke denkers van de Oudheid tot de huidige tijd: van Plato tot Michael Sandel. Ze denken na over fundamentele …

BACKGROUND: Preventing metabolic syndrome (MetS) and frailty in older adults is crucial for healthy aging. The association between MetS and physical frailty is well-documented, with low-grade inflammation as potential explanation. However, the association between MetS and frailty as a multidimensional …

Physical and social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to jeopardize health and well-being of older adults. Especially older adults who lived alone faced challenges due to restrictive COVID-19 measures. In this study, we explored views and support needs to maintain health …

Dit kwalitatieve onderzoek richt zich op de ervaringen van dramatherapie door volwassenen tussen de 18 en 65 jaar met ernstige psychiatrische aandoeningen (EPA). Hoewel dramatherapie in populariteit toeneemt, is er nog weinig bekend over de geleefde ervaring van dramatherapie in deze doelgroep. De hoofdvraag …

Background: Frailty is a common condition in older people, and its prevalence increases with age. With an ageing population, the adverse consequences of frailty cause an increasing appeal to the health care system. The impact of frailty on population level is often assessed using adverse health outcomes, …

Finnema1,2,3,8 Achtergrond: Met de vergrijzing van de bevolking neemt ook het aandeel kwetsbare ouderen toe. Als ouderen kwetsbaar worden, is er vaak ondersteuning nodig bij het zelfstandig blijven wonen. Essentieel bij het bieden van de juiste ondersteuning is om de perspectieven, behoeften en voorkeuren …

Background: the global population is ageing. As older people become more susceptible to frailty, an increase in frailty prevalence is also expected. Although frailty has been defined before in research, older peoples’ perceptions of frailty do not always coincide with those used in research or medical …

Internal displacement has been one of the major crises in Yemen since the escalation on of the war in 2015. The conflict has forced people to flee their homes and lands searching for safer places. Displacement has disrupted the livelihoods of these people, leaving them with severe shortagesof necessities …