Centre for Applied Research Faculty Health, Sport and Physical Activity
The Centre for Applied Research Faculty Health, Sport and Physical Activity serves as the strategic, organisational, and policy hub for all research groups and their studies linked to the faculty.
Our research approaches vary widely. Some programmes closely align with academic research through intensive collaboration with Amsterdam UMC. At the same time, our research groups conduct action-oriented studies, such as those carried out in various living labs.
Our research groups
- Acute Geriatric Care
- Critical Care
- Functional Exercise Therapy
- Functional Recovery from Cancer and its Treatment
- Health Contexts
- Integrated Complex Care
- Interdisciplinary Care for Chronic Joint Disorders
- Nutrition and Exercise
- Occupational Therapy - Participation and the Environment
- Optimizing Sports Performance
- Patient and Family Participation in Clinical Practice
- Physical Activity in and around School
- Physiotherapy - Transition of Care for Patients with Complex Needs
- Quality of Care for Older People
- Recovery-Oriented Practice in Severe Mental Illness
- Rehabilitation in acute care
- Sport and Performance Psychology
- Sport Management & Sport Business
The Centre for Applied Research provides a home for these diverse forms of research and supports researchers in their work. This includes assistance with quality assurance, such as support from our Open Science Support Desk.
Contact
Dilène van Campen (head Centre for Applied Research HSPA)
Email: d.van.campen@hva.nl