Maaike van Gameren

Maaike van Gameren is a Research Associate at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and affiliated with the AMS - Ageing & Vitality research institute. Her work focuses on falls prevention, physical activity, and functional status in older adults, as well as rehabilitation strategies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

• Research Areas: Injury prevention, health services research, thematic analysis, functional status assessment, and community-based interventions.
• Key Publications: Explores implementation barriers for DMD guidelines, sitting balance in DMD patients, and fall prevention programs for older adults using wearable sensors and mixed methods.
• Collaborations: Works with institutions like VeiligheidNL and partners such as Pijnappels, Bossen, and Visser on aging and rehabilitation projects.