In the final stage of people’s life, family caregivers spend an average of 26 hours a week providing informal care at home. While this care can be rewarding, it can also lead to overburdening and increase the need for support. Despite the efforts of healthcare providers, many family caregivers feel that …

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Background In a global effort to design better hospital buildings for people and organizations, some design principles are still surrounded by great mystery. The aim of this online study was to compare anxiety in an existing single-bed inpatient hospital room with three redesigns of this room in accordance …

Sessieronde 2Deelsessie 2.1 Storm en stilte in het woonbeleidEllen Simons en Silke Daals: Jimmy’s geeft thuis – bouwstenen voor een woonconcept voor kwetsbare jongeren

Jongeren zoekend naar een passende woonruimte: een grote opgave in Nederland. Wanneer je je als jongere bevindt in een kwetsbare positie, maakt dit de opgave nog groter. Hoe zorg je in deze storm voor een fijne plek om stilte te vinden? In deze praktijkbijdrage delen we de eerste inventarisatie van bouwstenen …

The International Association for Physiotherapists working with Older People (IPTOP) is an official specialty group of World Physiotherapy. The main aim of IPTOP is to advocate the importance of physiotherapy in older people and to share information on this topic.

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 …