In Motion with Sport and Healthcare
In Amsterdam Nieuw-West and Zuidoost, residents are encouraged to be more physically active in ways that support their recovery. This happens, for example, through the beweegbank or other local initiatives. In practice, collaboration is not always easy. In this project, we examine where the bottlenecks are and work towards a strong network of partners.
Collaboration between physiotherapy care, sport, and the social domain proves challenging in daily practice. Professionals experience issues such as unclear role division, cultural sensitivities, and uncertainty about how to act.
In this project, we work with partners to explore where collaboration between healthcare and physical activity professionals breaks down. We do this in one neighbourhood in Amsterdam-Zuidoost and one in Nieuw-West. At the same time, we build a strong network of involved parties. This phase of the project, clarifying the core question, forms the basis for a larger funding application.
The project also focuses on collaboration between students from different programmes. Physiotherapy and Sport Studies students take part through internships and graduation projects. They work on predefined practical questions and practise interprofessional and neighbourhood-based collaboration.
The project links to existing AUAS initiatives such as Buurtcampussen and Lang Leven Thuis flats, as well as the social medical physical activity network. The aim is to reduce health inequalities and support healthy physical activity through better collaboration between healthcare and the social domain.
Aim
We want to better understand how healthcare and welfare professionals can successfully work together to guide people from care towards independent sport and physical activity. We also explore how students from physiotherapy and sport organisation programmes can collaborate effectively in the neighbourhood. For this purpose, we develop and test a guidance and evaluation method.
Method
We organise 4 co-creation sessions (2 per district) with partners from healthcare, sport, and the social domain.
We map out:
- barriers and opportunities for collaboration
- existing networks and working methods
- the partners needed for a strong consortium
Expected results
- A practice-oriented research question
- A strong network (consortium) of public and private parties, such as healthcare organisations, national and local sport organisations, and the Municipality of Amsterdam
- Insight into how collaboration works between healthcare and sport professionals and other stakeholders
Impact on education
- Practice-based assignments for AUAS students, focused on collaboration between programmes
- An evaluation tool for interprofessional collaboration between students
Project team
- Kristel Lankhorst (Physiotherapy programme and research group Physiotherapy – Moving towards Preventive Care)
- Jora Broerse (Sport Studies programme and research group Sport Management & Sport Business)
- Sascha Haans (lecturer-researcher, research group Physiotherapy – Moving towards Preventive Care, and city lecturer Buurtcampus Nieuw-West)
- Ineke Deelen (lecturer-researcher Sport Studies)
- Eline Aardenburg (graduation student Sport Studies)
External partners
- Sam van Oenen & Thirza Jansen, programme Healthy Ageing (GGD Amsterdam)
- Anton Stoter (Team Sportservice Amsterdam)
Funding
This research is made possible by incentive funding from the Centre of Expertise Urban Vitality.
Involved research group
This project is part of the Sport Management & Sport Business research group.