We present a method for measuring gait velocity of older adults using data from existing ambient sensor networks. Gait velocity is an important predictor of fall risk and functional health. In contrast to other approaches that use specific sensors or sensor configurations, our method imposes no constraints …

Client diversity and participation, shared decision-making and increasing demands for impact in health care lead to more complexity in occupational therapy (OT) practice. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) can assist OTs in making conscientious and evidence-informed decisions in complex care. Giving …

Students’ vocational knowledge can be defined as all knowledge students require performing within occupational practice. In the context of vocational education and training, students’ vocational knowledge is often discussed from a perspective of either what should be taught and learned in schools or …

Die Auswirkung der Occupational Transition Coming-Out von homosexuellen Menschen auf die Occupational Identity wurde bislang wenig untersucht. Die vorliegende Arbeit soll zum Verständnis beitragen, wie Betätigungen die Identitätsanpassung während der Transition Coming-Out unterstützen und begleiten …

Bisher finden Jugendliche nur im Zusammenhang mit Beeinträchtigungen den Weg in die Ergotherapie. Um die Jugendphase aus ergotherapeutischer Perspektive zu erfassen, ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit, das Erleben der Occupational Transition vom Kind zum Erwachsenen aus Sicht Jugendlicher darzustellen.

Movement is an essential part of our lives. Throughout our lifetime, we acquire many different motor skills that are necessary to take care of ourselves (e.g., eating, dressing), to work (e.g., typing, using tools, care for others) and to pursue our hobbies (e.g., running, dancing, painting). However, …

The focus of the thesis is an exploration into students’ vocational knowledge in the context of Dutch vocational education and training (VET). The reason students’ vocational knowledge requires exploration is because there is no consensus among scholars in the field of VET about how to theorise the nature …