Background According to the European Commission, “social inclusion is at the core of the European Social Model and European values enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty”. However, in the past few years, soc...
Sexual health (SH) is defined by the WHO as a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. Caregivers are hesitant in initiating a conversation about SH and the...
The transition from employee to retired person is a change in the phase of life in which daily activities and the daily schedule have to be filled in again. This involves changes in lifestyle. This ph...
Project description Non communicable diseases (NCDs) take 38 million people’s lives each year worldwide (1). In Europe NCDs are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The World Health Organi...
Problem description Since the implementation of the Royal Decree of 15.12.2013, midwives in Belgium have the right to prescribe medicines autonomously. Because the authority for midwives to prescribe...
This research projects aims to help (future) social work professionals to gain competences on guiding young people’s healthy sexual development and discussing sexual behaviour with children, young peo...
Problem description 83 percent of all Flemish women are mothers. This concerns an estimated incidence of 29,000 nulliparae and 36,000 multiparae. Becoming a mother and motherhood, is a life event and...
Introduction Life balance encompasses the balance that individuals experience in all activities and engagements in which they (want to) be involved (such as work, school, family, social life, hobbies...
Nearly 10 percent of the residents of nursing homes are hospitalised every year (Ingarfield et al., 2009; Ong et al., 2011). Hospitalisation is burdensome for the resident and their family, is often a...
Koen Vanherle is teacher, researcher and international coordinator in the nutrition and dietetics programme. ...
