Real-time location systems (RTLS) can be implemented in aged care for monitoring persons with wandering behaviour and asset management. RTLS can help retrieve personal items and assistive technologies that when lost or misplaced may have serious financial, economic and practical implications. Various …

Purpose – In the domain of healthcare, both process efficiency and the quality of care can be improved through the use of dedicated pervasive technologies. Among these applications are so-called real-time location systems (RTLS). Such systems are designed to determine and monitor the location of assets …

Purpose – Over 8 per cent of the Dutch nursing home population is bedfast, and this number is slowly increasing. The quality of life (QoL) of this population is lower than that of residents who are still mobile. Little research has been conducted on how to improve the QoL of this bedfast population, …

The adaptation of urbanised areas to climate change is currently one of the key challenges in the domain of urban policy. The diversity of environmental determinants requires the formulation of individual plans dedicated to the most significant local issues. This article serves as a methodic proposition …

Het Leger des Heils Flevoland werkt in Almere met een team sociaal werkers die zich richt op het aanbieden van specialistische ouderenbegeleiding onder de naam Grijs Genoeg(en). De afgelopen jaren ervaren de sociaal werkers dat de beoogde doelstellingen vanuit de stelselwijziging sinds de invoering van …

In de periode rond de millenniumwisseling zijn veel publicaties uitgebracht over toekomstige ontwikkelingen op het gebied van arbeid (onder meer Van Driel 2001; Gaspersz & Verhoeff 2001; Leijnse 2002; Licher 2001; Paauwe & Williams 1999; Schnabel 2000; Weehuizen 2000). In diezelfde periode heb ik met …

Background: Blended physiotherapy, in which physiotherapy sessions and an online application are integrated, might support patients in taking an active role in the management of their chronic condition and may reduce disease related costs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness …

Zowel in Den Haag als in Haarlem en Purmerend wordt met ouderen gewerkt aan het maken van films. Werken met film is een prachtige manier om mensen samen te brengen, thema’s te onderzoeken en de deelnemers de gelegenheid te geven hun verhaal te vertellen en van waarde te zijn voor anderen. Dankzij het …

Integrating physical therapy sessions and an online application (e-Exercise) might support people with hip osteoarthritis (OA), knee OA, or both (hip/knee OA) in taking an active role in the management of their chronic condition and may reduce the number of physical therapy sessions. The objective of …

From the article: "Scope: During food processing, the Maillard reaction ( М R) may occur, resulting in the formation of glycated proteins. Glycated proteins are of particular importance in food allergies because glycation may influence interactions with the immune system. This study compared native …