Frailty is a disputed but important concept in the care of older people. The agreed definition ( Fried et al 2001) is clinically driven and focusses on physical components and incapacity. But frailty is determined not only by disability and comorbidity. How do those defined by others as frail – perceive …

Aim: The prevalence of age‐related malnutrition is increasing in almost all Western countries. Because of their expertise, dietitians should have a central role in the management of malnutrition. This review aimed to synthesise the literature on the role of the dietitian in the management of malnutrition …

Background Clients facing decision-making for long-term care are in need of support and accessible information. Construction of preferences, including context and calculations, for clients in long-term care is challenging because of the variability in supply and demand. This study considers clients in …

Introduction Many health care interventions have been developed that aim to improve or maintain the quality of life for frail elderly. A clear overview of these health care interventions for frail elderly and their effects on quality of life is missing. Purpose To provide a systematic overview of the …

Older people with confused behavior, have behavioral problems due to dementia, mental problems or social problems. For the Healthcare Assistant (HA) in district nursing, it is a daily challenge to care for older people with confused behavior. Aim of this research is to achieve an insight in the strategies …

Prof. Dr. Rineke Smilde and René van Munster have been invited to present the music practices developed by the research group Lifelong Learning in Music in the field of music and health care to students and invited guests of the Royal Academy of Music Arhus (Denmark). Among the invited guests are policy …

Background: This study investigated the trajectories of decline in individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) with aging and the effect of hearing loss, vision loss, or dual sensory loss on these trajectories in community-living frail older persons. Method: This longitudinal population-based …

The importance of physiotherapy for older adults is observable in the benefits of prevention. The risk of falling can be decreased or an invasive surgery can be postponed. Over the past decades, technology has faced an exponential development. Consecutively, new treatment possibilities can be offered, …

A Dutch healthcare organisation modernizes its real estate portfolio to meet today’s requirements and acquired an office building for conversion into a nursing home for elderly with dementia. The purpose of the research has been to study the design principles for elderly with dementia, for innovative …