Projects
Strengthening co-responsible elderly care in current Cuban context through gender equity mainstreaming and elder´s wellbeing. Ghent University
Evaluation of the way in which local authorities realize a locally inclusive policy for the elderly, in which the participation of (vulnerable) elderly people in society is guaranteed KU Leuven
Article 10 of the Decree on the promotion of an inclusive Flemish policy on the elderly and the policy participation of the elderly of 7 December 2012 explicitly asks to make an evaluation by the end of the third year after the entry into force of the Decree on the way in which the local achieve an inclusive local policy on the elderly and guarantee the participation of the elderly in this. To date, this evaluation has not yet been carried ...
Quality care within assisted living and residential elderly care facilities HOGENT
OPTImisation of cancer treatment in AGEd persons : integration of geriatric assessment and aging biomarker analysis in elderly clinical cancer trials KU Leuven
Treating older patients with (breast) cancer is a major challenge. On the one hand, older persons are more vulnerable to side effects of therapy, which may severely impact on quality of life. Thus, overtreatment should be avoided, but on the other hand, undertreatment (which is common in elderly) can lead to worse survival. There is a delicate balance between benefits of therapy and risk of (sometimes life threatening) toxicity. There is an ...
Evaluation of the way in which local government implements a participatory governance for elderly people. Ghent University
This research wants to quantitatively and qualitatively investigate the way in which, and the extent to which (1) local governments conduct a participatory policy for the elderly, and (b) elderlt people participate with local government.
Research in Balance and Locomotion regarding Assessment and Neurorehabilitation from Children to Elderly (BALANCE). University of Antwerp
Quality of life of elderly people with intellectual disability. A life worth living. KU Leuven
Quality of life of elderly people with an intellectual disability
Elderly people with intellectual disability (ID) are a fast growing group of people in care systems. Their ageing parallels the ageing of the general population. Bigby (2004) states that the current cohort of elderly with lifelong disabilities is the first to grow into old age. This group has its own characteristics, specific needs and problems, that differ from those ...
Towards Optimized Virtual Reality Interventions for Improving Balance and Muscle Strength in Healthy Elderly KU Leuven
Summary
Independence at older age is compromised on a large scale by fall-related injuries. About 40% of those aged 65 and older, fall at least once per year. The high incidence of falls is attributable to risk factors such as age-related decreases in postural control and muscle strength. However, balance training programs can improve postural control and muscle strength and thereby reduce the risk of falls. Challenging weight shifts ...