Achtergrond Overgewicht en obesitas zijn een toenemend probleem in Nederland. Dit gaat vaak gepaard met comorbiditeit en kan negatieve fysieke en mentale gevolgen met zich meebrengen. Uit de praktijk blijkt dat voor langdurig gewichtsverlies, zelfregulatie en motivatie nodig zijn. Skinnyminds focust …

Background: The strain on health care services is increasing due to an ageing population and the increasing prevalence of chronic health conditions. eHealth could contribute to optimise effective and efficient care to older adults with one or more chronic health conditions in the general practice. Aim: …

Students growing up with a family member with a chronic illness often delay or drop out of school when the combination of family care and their educational programme is too demanding. This study aims to describe the themes experienced by students growing up in this situation. A qualitative focus group …

Virtual communities are online spaces with potential of integration of (member-generated) content and conversations [7,8]. In our research project we are interested in the adoption and building of virtual communities in organized sports, that is to say in the voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) in the Netherlands. …

Background: Due to demographic transitions and budget restraints, it is now necessary to search for comprehensive new strategies, in order to constitute a sustainable healthcare system. Recently, various online care platforms for community-dwelling older adults were introduced in several European countries. …

This research examines the legal capabilities of social care practitioners involved in a new decision-making process, ‘the kitchen table conversation’, used since the introduction of the 2015 Social Support Act in the Netherlands. This law delegates social care allocation to the local authorities, who …

De probleemstelling gaat over participatie van community leden. Participatie en gemeenschapsgevoel hebben een directe correlatie met elkaar (McMillan & Chavis, 1986). Het doel van dit onderzoek is daarom om een advies te geven hoe het gemeenschapsgevoel onder community-leden omhoog kan. The Sense …