Amarant ’t Haeghje is een dagbesteding in Breda waar verstandelijk beperkten komen werken/sporten. Er wordt steeds meer verwacht van de zelfredzaamheid van verstandelijk gehandicapten. Het voorkomen van vallen is hier een belangrijk onderdeel van. Binnen Amarant wordt er gewerkt aan valpreventie door …

Background: Healthy urban environments require careful planning and a testing of environmental quality that goes beyond statutory requirements. Moreover, it requires the inclusion of resident views, perceptions and experiences that help deepen the understanding of local (public health) problems. To facilitate …

Purpose: This study examined the effects of a giant (4×3 m) exercising board game intervention on ambulatory physical activity (PA) and a broader array of physical and psychological outcomes among nursing home residents. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental longitudinal study was carried out …

This book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature. It posits that culture is not static, context is the driving force for change, and individuals can develop a multicultural mind. It is also the first …

From the thesis: "Summary Metabolic diseases that are characterized by a disturbance in energy balance because of feeding behavior, such as obesity and anorexia are known to be a world-wide problem. A better understanding in central regulation of energy intake and metabolism could give more insight in …

The Sharing City platform is the online platform project created by shareNL to support the sharing economy within a sharing city. The current platform support the sharing cities in the Netherlands. Development of sharing economy is expanding and each country has potential for this economy. To expand …

Primary school design is balancing between end-user needs and societal interests, and between traditional and innovative approaches. In current approaches, an unbalance affects end-users’ performances and obstructs innovative school-building design. The institutional system of design should not only …

Background A modified version of the Berg Balance Scale (mBBS) was developed for individuals with intellectual and visual disabilities (IVD). However, the concurrent and predictive validity has not yet been determined. Aim The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the concurrent and predictive …

Achtergrond en doel: In Nederland wordt het aantal personen met de ziekte van Parkinson op 28.951 geschat. Mensen met de ziekte van Parkinson hebben een verhoogd valrisico, wat naast lichamelijke ook psychosociale gevolgen met zich mee kan brengen. De mini- BESTest wordt door de Europese richtlijn als …