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 …

This study aims to contribute to the evaluation of online therapy during Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, by exploring family therapists’ experiences of therapy for twelve Sibling Sexual Abuse (SSA) families in the Netherlands. Seven transcripts of interviews with highly specialised Dutch family therapists …

Circa twee jaar na het afkondigen van de ‘intelligent lockdown’, organiseerde het departement Sociologie van Tilburg University in samenwerking met Radboud University en Utrecht University/NSCR een symposium waarbij de sociologische bevindingen naar de gevolgen van de COVID-19 pandemie werden besproken. Deze …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are suffering heavily from the Covid 19 pandemic. Pincode Telenet International (PTI) is a small company providing software solutions to the utility sector in the Netherlands. Its revenue depends entirely on outsourcing contracts given by utility providers. When …

Restrictive measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause problems in the physical, social, and psychological functioning of older people, resulting in increased frailty. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of frailty, to examine differences in perceived …

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced higher education (HE) to shift to emergency remote teaching (ERT), subsequently influencing academic belonging and social integration, as well as challenging students' engagement with their studies. This study investigated influences on student engagement during ERT, …

Abstract Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has challenged healthcare globally. An acute increase in the number of hospitalized patients has neces‑ sitated a rigorous reorganization of hospital care, thereby creating …

Tijdens de COVID-19 pandemie probeerde Verbindingscentrum de Fontein de levenskwaliteit van kwetsbare 65+ers te verbeteren. Niettemin was het voor het bestuur lastig om een helder beeld te hebben van de impact op de levenskwaliteit van hun bezoekers. Meer inzicht verkrijgen in de impact op levenskwaliteit …

Ten tijde van de Covid-19 pandemie lijkt socialisatie van honden een grotere uitdaging te zijn omdat verschillende risicofactoren zijn versterkt. Met name de drie risico's: onvoldoende socialisatie voor aankoop, een gebrek aan externe prikkels tijdens de cruciale fasen in de opvoeding van de hond en …

The childhood obesity epidemic has persisted for over three decades, which has presented serious social, economic and health consequences worldwide. For researchers and policy makers alike, cycling has been a promising focus over recent years for developing long-term physically active lifestyles in urban …