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Pulling out all the stops: what motivates 65+ year olds with depressive symptoms to participate in an outreaching preference-led intervention programme?

I.M.J. van Beljouw; M Heerings; TA Abma; Miranda Laurant; PJ van't Veer-Tazelaar; VE Baur; ML Stek; H.W.J. van Marwijk; E. van Exel

Objectives: Many older adults have significant depressive symptoms but few people access care for these. This study explores which personal, clinical and need factors facilitate or hinder acceptance of a new outreaching preference-led intervention programme. Methods: From a sample of 9661 community-dwelling …

2015AlgemeenArtikel

Fried phenotype of frailty

Anna Beurskens (Lector); Linda Op het Veld (Lid Lectoraat); KlaasJan Hajema; Erik van Rossum (Lector); Henrica de Vet; Gertrudis Kempen

Background: The population ageing in most Western countries leads to a larger number of frail older people. These frail people are at an increased risk of negative health outcomes, such as functional decline, falls, institutionalisation and mortality. Many approaches are available for identifying frailty …

2015GezondheidArtikel

Dietary protein intake in Dutch elderly people

Tieland, Michael (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging); Borgonjen-Van den Berg, Karin J.; Van Loon, Luc J. C.; de Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M.

INTRODUCTION: Sufficient high quality dietary protein intake is required to prevent or treat sarcopenia in elderly people. Therefore, the intake of specific protein sources as well as their timing of intake are important to improve dietary protein intake in elderly people. OBJECTIVES: to assess the consumption …

2015AlgemeenArtikel

Implementing an outreaching, preference-led stepped care intervention programme to reduce late life depressive symptoms: results of a mixed-methods study

I.M.J. van Beljouw; Miranda Laurant; M Heerings; ML Stek; H.W.J. van Marwijk; E. van Exel

Background: Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in old age, but they remain mostly untreated. Several clinical trials have shown promising results in preventing or reducing depressive symptoms. However, it is not clear how robust these effects are in the real world of day-to-day care. Therefore, …

2014AlgemeenArtikel

Identification of high nutrition risk using SCREENII among older people in Woerden

Florien Blinde (Begeleider); Tineke Haakma (Student)

Introduction Nutrition is an important determinant in maintaining health and functionality in older people. Undernutrition is still a common problem in Dutch older people and is related to increased length of stay in hospitals, early institutionalization, decreased quality of life and possibly contributes …

2014GezondheidBachelor

Multidimensional structure of the Groningen Frailty Indicator in community-dwelling older people.

Bielderman, Annemiek; van der Schans, Cees (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); van Lieshout, M.R.; de Greef, Mathieu; Boersma, F.; Krijnen, Wim (Statistical Techniques For Applied Research); Steverink, N.

BACKGROUND: Due to the rapidly increasing number of older people worldwide, the prevalence of frailty among older adults is expected to escalate in coming decades. It is crucial to recognize early onset symptoms to initiate specific preventive care. Therefore, early detection of frailty with appropriate …

2013-08-22AlgemeenArtikel

Sensor monitoring to measure and support daily functioning for independently living older people a systematic review and road map for further development

Pol, Margriet C. (Lectoraat Ergotherapie - Participatie En Omgeving); Poerbodipoero, Soemitro (Lectoraat Ergotherapie - Participatie En Omgeving); Robben, Saskia (Lectoraat Digital Life); Daams, Joost; van Hartingsveldt, Margo (Lectoraat Ergotherapie - Participatie En Omgeving); de Vos, Rien; de Rooij, Sophia E.; Kröse, Ben; Buurman, Bianca M.

OBJECTIVES: To study sensor monitoring (use of a sensor network placed in the home environment to observe individuals' daily functioning (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living)) as a method to measure and support daily functioning for older people living independently …

2013AlgemeenArtikel

The predictive validity of three self-report screening instruments for identifying frail older people in the community

Ramon Daniels (Lid Lectoraat); Anna Beurskens (Lector); Wim van den Heuvel; Erik van Rossum (Lector)

If brief and easy to use self report screening tools are available to identify frail elderly, this may avoid costs and unnecessary assessment of healthy people. This study investigates the predictive validity of three self-report instruments for identifying community-dwelling frail elderly.

2012-01-23GezondheidArtikel

Ageing-in-place with the use of ambient intelligence technology: perspectives of older users

H.S.M. Kort; Joost van Hoof (Docent); P.G.S. Rutten; M.S.H. Duijnstee

Introduction: Ambient intelligence technologies are a means to support ageing-in-place by monitoring clients in the home. In this study, monitoring is applied for the purpose of raising an alarm in an emergency situation, and thereby, providing an increased sense of safety and security. Apart from these …

2011AlgemeenArtikel

Ageing-in-place with the use of ambient intelligence technology: Perspectives of older users

P.G.S. Rutten; J. van Hoof (Lid Lectoraat); H.S.M. Kort (Lector); M.S.H. Duijnstee (Lector)

Ambient intelligence technologies are a means to support ageing-in-place by monitoring clients in the home. In this study, monitoring is applied for the purpose of raising an alarm in an emergency situation, and thereby, providing an increased sense of safety and security. Apart from these technological …

2011GezondheidArtikel

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