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Raizman, Omri (author)
As the population aged 65 and above increases, falls among these older adults emerge as a significant public health concern, leading to disabil- ities and economic burdens. Preventative strategies and personalized fall risk assessments are essential for mitigating fall risks. Human Activity Recognition in early fall risk detection by monitoring...
master thesis 2023
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Koes, Eline (author)
This thesis examines the evolution of societal views towards older adults and their housing in the Netherlands, and how these views have shaped policies and housing typologies. The study analyses four time periods and explores the societal, economic, and political factors that have influenced the provision of housing for older adults. In this...
student report 2023
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Waterval, N.F.J. (author), Claassen, C.M. (author), van der Helm, F.C.T. (author), van der Kruk, E. (author)
Fall risk increases with age, and one-third of adults over 65 years old experience a fall annually. Due to the aging population, the number of falls and related medical costs will progressively increase. Correct prediction of who will fall in the future is necessary to timely intervene in order to prevent falls. Therefore, the aim of this...
review 2023
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Liang, Ping (author), Wang, Yan (author), Wang, T. (author)
The mental health of older adults has become one of the major health challenges facing society today, which has attracted wide concerns from scholars in urban areas, but research in rural areas has been neglected. Therefore, this paper took rural older adult residents of 11 sample villages in Jintang County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, as...
journal article 2023
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Wang, Gubing (author), Albayrak, A. (author), Mattace-Raso, Francesco (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author)
Long-term care is defined as a variety of services designed to meet a person’s health and personal care needs which help people live as independently and safely as possible when they can no longer perform everyday activities on their own. Depending on the needs and social context of the patient, long-term care can be provided in different...
book chapter 2023
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Durand, A.L.M. (author), Zijlstra, Toon (author)
Introduction: Special Transport Services (STS), a.k.a. paratransit, help keep people with an impairment mobile. Yet these services face financial and organisational challenges. Public transport (PT) is usually seen as a way to alleviate some of these burdens. In fact, the discussion around the potential for PT to substitute STS has been on...
journal article 2023
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Korenhof, Sophie A. (author), Fang, Yuan (author), Luo, Jie (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author), Raat, Hein (author), van Grieken, Amy (author)
Background: Due to the aging population, there is a need for monitoring well-being and safety while living independently. A low-intrusive monitoring system is based on a person’s use of energy or water. Objective: The study's objective was to provide a systematic overview of studies that monitor the health and well-being of older people using...
review 2023
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Adriaanse, Kim (author)
Regular physical activity helps to improve the health, fitness and quality of life of people, and prevent or decline aging related health issues. The amount of physical activity in older adults with an intellectual disability is extremely low. Contextual research indicates that this physical inactivity stems, among other things, from previous...
master thesis 2022
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Claassen, Carlijn (author)
The combination of the high number and the consequences of falls in older adults led to the development of fall risk assessments; non-sensor-based and sensor-based. Multiple studies used ML for older adults' fall risk prediction using raw IMU data. This study's objective was to develop a DL algorithm that predicts the fall risk of people living...
master thesis 2022
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Dorronzoro-Zubiete, Enrique (author), Rivera-Romero, Octavio (author), Giunti, Guido (author), Sevillano, José Luis (author)
The lifespan of older people is growing together with their proportion in the population growth in the older population. This leads to an increasing need for support services for older adults who will inevitably experience a significant decrease in their cognitive capabilities and mental health conditions. Cognitive functions, including...
book chapter 2022
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Montero-Odasso, Manuel (author), van der Velde, Nathalie (author), Alexander, Neil B. (author), Becker, Clemens (author), Blain, Hubert (author), Camicioli, Richard (author), Close, Jacqueline (author), Duan, Leilei (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author)
BACKGROUND: falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects both on quality of life and functional independence and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and health care costs. Current clinical approaches and advice from falls guidelines vary substantially between countries and settings,...
review 2021
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Koppelaar, H. (author), Kordestani-Moghadam, Parastou (author), Kouhkani, Sareh (author), Irandoust, Farnoosh (author), Segers, Gijs (author), de Haas, Lonneke (author), Bantje, Thijmen (author), van Warmerdam, Martin (author)
Falls in the geriatric population are one of the most important causes of disabilities in this age group. Its consequences impose a great deal of economic burden on health and insurance systems. This study was conducted by a multidisciplinary team with the aim of evaluating the effect of visuo-spatial-motor training for the prevention of...
