Masterclass ‘De kwetsbare oudere’ – Nederlands Paramedisch Instituu

Background: Recent transitions in long-term care in the Netherlands have major consequences for community- dwelling older adults. A new paradigm expects them to manage and arrange their own care and support as much as possible. Technology can support this shift. A study has been conducted to explore …

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between frailty and multimorbidity on the one hand and quality of life on the other in community-dwelling older people. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to all people aged 70 years and older belonging to a general practice …

Being able to identify socially frail older adults is essential for designing interventions and policy and for the prediction of health outcomes, both on the level of individual older adults and of the population. The aim of the present study was to adapt the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to the Dutch …

Het bereiken van een hoge leeftijd gaat vaak gepaard met gezondheidsproblemen. Een actieve levensstijl is één van de belangrijkste factoren voor gezond ouder worden. Om dit te stimuleren voert het lectoraat Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing van de Hanzehogeschool tal van projecten uit - …

Social frailty is a rather unexplored concept. In this paper, the concept of social frailty among older people is explored utilizing a scoping review. In the first stage, 42 studies related to social frailty of older people were compiled from scientific databases and analyzed. In the second stage, the …

Speech delivered at a meeting for researchers (55) in Sapporo, Japan

Presentatie voor medewerkers van de Mesdagkliniek te Groningen

Presentation at a gathering of organizations active in the field of (elderly) care, local and regional authorities and local and regional governments within the framework of the national week of 'Care and Wellbeing' in order to make a statement concerning the effects of demographic transition in regions …