Project

The "FACILITATE" project: First step towards an all-round 24-hour ACtIve LIfesTyle intervention in pAtients with TurnEr syndrome

Code
bof/baf/1y/2024/01/058
Duration
01 January 2024 → 31 December 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Cardiology
    • Endocrinology
    • Clinical genetics
Keywords
24u activity measurement Lifestyle Turner syndrome quality of life
 
Project description

Clinical counselling for an active lifestyle in Turner Syndrome (TS) patients is believed to be important for the prevention and treatment of co-morbidities and to improve quality of life (QoL). In absence of an evidence base, clinical practices currently rely on universal guidelines in the general population while a multifaceted syndrome potentially requires a more patient-centered approach. To move towards the development of specific guidelines to promote an all-round 24-hour active lifestyle in TS patients, an in depth understanding of 24-hour movement behaviors (24-HMBs) and their association with clinical parameters and QoL is needed. The overall aim of this project is to unravel 24-HMBs in TS patients across the lifespan and gain insight in the associations with TS patients’ clinical profile, including QoL and its related mechanisms. Secondly, this study aims to explore the feasibility of developing, implementing and evaluating a co-creative intervention to optimize TS patients’ 24-HMBs.