Background: The proportion of frail older adults is increasing and is expected to further increase in the coming years, both globally and in the Dutch population. This poses a great challenge to public health. To determine the prevalence of frailty in a population, a frailty index (FI) is recommended. …

Het is belangrijk om gedrag van mensen tijdens de pandemie te blijven volgen en te kijken hoe diverse leeftijdsgroepen, zoals ouderen, omgaan met de coronamaatregelen. En wat deze periode doet met hun mentaal welbevinden. Met deze inzichten kunnen beleidsmakers en communicatieprofessionals beter inspelen …

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Faith Publiekslezing 18 maart 2021Voorkomen is beter dan verzorgen

This positioning statement is written for the Centre of Expertise Healthy Ageing (CoE HA) and allied schools within the Hanze University of Applied Sciences. As focus for the coming years, the CoE HA has identified three themes, as well as three so-called ‘enablers’, i.e. approaches, methods and tools …

It is unclear to what extent self-employed choose to become self-employed. This study aimed to compare the health care expenditures-as a proxy for health-of self-employed individuals in the year before they started their business, to that of employees. Differences by sex, age, and industry were studied. …

Workshop over preventieve ouderenzorg - wetenschap, praktijk en de doelgroep

Objectives In many Western societies, the state pension age is being raised to stimulate prolonged working. In the Netherlands, the raise of the state pension age is linked to the remaining life expectancy at age 65 with a factor of 2/3rd, and is expected to be 68 years in 2040. It is not yet well understood …