Over 40% of nursing home residents in the Netherlands are estimated to have visual impairments. In this study, light conditions in Dutch nursing homes were assessed in terms of horizontal and vertical illuminances and colour temperature. Results showed that in the seven nursing homes vertical illuminances in common rooms fell significantly below the 750 lx reference value in at least 65% of the measurements. Horizontal illuminance measurements in common rooms showed a similar pattern. At least 55% of the measurements were below the 750 lx threshold. The number of measurements at the window zone was significantly higher than the threshold level of 750 lx. Illuminances in the corridors fell significantly below the 200 lx threshold in at least three quarters of the measurements in six of the seven nursing homes. The colour temperature of light fell significantly below the reference value for daylight of 5000 K with median scores of 3400 to 4500 K. A significant difference in colour temperature was found between recently constructed nursing homes and some older homes. Lighting conditions of the examined nursing homes were poor. With these data, nursing home staff have the means to improve the lighting conditions, for instance, by encouraging residents to be seated next to a window when performing a task or during meals.
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The Co-Design Pressure Cooker was set up to gather knowledge on co-design in product development activities of Small-to-Medium Enterprises(SMEs). This booklet gives an impression of ten projects conducted in the Province of Utrecht, the Netherlands. In these ten projects, a total of 22 companies were involved. 5000 booklets have already been printed in Dutch and handed out to SMEs for knowledge dissemination. We have received ample requests from the international community, which leads us to believe that there is an international audience for the cases conducted and knowledge gathered. This is why we decided to publish an English version of this booklet. The booklet will be followed by a scientific publication on the knowledge gathered for the academic community. Feel free to contact us for more information on this project
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There is a wide diversity of projects undertaken to address urban resillience and climate proofing in the world. International knowledge exchange tools are evaluated with result: stakeholders demand tools that are interactive, open source and provide more detailed information (location, free photo and film material). This abstract details the outcomes of an interactive web-based map application for international knowledge exchange on 'blue-green' projects around the globe. Climatescan.nl has proven to be a successful tool with over 5000 users and more than 2000 international projects. The tool is used in several international workshops and serves the needs of different stakeholders.
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BACKGROUND:: Physical activity is the only nonpharmacological therapy that is proven to be effective in heart failure (HF) patients in reducing morbidity. To date, little is known about the levels of daily physical activity in HF patients and about related factors. OBJECTIVE:: The objectives of this study were to (a) describe performance-based daily physical activity in HF patients, (b) compare it with physical activity guidelines, and (c) identify related factors of daily physical activity. METHODS:: The daily physical activity of 68 HF patients was measured using an accelerometer (SenseWear) for 48 hours. Psychological characteristics (self-efficacy, motivation, and depression) were measured using questionnaires. To have an indication how to interpret daily physical activity levels of the study sample, time spent on moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activities was compared with the 30-minute activity guideline. Steps per day was compared with the criteria for healthy adults, in the absence of HF-specific criteria. Linear regression analyses were used to identify related factors of daily physical activity. RESULTS:: Forty-four percent were active for less than 30 min/d, whereas 56% were active for more than 30 min/d. Fifty percent took fewer than 5000 steps per day, 35% took 5000 to 10 000 steps per day, and 15% took more than 10 000 steps per day. Linear regression models showed that New York Heart Association classification and self-efficacy were the most important factors explaining variance in daily physical activity. CONCLUSIONS:: The variance in daily physical activity in HF patients is considerable. Approximately half of the patients had a sedentary lifestyle. Higher New York Heart Association classification and lower self-efficacy are associated with less daily physical activity. These findings contribute to the understanding of daily physical activity behavior of HF patients and can help healthcare providers to promote daily physical activity in sedentary HF patients.PMID:23416939DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e318283ba14
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In het project 'Uit het Krijt' van de Regenboog Groep worden relatief kleine schulden in één keer overgenomen en afgelost in combinatie met persoonlijke ondersteuning op maat. In dit onderzoek is bekeken wat de meerwaarde van de aanpak is door deelnemers en professionals te interviewen en registratiegegevens te analyseren.
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Op het jaarlijkse NVLF-congres van 6 november 2009 is de website www.taalexpert.nl gelanceerd. Sindsdien heeft de website een stijgend aantal bezoekers. In 2010 werd op het NVLF-congres een presentatie gegevenmet als titel Taalexpert: een jaar later. Daarnaast is op die dag het nieuwe project ‘logopedische aanpak van auditieve verwerkingsproblemen’ gekoppeld aan de website. In het eerste kwartaal van 2011 was het aantal bezoeken bijna 5000 per maand (zie figuur 1). De bezoekers zijn afkomstig uit heel Nederland. Daarnaast wordt de site structureel bezocht door professionals uit onder andere België en Duitsland. In dit artikel wordt beschreven hoe de website Taalexpert.nl tot stand is gekomen en welke informatie er voor de logopedist op de website te vinden is.
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Full text via link. Hoe zorgen we ervoor dat het enorme ledenverloop van fitnesscentra afneemt? De branchevereniging Fit!Vak stelde deze vraag ruimt 2 jaar geleden aan de Hogeschool Utrecht. Deze ondervroeg ruim 5000 klanten van geselecteerde fitnesscentra om aan de hand van de resultaten met oplossingen te komen om het ledenverloop terug te dringen. De resultaten van het onderzoek dat werd geleid door lector Marketing Marktonderzoek en Innovatie van de Hogeschool Utrecht Gerrita van der Veen, werden onlangs op een congres aan 160 fitnesscentra gepresenteerd, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Life Fitness. Het onderzoek van de Hogeschool Utrecht is onderdeel van het Innovatieproject Fitness in Beweging waarvan Jan Willem Lokerman projectleider is
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