Projects
Prospective study of physical (in)activity, physical fitness and health related parameters of Flemish adults (2002-2006 Ã 2012-2015). KU Leuven
A search for the key to unlock the door towards enhanced quality of life after lung resection surgery in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: is it physical activity or physical fitness? Hasselt University
Functional Fitness, Physical Activity, Physical Frailty and Fall Risk of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study Of Ghana. KU Leuven
The study aims to determine the Functional Fitness, Physical Activity (PA), Physical Frailty and Fall Risk of Community-Dwelling Older Adults aged 60 years and above in Ghana as an example of a Sub-Saharan African Low Middle Income Country. It will be a population-based cross-sectional study involving the use of a battery of physical performance tests, activity monitors, standardized questionnaires and individual semi-structured interviews. ...
Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Reliability, validity and correlates. KU Leuven
Low levels of physical activity (PA) in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) increases the risk of physical and mental health problems during adolescence and subsequent adulthood. To enable the identification of adolescents with ASD at risk for developing an inactive lifestyle and to inform the future design of high-quality, evidence-based and ASD-specific PA interventions and programs, several gaps of the current scientific ...
KABOOST – Boosting motor competence and physical fitness in children after cancer treatment Ghent University
Children with a chronic illness or children who have survived a long-term illness such as cancer often suffer from a delay in motor development and a greatly reduced physical fitness. Although specialised rehabilitation centers could offer the required care, a more sustainable manner to promote the child’s motor development and fitness is to translate the rehabilitation programs to the child's daily context, for example the school. In this ...
Effect of aerobic exercise in improving physical fitness and daily functioning for patients with post-stroke hemiplegia. University of Antwerp
Physical fitness as determinant of cardio-metabolic health in normal children and children with congenital heart disease Ghent University
Evidence suggests that physical inactivity, obesity and acquired cardiovascular disease may be at least as prevalent in patients with congenital heart disease as in the general population. We aim to explore and determine physical fitness level and its influence on cardio-metabolic risk factors in normal children participated in IDEFICS study and compare the results with children operated for congenital heart disease.
Motor learning and physical fitness in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder Hasselt University
Physical functioning en physical activity in patients with lung cancer Ghent University
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a highly prevalent cancer type with poor prognosis. Nevertheless, a relevant proportion of patients has an extended survival nowadays due to improvements in treatment. Some small studies suggest that these patients have a decreased physical activity (i.e. all activities that a person performs during a day) and decreased physical fitness (i.e. the ability to perform activities). This is thought to ...