JW
J.M.W. Weerdesteijn
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Palliative care focuses on improving the patient’s quality of life and the quality of life of the family caregiver. However, in reality, the focus is often on the patient’s needs and not on the family caregiver’s needs. Therefore, the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has d
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This project aims at designing a gait test station for children. The gait test station tests children’s walking in Child Brain Lab at Sophia Children’s hospital. The children in this project are at the age of 4-10 with different capacities.
There are two scopes in this projec ...
There are two scopes in this projec ...
Intimacy is important for every human being. It contributes to our social contacts, physical health and quality of life. Intimacy also plays an important role in the lives of elderly, despite certain prejudices. Nevertheless, there is often a lack of attention for intimacy in eld
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Door mijn ogen
Treasuring quality of life with frail elderly
Frail elderly have an increased risk to get involved with care. Shared decision making can help ensure that this care contributes to the elderly´s quality of life, instead of only extending life. To enable shared decision making, clear communication between the elderly and care p
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Energizing sleep-deprived parents
Unlocking parents evening activities with mindful and secular rituals
Being mindful in the evening is overlooked for sleep-deprived parents with young children, especially with tv's and smartphones grabbing their attention. This graduation project explored in the context of personal energy care to unlock evenings for parents and found out that mind
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One last wish
Improving the experience of a ride with the ''wish-ambulance''
Effective and appropriate care for people in their last stage of life has become a priority in nowadays health care delivery. Everyone has a different perspective on what a ‘’good death’’ would be, but many patients consider a sense of completion important for a good death, attac
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