Projects
Tackling FRAILTY: ACTIVE-AGE@home: a home-based functional exercise program for community dwelling frail older adults. University of Antwerp
Cognitively enriched walking interventions for older adults to boost cognitive plasticity KU Leuven
Dementia currently affects more than 47 million people worldwide, is forecasted to triple by 2050 and is one of the most costly disorders in Belgium. There is good scientific evidence that the cognitive impairments associated with the development of dementia can be lessened or even reverse because of the plasticity of the brain (rewiring). Recent research has shown that engaging in regular physical activity combined with performing ...
Tackling FRAILTY: ACTIVE-AGE@home: a home-based functional exercise program for community dwelling frail older adults Odisee vzw
TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Societal finality) project : Tackling FRAILTY: ACTIVE-AGE@home: a home-based functional exercise program for community dwelling frail older adults Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Flanders, emphasising vulnerable people in the community, involving
family and volunteers while focussing on health promotion to counter
sedentary lifestyle.Despite the high level of evidence for physical activity
(PA) as a countermeasure for frailty, the current Flemish standard of care
does not include structural PA interventions for ...
What works for whom, under which circumstances and how: opening the black box of mHealth interventions to reduce older adults’ sedentary behavior Ghent University
With the increasing number of older adults in the society, healthy aging has become a public health priority. Targeting older adults’ sedentary behavior seems to be a promising strategy to foster healthy aging. Unfortunately, only a limited number of mobile health (mHealth) interventions exist to reduce sedentary behavior in older adults. Nevertheless, recent evidence has shown that mHealth interventions are more effective in reducing ...
Tackling FRAILTY: ACTIVE-AGE@home: a home-based functional exercise program for community dwelling frail older adults Ghent University
The aim of the project is to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
of the innovative ACTIVE-AGE@home functional exercise program in
two versions (one led by professionals and one led by trained
volunteers) compared to a control group receiving care as usual to
improve the life of community dwelling frail older adults in all domains
(bio-psycho-social) and consequently reduce the societal healthcare ...
SBO project with a primary societal finality: HOUSE. Innovating housing for older adults and subjective wellbeing Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Promoting informed and shared decisions about eHealth solutions for older adults and their informal caregivers (Bilaterale samenwerking met Québec) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The neural correlates of improved motor memory consolidation by #transcranial Direct Current Stimulation # in older adults. KU Leuven
Research over the last several years has consistently demonstrated that older adults (60-75 years) have difficulties transforming recently learned movements into robust, long-lasting memories (i.e., motor memory consolidation). This impairment likely contributes to the movement deficits that emerge with increasing age and hinders the maintenance of improvements resulting from neurorehabilitative programs after injury or disease. Thus, ...