Rationale: Lean body mass, including muscle, is known to decrease with age, which may contribute to loss of physical function, an indicator of frailty. Moreover, low muscle thickness is considered an indicator of frailty in critically ill patients. However, little is known about the relationship between …

The World Health Organization engages cities and communities all over the world in becoming age-friendly. There is a need for assessing the age-friendliness of cities and communities by means of a transparently constructed and validated tool which measures the construct as a whole. The aim of this study …

Background: The increase in life expectancy has brought about a higher prevalence of chronic illnesses among older people. Objectives: To identify common chronic illnesses among older adults, to examine the influence of such conditions on their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), and to determine …

De Motivatie-motor is een reflectie-instrument, waarmee een brug wordt geslagen tussen wat uit de wetenschap bekend is over het motiveren van studenten en de onderwijspraktijk. Het doel van de Motivatie-motor is docenten te laten reflecteren op hun huidige stijl van lesgeven én docenten te inspireren …

Interview met Sander Hilberink, Lector Ondersteuningsbehoeften, Levenslang & Levensbreed aan de Hogeschool Rotterdam. Bestuurslid van Ieder(in). Sander Hilberink (1974) vervult vele rollen. Daaronder ook die van budgethouder, vanwege zijn lichamelijke beperking. Zelf hecht hij veel waarde aan de term …

Although Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) is traditionally defined as a static quality that teachers possess and apply in practice, we conceive of PCK as constituted by a dynamic, mutually influencing process between teacher and students. This co-constructing process is expressed in real-time interaction …

Objective: To predict mortality with the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) in a sample of community-dwelling older people, using a follow-up of 7 years. Setting and Participants: 479 Dutch community-dwelling people aged 75 years or older. Measurements: The TFI, a self-report questionnaire, was used to …

De Handleiding Vragenlijst Cultuur van Excellentie presenteert een zelf-diagnostisch instrument dat docenten, team, opleidingen of instellingen kunnen gebruiken om de cultuur van excellentie te peilen. De vragenlijst kan ook ingezet worden door beleidsmedewerkers of onderwijsadviseurs. De vragenlijst …

Background: Clinicians are currently challenged to support older adults to maintain a certain level of Functional Independence (FI). FI is defined as "functioning physically safely and independent from another person, within one's own context". A Core Outcome Set was developed to measure FI. The purpose …