journal article 2021
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Kamali, Mira El (author), Angelini, Leonardo (author), Caon, Maurizio (author), Carrino, Francesco (author), Rocke, Christina (author), Guye, Sabrina (author), Rizzo, Giovanna (author), Mastropietro, Alfonso (author), Sykora, Martin (author), Elayan, Suzanne (author), Kniestedt, I. (author), Ziylan, Canan (author), Lettieri, Emanuele (author), Khaled, Omar Abou (author), Mugellini, Elena (author)
Virtual Coaches, also known as e-coaches, are a disruptive technology in healthcare. Indeed, among other usages, they might provide cost-effective solutions for increasing human wellbeing in different domains, such as physical, nutritional, cognitive, social, and emotional. This paper presents a systematic review of virtual coaches...
review 2020
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Boumans, R.J.L. (author), van Meulen, Fokke (author), Hindriks, K.V. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Olde Rikkert, Marcel (author)
Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are an essential means for collecting information on the effectiveness of hospital care as perceived by the patients themselves. Especially older adult patients often require help from nursing staff to successfully complete PROMs, but this staff already has a high work load. Therefore, a social robot...
journal article 2019
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Parekh, Nikesh (author), Ali, Khalid (author), Davies, John Graham (author), Stevenson, Jennifer M. (author), Banya, Winston (author), Nyangoma, Stephen (author), Schiff, Rebekah (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author), Harchowal, Jatinder (author), Rajkumar, Chakravarthi (author)
Objectives To develop and validate a tool to predict the risk of an older adult experiencing medication-related harm (MRH) requiring healthcare use following hospital discharge. Design, setting, participants Multicentre, prospective cohort study recruiting older adults (≥65 years) discharged from five UK teaching hospitals between 2013 and...
journal article 2019
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Song, Y. (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author)
The proportion of older adults who live alone in single households is growing continuously. In the care of these solo-living older adults, electronic assistive technology (EAT) can play an important role. The objective of this review is to investigate the effects of EAT on the wellbeing of community-dwelling older adults living alone in...
journal article 2019
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Parekh, Nikesh (author), Ali, Khalid (author), Stevenson, Jennifer M. (author), Davies, J. Graham (author), Schiff, Rebekah (author), van der Cammen, T.J.M. (author), Harchowal, Jatinder (author), Raftery, James (author), Rajkumar, Chakravarthi (author)
AIMS: <br/><br/>Polypharmacy is increasingly common in older adults, placing them at risk of medication-related harm (MRH). Patients are particularly vulnerable to problems with their medications in the period following hospital discharge due to medication changes, and poor information transfer between hospital and primary care. The aim of this...
journal article 2018
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Kniestedt, I. (author), Lukosch, S.G. (author), Brazier, F.M. (author)
This paper describes the ongoing design process of Pocket Odyssey, an online multi-player game suite designed for mobile phones that supports older adults in maintaining their physical, social, and mental well-being. It has been designed to provide engaging gameplay that supports positive emotion, fosters online social connections between...
conference paper 2018
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de Bruijne, E.S. (author), Reijnierse, E.M. (author), Trappenburg, M.C. (author), Pasma, J.H. (author), De Vries, Oscar J. (author), Meskers, Carel G M (author), Maier, Andrea B. (author)
Background: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is common in older adults and associated with increased morbidity and mortality, loss of independence and high health-care costs. Standing up slowly is a recommended non-pharmacological intervention. However, the effectiveness of this advice has not been well studied. Objectives: The aim of this study...
journal article 2017
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Peeters, Marieke (author), Motti, Vivian Genaro (author), Frijns, Helena (author), Mehrotra, S. (author), Akkoc, Tugce (author), Yengec, Sena Büşra (author), Calik, Oguz (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author)
Populations in developed societies show an increasingly higher life expectancy across the globe. To support older adults to live longer and healthier lives in the familiar surroundings of their homes, technological developments, such as robots and avatars, have a great potential. To investigate long-term interactions between older adults and a ...
conference paper 2016
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