Het evenement begint met twee sprekers die een overzicht geven van de verschillende methoden die er zijn om citizen science toe te passen en daarbij ook de pró's en cons en ook iets meer in zullen zoomen op het gebruik maken van citizen science voor de sociale wetenschappen. Vervolgens geven onderzoekers …

BACKGROUND: Previous research indicates the start of primary school (4-5-year-old) as an essential period for the development of children's physical activity (PA) patterns, as from this point, the age-related decline of PA is most often observed. During this period, young children are exposed to a wider …

Background: To prevent deterioration after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and to improve rehabilitation, the ICU team should use digital technologies to provide comprehensive and practical information alongside personalised support for survivors and their family members. However, a knowledge …

Background Many transition-to-practice programs have been developed to support novice nurses during their first years into practice. These programs report improvements in retention, wellbeing and clinical competence, but the driving mechanisms of these interventions remain largely unclear. Objective To …

INTRODUCTION: The scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA©) is a validated tool for the screening, assessment and monitoring of malnutrition, and triaging of interventions. It contains a patient-generated component and a healthcare professional (HCP)-generated component. AIM: To …

The International Association for Physiotherapists working with Older People (IPTOP) is an official specialty group of World Physiotherapy. The main aim of IPTOP is to advocate the importance of physiotherapy in older people and to share information on this topic.

Severe mental illness (SMI) imposes a significant burden on individuals, resulting in long-lasting symptoms, lower social functioning and impaired physical health. Physical activity (PA) interventions can improve both mental and physical health and care workers can serve as healthy role models. Yet, …

The use of serious games as educational tools for healthcare professionals and patient interventions is rising, offering potential cost savings and quality improvements in healthcare. Customers from healthcare/educational organizations often ask about clinical effectiveness of these games. However, Dutch …

Urban densification is a key strategy to accommodate rapid urban population growth, but emerging evidence suggests serious risks of urban densification for individuals’ mental health. To better understand the complex pathways from urban densification to mental health, we integrated interdisciplinary …

This study aimed to evaluate the children's usage and their physical activity levels at playgrounds with (N = 4) and without (N = 4) organized sports activities, following a quasi-experimental study design. Direct observations were used to assess the playground usage and estimate the playground users' …