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Alyt Oppewal is a human movement scientist and assistant professor at the Department of General Practice, Intellectual Disability Medicine, at the Erasmus MC. Her line of research is on physical activity and fitness in adults with intellectual disabilities, focusing on epidemiology, the effects of exercise programs and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle in adults with intellectual disabilities.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Measuring physical fitness in older adults with intellectual disabilities: Moving towards practice, Erasmus MC
Award Date: 29 Oct 2014
Master, Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen
Award Date: 31 Aug 2011
Bachelor, Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen
Award Date: 31 Aug 2009
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Associations between physical fitness and cardiovascular disease in older adults with intellectual disabilities: Results of the Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disability study
de Leeuw, M. J., Oppewal, A., Elbers, R. G., Hilgenkamp, T. I. M., Bindels, P. J. E. & Maes-Festen, D. A. M., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 67, 6, p. 547-559 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Sarcopenia predicts 5-year mortality in older adults with intellectual disabilities
Valentin, B., Maes-Festen, D., Schoufour, J. & Oppewal, A., 22 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Development and validation of a shortened and practical frailty index for people with intellectual disabilities
Schoufour, J. D., Oppewal, A., van Maurik, M. C., Hilgenkamp, T. I. M., Elbers, R. G. & Maes-Festen, D. A. M., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 66, 3, p. 240-249 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disability study: summary of findings and the protocol for the 10-year follow-up study
De Leeuw, M. J., Oppewal, A., Elbers, R. G., Knulst, M. W. E. J., Van Maurik, M. C., Van Bruggen, M. C., Hilgenkamp, T. I. M., Bindels, P. J. E. & Maes-Festen, D. A. M., 22 Feb 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 2, e053499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Light up: an intervention study of the effect of environmental dynamic lighting on sleep–wake rhythm, mood and behaviour in older adults with intellectual disabilities
Böhmer, M. N., Oppewal, A., Valstar, M. J., Bindels, P. J. E., van Someren, E. J. W. & Maes-Festen, D. A. M., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 66, 10, p. 756-781 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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