BACKGROUND: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important for wheelchair users' well-being, as it can have a major impact on their daily functioning. Mobile health (mHealth) apps can support a healthy lifestyle; however, these apps are not necessarily suitable for wheelchair users with spinal cord injury …

Background: Despite the increasing attention for the positive effects of physical activity (PA), nearly half of the Dutch citizens do not meet the national PA guidelines. A promising method for increasing PA are mobile exercise applications (apps), especially if they are embedded with theoretically supported …

In Amsterdam kampt ruim 20% van de basisschoolkinderen met een motorische achterstand. Circa 5% van deze kinderen heeft zelfs een ernstige achterstand. Door schoolsluitingen tijdens de pandemie vielen de gymlessen een aantal keer weg. Welk effect heeft dit op de (bewegings)vaardigheden en de gezondheid …

Met storytelling wordt een verhaal verteld, gericht op het teweegbrengen van beleving en betekenis, waarbij persoonlijke en professionele reflectie worden gestimuleerd. De ervaringen van verpleegkundestudenten tijdens hun stages zijn vaak complex. Hierdoor kunnen studenten niet alleen voordeel hebben …

Objective: This study evaluated the effect of an after-school group-based medium-intensity multicomponent behavioural intervention programme for children aged 8–12 years classified as overweight, obese or at risk for overweight on body mass index standard deviation score (BMI SDS). In accordance with …

Continu professionele ontwikkeling (CPO) door verpleegkundigen verbetert de kwaliteit van zorg, patiëntveiligheid en tevredenheid van verpleegkundigen, en reduceert gezondheidskosten. Het is echter aangetoond dat verpleegkundigen niet altijd participeren in scholingen en dat scholingen niet altijd aansluiten …

Introduction: Many adults do not reach the recommended physical activity (PA) guidelines, which can lead to serious health problems. A promising method to increase PA is the use of smartphone PA applications. However, despite the development and evaluation of multiple PA apps, it remains unclear how …

Optimizing protein intake is a novel strategy to prevent age associated loss of muscle mass and strength in older adults. Such a strategy is still missing for older adults from ethnic minority populations. Protein intake in these populations is expected to be different in comparison to the majority of …

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a national lockdown in the Netherlands, which also affected transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) patients. The objective of the study was to describe physical activity, dietary intake and quality of life (QoL) in patients on the waiting list for …

Background: Effective and sustainable interventions are needed to counteract the decline in physical function and sarcopenia in the growing aging population. The aim of this study was to determine the 6 and 12 month effectiveness of blended (e-health + coaching) home-based exercise and a dietary protein …