The researchers conducted a survey by personal interview of elderly people (75+years) receiving home nursing (N=117) in Belgium to investigate the extent of their awareness and perceptions of the existing supply of assistive devices for mobility and selfcare (ADs). A new scale has been developed...

Mortality differs substantially between the Flemish and Walloon regions in Belgium. The question remains as to whether the health status of both populations varies in a similar way. The difference in healthy life expectancy, an indicator of population health, between the Flemish and Walloon...