Introduction: Age-related decline in physical performance causes longer hospitalization and higher mortality rates. The role various micronutrients have on this has been broadly researched, yet a clear overview of current literature’s consensus lacks. Therefore, this narrative review investigatesthe …

De beweeglabs/trefpunten zijn onderdeel van het Haags Sportkwartier en één van de projecten die tot stand is gekomen door de financiële impuls vanuit de Regiodeal Den Haag Zuidwest. Deze Regiodeal is in het leven geroepen om de kracht van de regio te versterken, omdat er multi-problematiek heerst. Sinds …

Workshop over preventieve ouderenzorg - wetenschap, praktijk en de doelgroep

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 …

The aim of this study was to gain insight into the nutritional status, dietary intake and muscle health of older Dutch hip fracture patients to prevent recurrent fractures and to underpin rehabilitation programs. This cross-sectional study enrolled 40 hip fracture patients (mean ± SD age 82 ± 8.0 years) …

A list of measurement instruments used in Urban Vitality research projects regarding frailty and ageing. The list is based on the research protocols of the 14 projects that were examined. Per instrument a link to https://meetinstrumentenzorg.nl/instrumenten/ is provided (if available).

This study tested the hypothesis that in human aging, a decreased intramuscular acylcarnitine status is associated with (pre-)frailty, reduced physical performance, and altered mitochondrial function. We used a cross-sectional study design with well-matched fit and (pre-)frail old males and females, …

Introduction A rapidly increasing patient group is older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes. The risk of accelerated muscle loss is prominent in this patient group. This population could benefit from weight loss, at the cost of increased risk of muscle loss and sarcopenia. Previous studies showed …

Inleiding De Nederlandse bevolking vergrijst. Hierbij neemt ook het aantal oudere migranten toe. Het is aangetoond dat migrantenouderen in een slechtere gezondheid verkeren dan autochtone ouderen. Een voorkomend verouderingssyndroom hierbij is sarcopenie. Uit meerdere onderzoeken blijkt dat een hoge …