Longitudinal studies
Advance Directives Study
To ensure appropriate end-of-life decision-making at the moment a patient becomes incompetent, it is important to know as much as possible about the wishes of the patient concerning the end of life, especially since it is known that proxies’ and physicians’ assessments are not very accurate. more »
Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study
In 1974, a longitudinal study was planned to monitor over a period of four years the growth, health, and lifestyle of boys and girls entering secondary school. more »
ChecKid Study
Overweight is considered as one of the largest public health problems. This is worrisome because especially obesity in children is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, diabetes mellitus type 2 and psychosocial problems. more »
Diabetes Care System
To improve diabetes care in the community, several guidelines and diabetes management programs have been developed nationally and locally. more »
Hoorn Study
The initial objective of the Hoorn Study was to determine the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and associated risk factors in a study population of approximately 2,500 people. more »
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA)
LASA (Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam) is an interdisciplinary, longitudinal study on daily functioning and well-being of older persons (55+) and covers a period of over sixteen years as of 2009. more »
Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA)
Depression and anxiety are common in all age groups. Approximately 19% of Dutch adults will experience depressive or anxiety disorders at some point in their lives. more »
RAI database
The RAI database at the VU medical center has been founded originally to support and stimulate research of the Department of Nursing Home Medicine. It came into existence in 1995 with the first batch of data from a nursing home that had begun to use the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI). more »
Netherlands Twin Register