OBJECTIVES: Assessment of malnutrition-related muscle depletion with computed tomography (CT) using skeletal muscle index (SMI) and muscle radiation attenuation (MRA) at the third lumbar vertebra is well validated. However, SMI and MRA values at other vertebral locations and interchangeability as parameters …

Expertsessie met docenten en studenten van de masteropleiding Architectuur van de Rotterdamse Academie van Bouwkunst in het kader van de voorbereiding van het NWA-project Passende Huisvesting.

Frailty is a common but complex phenomenon that is approached from theoretical and professional perspectives but rarely from the perspectives of older people and their essential stakeholders. Different or opposing perspectives on frailty at personal, organisational, and community levels can negatively …

Voor deeltijd Toegepaste Psychologie

Elk jaar maken ongeveer 20.000 kinderen in Noord-Nederland deze overstap. Hoewel veel kinderen deze overgang probleemloos doorkomen, hebben sommige kinderen meer moeite met deze verandering. Met dit project willen we bestaande kennis over factoren die van invloed zijn op het welbevinden van kinderen …

Onderzoekspresentatie In een epistemologisch verdomhoekje

Rationale In bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) measurements, one pair of electrodes is typically placed dorsal on the right hand (position A) and one pair on the foot. In patients with fragile skin, scars or wounds, this dorsal hand placement is not always possible. This study compares agreement …

Background Early onset dementia (EOD) presents unique challenges, particularly in managing anxiety, stress, and sleep disturbances. Within the Young-D project, the project partners developed workshop programme for people with EOD, with the aim to address these issues. The Young-D programme was piloted …

Background: the global population is ageing. As older people become more susceptible to frailty, an increase in frailty prevalence is also expected. Although frailty has been defined before in research, older peoples’ perceptions of frailty do not always coincide with those used in research or medical …

Children with developmental language disorders (DLDs) may experience barriers to communicative participation. Communicative participation is defined as ‘participation in life situations in which knowledge, information, ideas or feelings are exchanged’. Barriers experienced in communicative participation …