Projects
D-SCOPE: Detection - Support and Care of Older People in their Environment. University of Antwerp
EXPLORING AGEING-RELATED BIOMARKERS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH BREAST CANCER AND WITHOUT CANCER KU Leuven
In recent years, it has been increasingly recognized that different persons undergo the ageing process at different rates. Although chronological age has traditionally served as a measure of ageing, it only provides a one-dimensional view. We now know that age-related diseases or conditions independently contribute to unfavorable outcomes and hasten the ageing process, resulting in a wide range of biological ageing rates. The use of ...
IMPROVING FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND DAILY ACTIVITY OF THE HOSPITALIZED GERIATRIC REHABILITATION PATIENT KU Leuven
Background:
Worldwide people are living longer and all countries face major organizational and socio-economic challenges in healthy ageing. Independent living is an important health issue and even more challenging for the geriatric patient. The geriatric patient is characterized by multimorbidity and a clinically recognizable state of increased vulnerability termed frailty: an aging-associated decline in reserve and function across ...
MID-FRAIL-STUDY Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Type 2 diabetes is a highly prevalent metabolic disorder in ageing populations, affecting approximately 20% of people aged 65 years and over. Diabetes is associated with ...
D-SCOPE: Detection - Support and Care of Older People in their Environment. KU Leuven
Health care is increasingly being confronted with older people who suffer from a multitude of biopsychosocial problems ('frailty, or vulnerability as a result of a mix of problems), but prefer to grow old in their own home environment. If such fragility is not timely detected and accurately supported, this can lead to a decline in the quality of life of the elderly and its environment, and the independent home living is also threatened. ...
The Effect of Exercise on Muscle Strength, Mobility and Balance in Prefrail Older Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Hasselt University
Interdisciplinary Research Program: Gerontopole Brussels, centre of expertise for Gerontology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Towards Geriatric-surgical co-management for older patients undergoing colorectal surgery in an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programme. KU Leuven
With the ageing of our society, an increasingly ageing population will present to the hospital for surgical indications. Their frequently underlying multidimensional complexity and frailty presents a major challenge for the future, which is reinforced by shortages in healthcare providers with geriatric expertise. This is compelling us to develop new models of care for frail older patients, in which geriatric and non-geriatric teams ...
Feasibility of the INSPIRE care model: a community-based integrated care model for home-dwelling older adults KU Leuven
Introduction In Europe, the older population is increasing with an old-age dependency ratio rising up to 50% by 2050 (1–3). Advancing age is associated with various health problems, such as multimorbidity, functional dependencies and disabilities. (4,5). Although the majority of older people prefers to age in their own house, the care of home-dwelling older persons with multiple health problems is often complex due to a lack of coordination ...