Gezonder ouder worden door voldoende beweging

Body@Work seminar “Werken aan bewegen en gezondheid”, 8 november 2007, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (mondelinge presentatie)

Meer bewegen voor ouderen gymnastiek: Verslag van een evaluatiestudie [More exercise for seniors: Report of an evaluation study]

Since 1980, More Exercise for Seniors (MBvO in Dutch) has provided a number of special physical activities for the elderly. The aim is to improve social participation and integration, and to prevent a need for care. Despite the fact that MBvO has been active for more than 25 years, and weekly 300,000 people participate in gymnastics, swimming,...

Once a week is not enough: Effects of a widely implemented group based exercise programme for older adults; a randomised controlled trial

Objectives: To determine the effects of gymnastics on the health related quality of life (HRQoL) and functional status of independently living people, aged 65 to 80 years. Gymnastics formed part of the More Exercise for Seniors (MBvO in Dutch) programme, a group based exercise programme for older adults in the Netherlands. It has been widely...

The effects of a widely implemented group-based exercise program for older adults on health related quality of life and functional status

Abstract for the International Society for Aging and Physical activity's 6th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity: From Research to Action for an Aging Society London, Ontario, Canada, August 3-7 2004

Quality of the working environment and productivity: research findings and case studies

The purpose of this working paper, prepared by the Topic Centre on Research - Work and Health of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, is to look at the link between a good working environment and productivity. A better understanding of positive effects of a good working environment would support the implementation of effective...

Inventory of socioeconomic costs of work accidents

The European Commission has prioritised the need to develop knowledge of the economic and social costs arising from occupational accidents and illnesses in their communication about a new Community strategy on safety and health at work for 2002-06. This report from the Agency aims to contribute to this knowledge. It includes an inventory of...

Effectevaluatie van nieuwe groepen Meer bewegen voor ouderen - gymnastiek