Professionals such as gerontologists play an important role in the design, development and implementation of age-friendly services. and products, by using working methods and principles of co-creation. A Dutch undergraduate applied gerontology programme aims to train students in the why, how and what …

The European core competence framework for health and social care professionals working with older people. Presentation in a parallel session - on this European Nursing Conference

Introduction: Losing items is a time-consuming occurrence in nursing homes that is ill described. An explorative study was conducted to investigate which items got lost by nursing home residents, and how this affects the residents and family caregivers. Method: Semi-structured interviews and card sorting …

Workshop presentation: ELLAN – European Later Life Active Network - Transnational development of an agreed core European competencies framework for working with older people

Jaarlijks congres Nederlandse Vereniging voor Ziekenhuisfysiotherapie

Background. Adequate and user-friendly instruments for assessing physical function and disability in older adults are vital for estimating and predicting health care needs in clinical practice. The Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument Computer Adaptive Test (LLFDICAT) is a promising instrument …

College over het parage project. Onderzoek naar de relatie tussen AGE's en paratonie.

Objective:This study investigated whether visual function is associated with cognitive activity engagement and mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly individuals. Method:This cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 individuals aged 50–89. The Florida Cognitive Activity Scale (FCAS) …