This paper reports the responses of nursing home residents who live in a psychogeriatric ward to the abstract interactive art installation ‘Morgendauw’, which was specifically designed for this study. All stakeholders were involved in designing and implementing Morgendauw. The artwork seems able to evoke …

Background & aims The Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA©) is a validated nutritional screening, assessment, monitoring, and triage tool. When translated to other languages, the questions and answering items need to be conceptually, semantically, and operationally equivalent …

This study investigated potential risk factors (coping, perfectionism, and self-regulation) for substantial injuries in contemporary dance students using a prospective cohort design, as high-quality studies focusing on mental risk factors for dance injuries are lacking. Student characteristics (age, …

Hoewel er al eeuwen lang kaas wordt gemaakt, zijn er nog steeds problemen waar de hedendaagse zelfzuivelaar tegenaan kan lopen. Bacteriologische afwijkingen in de kaas is een voorbeeld van een probleem waar een kaasmaker tegenaan kan lopen. Bacteriën zorgen mogelijk voor smaakafwijkingen in het product …

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 project involved the design and innovation of the customer journey of Heroes Den Bosch, a basketball club in The Netherlands looking to create a long term bond with its fanbase, to increase the occupation of the stadium. By adapting literature done to the current situation, a customer journey map …

Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are common among vocational students and increase their risk of non-communicable diseases later in life. Unfortunately, only a limited number of school-based healthy lifestyle interventions have been developed for vocational students. Moreover, there is no evidence that …

Van Hall Larenstein is een duurzame University of Applied Sciences, waar studenten worden opgeleid tot ambitieuze en innovatieve professionals en praktijkgericht onderzoek wordt uitgevoerd om een belangrijke bijdrage te leveren aan een duurzame wereld. Samen met partners uit het werkveld draagt VHL met …

Background & aims: Optimal nutritional support during the acute phase of critical illness remains controversial. We hypothesized that patients with low skeletal muscle area and -density may specifically benefit from early high protein intake. Aim of the present study was to determine the association …

Background: Physical activity can prolong the ability of older adults to live independently. Home-based exercises can help achieve the recommended physical activity levels. A blended intervention was developed to support older adults in performing home-based exercises. A tablet and a personal coach were …