Background Tackling challenges related to health, environmental sustainability and equity requires many sectors to work together. This “intersectoral co-operation” can pose a challenge on its own. Research commonly focuses on one field or is conducted within one region or country. The aim of this study …

Background Podiatrists are key professionals in promoting adequate foot self-care for people with diabetes at high-risk of developing foot ulcers. However, merely informing patients about the advantages of foot self-care is insufficient to realise behavioural change. Motivational interviewing (MI) is …

Background Early structured mobilization has become a key element of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs to improve patient outcomes and decrease length of hospital stay. With the intention to assess and improve early mobilization levels, the 8-point ordinal John Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility …

In a recent official statement, Google highlighted the negative effects of fake reviews on review websites and specifically requested companies not to buy and users not to accept payments to provide fake reviews (Google, 2019). Also, governmental authorities started acting against organisations that …

Demographic change, generational shifts and fierce competition on the labour market present companies with major challenges and make it difficult for them to attract and maintain suitable personnel (Bundesagentur für Arbeit 2019, 5). The demographic change is already far advanced in Europe and has …

Vanaf 2019 kunnen thuiswonende burgers vanaf 50 jaar gratis consulten krijgen van een geestelijk verzorger. De overheid veronderstelt een behoefte van ouderen aan ondersteuning bij zingeving, maar of en hoe ouderen deze behoefte aan ondersteuning zelf ervaren is onbekend. Actieonderzoekers van Linking-Zin …

This article focuses on the innovation partnership (IP) model. This model opens new avenues for public bodies, including cities, to co-create solutions together with private companies or other innovators. It was introduced in 2014, but so far public bodies have been hesitant to adopt it: it is only scarcely …

Dierenartspraktijken zijn er in alle soorten en maten en zijn te vinden door heel Nederland. In 2019 waren er bijna 2.500 dierenartspraktijken in Nederland, sommige met meerdere vestigingen. Meer dan 60% van deze dierenartspraktijken is gericht op gezelschapsdieren, waarvan er in 2020 meer dan 27 miljoen …

Challenges that surveys are facing are increasing data collection costs and declining budgets. During the past years, many surveys at Statistics Netherlands were redesigned to reduce costs and to increase or maintain response rates. From 2018 onwards, adaptive survey design has been applied in several …

Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein is in het voorjaar van 2019 begonnen met een verspreidings- en migratieonderzoek naar brasem op het Friese meer de Leijen. De aanleiding van dit onderzoek is het in kaart brengen van de verspreidings- en migratiepatronen in het meer en in de omliggende wateren.