Frailty is a common but complex phenomenon that is approached from theoretical and professional perspectives but rarely from the perspectives of older people and their essential stakeholders. Different or opposing perspectives on frailty at personal, organisational, and community levels can negatively …

Presentatie over het studieprotocol van het fit4cirrhotics@home onderzoek. 1 van de 5 beste inzendingen.

Background: the global population is ageing. As older people become more susceptible to frailty, an increase in frailty prevalence is also expected. Although frailty has been defined before in research, older peoples’ perceptions of frailty do not always coincide with those used in research or medical …

Presentatie van de eindresultaten van de verkenning Jimmy's Geeft Thuis. Een studie naar een nieuw woonconcept voor (thuisloze) jongeren in opdracht van Jimmy's.

LEGrO is the Learning Network Healthy Living Environment Groningen and is a collaboration between municipalities, knowledge institutions and residents of the Province of Groningen. During my presentation I talked about the GO! Method for the rural area, where the advantages and strengths of the methods …

a symposium for physiotherapy students

Severe mental illness (SMI) imposes a significant burden on individuals, resulting in long-lasting symptoms, lower social functioning and impaired physical health. Physical activity (PA) interventions can improve both mental and physical health and care workers can serve as healthy role models. Yet, …

Aim: To examine the motives of people with dementia who desire euthanasia with a special focus on reasons related to family or relationships. In addition we aim to assess how family of people with dementia experience their situation and responsibilities and how this might change.Method: Fourteen interviews …