Background: Interventions to improve the nutritional status of older adults and the integration of formal and family care systems are critical research areas to improve the independence and health of aging communities and are particularly relevant in the rehabilitation setting. Objective: The primary …

This article presents results of a qualitative analysis based on biographic narratives of three young, well-educated women from Syria. They arrived in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2017 in the context of family reunion. The central question is how young Syrian women navigate between two major projects …

Investing in parents is important because their well-being is positively related to the development and well-being of their children. This study investigated which factors predict two types of parents’ well-being: individual well-being and parenting-related well-being. Participants were 416 parents (90 …

In recent studies on the association between education and fertility, increased attention has been paid to the field of study. Women who studied in traditionally more “feminine” fields, like care, teaching, and health, were found to have their children earlier and to have more children than other women. …

Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable connective tissue disease caused by a defect in FBN1. The diagnosis is based on the revised Ghent criteria. The main features involve the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, pulmonary systems and facial features. Although the clinical manifestations …

Objective Major issues in children with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are pain, fatigue and joint hypermobility which might influence functional ability. We recently studied these aspects in children with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). What can …

Earlier quantitative research shows that major life events that mark the transition to adulthood (emerging adulthood) affect sport participation, mostly in a negative way. However, insight regarding the explanatory mechanisms behind these effects, which is needed to better prevent drop out and stimulate …

The so called Second Demographic Transition (Lesthaeghe and Van der Kaa, 1986), which surfaced in the sixties of the twentieth century in Western Europe and North America, resulted from a significant change in the pattern of norms and values. This again resulted in delayed fertility, a declining population …

Various barriers, which include a stereotypical provisional labour institution and a difficulty in balancing work and childcare or nursing care, stand in our ways even if Japanese office workers hope to accomplish something, is at the root of the bottleneck hindering Japanese office worker 's Work-life …

Cities experience increasing pressure from families who want to live in the city cores. Families are an important target group as they connect different generations and take responsibility for their immediate environment. The current housing market falls short of the spatial needs for a safe environment …