Currently, 4% of older adults reside in long-term care facilities in the Netherlands. Nursing home residents tend to have multimorbidity that is associated with considerable disabilities and a high level of care dependency. In the Dutch adult population the highest …

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Background: Telehealth is viewed as a major strategy to address the increasing demand for care and a shrinking care professional population. However, most nurses are not trained or are insufficiently trained to use these technologies effectively. Therefore, the potential of telehealth fails to reach …

De wereld is in een rap tempo aan het vergrijzen. Tegelijkertijd volgt de ene technologische innovatie snel op de andere. Nederland vergrijst snel: op dit moment zijn er ruim 3 miljoen 65-plussers in Nederland. De verwachting is dat dit aantal zal oplopen naar ruim 4 miljoen in 2030. Van de 65-plussers …

In the Netherlands, over 40% of nursing home residents are estimated to have visual impairments. This results in the loss of basic visual abilities. The nursing home environment fits more or less to residents’ activities and social participation. This is referred to as environmental fit. To raise professional …

Ageing is an important factor that affects visual functioning. In the Netherlands the average age in healthcare facilities is on increase. The current study is a preliminary literature review regarding the influence of light on the visual functioning of the aging workforce and their related tasks.

De bacheloropleidingen Verpleegkunde in Nederland staan voor de uitdaging het nieuwe beroepsprofiel Bachelor Nursing 2020 te vertalen naar het onderwijs. Een deel van het nieuwe curriculum gaat over de inzet van eHealth. In dit document worden 14 verpleegkundige beroepstaken omschreven waarbij eHealth …

n the Netherlands long-term care facilities made investments in order to improve the well-being of their residents and to support healthcare professionals in their daily task. Light is one of the technical solutions that might be contribute to support the well-being of older residents in long-term care …

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