Purpose: In Amsterdam – the Netherlands – we know that children living in low income households have a lower health status and report lower physical activity levels than their peers in middle- or high-income households. Seven primary schools located in neighborhoods with a low social-economic status …

Purpose: The aim of this study is to measure the concurrent validity of the Athletic Skills Track (AST) by examining whether its outcome score correlates with the holistic judgments of experts about the quality of movement. Method: Video recordings of children performing the AST were shown to physical …

Problemen rondom de acceptatie van lesbische, homoseksuele, biseksuele en trans gender (LHBT) personen zijn binnen Europese landen aan de orde van de dag. Waar in 2021 Hongarije de LHBTI-rechten inperkte en Polen de zogeheten ‘homo vrije zones’ introduceerde, komen discriminatie, intimidatie en geweld …

Background: Roughly 200 million women become pregnant every year - most of them living in developing countries in Asia and Africa - many of these women suffer from ongoing nutritional deficiencies, contributing to the estimate of half a million maternal deaths a year. Educational programs teaching on …

The aim of the present study was to explore the impact of TARGET-based teaching strategies on students’ motivation in a Dutch secondary school PE context. We examined to what extent mastery climate teaching strategies perceived by students (independently or interactively) explain variability in students’ …

Background & aims: In dietary practice, it is common to estimate protein requirements on actual bodyweight, but corrected bodyweight (in cases with BMI <20 kg/m2 and BMI ≥30 kg/m2) and fat free mass (FFM) are also used. Large differences on individual level are noticed in protein requirements using these …

Background: Modern modeling techniques may potentially provide more accurate predictions of dichotomous outcomes than classical techniques. Objective: In this study, we aimed to examine the predictive performance of eight modeling techniques to predict mortality by frailty. Methods: We performed a …

Abstract Background: Multidimensional frailty, including physical, psychological, and social components, is associated to disability, lower quality of life, increased healthcare utilization, and mortality. In order to prevent or delay frailty, more knowledge of its determinants is necessary; one of these …

Doel: De laatste jaren is esports (competitief computer games spelen) enorm gestegen in populariteit. Uit onderzoek is gebleken dat 40% van de esports atleten musculoskeletale (MSK) pijn ervaart (Lindberg, et al., 2020). Uit onderzoek van DiFrancisco-Donoghue, Werner, Douris, & Zwibel (2020) is gebleken …

Gross motor coordination (GMC) is essential for the development of specific motor skills and long-term participation in physical activities and sports. Group analysis reveals that, on average, children develop these skills gradually; however, how individuals develop GMC is less clear. The main aim of …