Jongeren met autisme, ad(h)d, angststoornis, borderline, depressie, anorexia of een andere psychische stoornis doen het op school steeds beter. Maar de overstap naar de arbeidsmarkt blijkt moeilijk. Meer tijd, betere begeleiding en tegelijkertijd ‘zo normaal mogelijk’ doen, moeten verbetering brengen. …

Background: The proportion of frail older adults is increasing and is expected to further increase in the coming years, both globally and in the Dutch population. This poses a great challenge to public health. To determine the prevalence of frailty in a population, a frailty index (FI) is recommended. …

BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients age 90 years or older represent a growing subgroup and place a huge financial burden on health care resources despite the benefit being unclear. This leads to ethical problems. The present investigation assessed the differences in outcome between nonagenarian …

Frailty in older adults is an increasing burden for public health, both globally as well as in The Netherlands. To focus on frailty prevention from a public health perspective, a clear understanding of frailty prevalence is needed.

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is one of the most frequent reasons for acute intensive care unit (ICU) admission of very old patients and mortality rates are high. However, the impact of pre-existing physical and cognitive function on long-term outcome of ICU patients ≥ 80 years old (very old intensive care patients …

Latest inside into the screening, diagnosis, prevention and treatnment of sarcopenia and the importance of interprofessional collaboration

Het aantal kwetsbare ouderen in Nederland neemt toe en huisartsen voelen vaak de behoefte om negatieve gezondheidsuitkomsten bij deze patiënten voor te zijn. Er zijn diverse screeningsinstrumenten ontwikkeld, waaronder veel vragenlijsten. Kwetsbaarheidsvragenlijsten waar onderzoek naar is gedaan, blijken …

Although social frailty has been described from a theoretical perspective, the lived experiences of older adults regarding social frailty are yet unknown. In this paper, we aim to (a) gain more in-depth insights into community-dwelling and assisted-living older adults' experiences of social frailty and …