The ageing of the population in developed countries asks for smart solutions to promote seniors' inclusion in society. Therefore, how to shape a place that is both smart and encourages healthy ageing is a key question in the field of shaping smart and inclusive living environments. Smart placemaking, …

Rationale: Lean body mass, including muscle, is known to decrease with age, which may contribute to loss of physical function, an indicator of frailty. Moreover, low muscle thickness is considered an indicator of frailty in critically ill patients. However, little is known about the relationship between …

Rationale: The dietary protein counselling of the VITAMIN trial showed to be effective in increasing the protein intake in community-dwelling older adults up to 1.41 g/kg/day after 6-months intervention and sustaining this intake up to 1.24 g/kg/day at 12-months. In this sub-analysis we determine how …

Tijdens de coronacrisis waren sportvelden (gedeeltelijk) dicht. Hoe zetten sportverenigingen hun online kanalen in?

The Spring of 2020 brought many disruptions to our professional and personal lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced worldwide mid-semester campus closures; pivoting of traditional, face-to-face classes to remote teaching and learning; and postponements or cancellations of conferences, workshops, …

Als gevolg van de coronacrisis moesten sportverenigingen sportvelden en kantines sluiten. Sociale media blijken tijdens de coronacrisis het platform te bieden om samen te sporten en elkaar te ontmoeten. Nanny Kuijsters onderzocht hoe er tegen het gebruik van de socialemediakanalen van de club wordt aangekeken …

Een onderzoek naar het belang van een virtual community voor sportclubs … Fontys-docent en promovendus Nanny Kuijsters startte er al in 2015 mee. Tot nu toe zetten sportclubs nauwelijks digitale middelen in voor het creëren van clubgevoel. Nu wel, en dat biedt volgens Kuijsters kansen om de jonge garde …

Dragen sociaalnetwerksites van sportverenigingen (ClubSNSs) bij aan het clubgevoel van leden? 129 leden van sportverenigingen vulden een vragenlijst in over ClubSNSs en clubgevoel. Daaruit blijkt dat leden ClubSNSs informatief, vermakelijk en interactief vinden en ClubSNSs gebruiken voor het volgen van …

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. …

It goes without saying that with literally fading boundaries between social communities (this comes together with advanced technology), it is much more complicated for individuals to find their place in a social community. In other words, it 's hard for us to make our address known to the abstract (virtual) …