Cape Town faces a complex and interlinked set of climate-related challenges, including recurring droughts, flooding, intensifying heat stress and biodiversity loss. These impacts are further amplified by rapid urbanization, pollution (often due to poor infrastructure and service delivery), ageing water …

Decades of research on intercultural competence (ICC) development in higher education have primarily focused on interventions implemented during enrollment, with limited attention to the experiences students bring with them upon entry. This study therefore explores differences in ICC at the point of …

In recent decades, after several family tragedies with fatal outcomes in the Netherlands, a critical attitude emerged towards the role of youth care that prompted refinements of procedures and guidelines. These measures partly aim to eliminate moral hesitancy among social workers, defined as hesitation …

Integration of agent-based modeling (ABM) and life cycle assessment (LCA) has been proposed and applied as an approach to leverage the complementary strengths of both methods in assessing sustainability impacts within complex socio-technical systems. However, the existing literature has focused primarily …

Purpose: Emotional exhaustion is a core component of burnout and impacts return-to-work trajectories following sick leave due to burnout or stress. Previous research identified links between emotional exhaustion and sleep, physical activity, mobility, and smartphone usage, yet little is known about how …

Traditional scientific research has produced valuable knowledge, yet its linear, top-down logic often fails to address the complexity of local communities. This results in a gap between knowledge and action, where interventions lack legitimacy and impact. Participatory Action Research (PAR) has emerged …

OBJECTIVE: Geriatric rehabilitation (GR) is an essential component of transitional care. However, insight into longitudinal care use and related costs is limited. This study mapped GR trajectories over a six-month period, identified latent groups with similar cost patterns and examined patient-level …

Background Transitioning from paediatric to adult healthcare is a pivotal phase for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with chronic conditions. Effective healthcare transition (HCT) supports continued healthcare engagement and stable psychosocial outcomes, reducing risks for patients, their families, …

Associations between household dysfunction in childhood and school-to-work trajectories throughout young adulthood were examined along with the mediating role of adolescent mental health problems. Data from 1134 participants in the Dutch prospective cohort TRacking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey …

Background: Community nurses play an important role in supporting older adults who live at home by encouraging self-determination, autonomy, and self-management, all of which are becoming increasingly important in home care. This study aims to identify and describe the ways in which community nurses …