Background Critically ill patients are subject to severe skeletal muscle wasting during intensive care unit (ICU) stay, resulting in impaired short- and long-term functional outcomes and health-related quality of life. Increased protein provision may improve functional outcomes in ICU patients by attenuating …

Wat kun je doen om mensen met een verstandelijke beperking gezonder te laten leven? In deze workshop nemen Annelies en Lidewij jullie mee in de ontwikkelingen van leefstijl in de wetenschap en praktijk. We zoomen in op een cursus voor begeleiders en hoe vindt leefstijl zijn weg in het onderwijs voor …

Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UN CRPD) requires countries to harmonise their legislative frameworks with it. This paper investigates the national legislative frameworks of four Asian countries to see the extent to which they provide support …

Objective This cross-sectional questionnaire study investigates if there a difference in the extent to which health care providers in prenatal Shared Medical Appointments (CenteringPregnancy©) and in prenatal individual appointments support self-management in patient education. It also investigates if …

The overall goal of the Odense house project is to diminish the burden of informal carers of people living with dementia (PLWD) through professional and structural support of the informal carers and the use of tailor-made technological solutions. The project aims to strengthen the resilience and perseverance …

Background: Professional caregivers are important in the daily support of lifestyle change for adults with mild intellectual disabilities; however, little is known about which behaviour change techniques (BCTs) are actually used. This study aims to gain insight in their use for lifestyle behaviour change …

Beschrijving van wat het betekent als je partner dementie krijgt op jonge leeftijd. Aan de hand van vijf fasen beschrijft het boek de gedragsveranderingen, de emotionele gevolgen voor de naaste, de zorg die nodig is, de ethische dilemma's die er spelen en de juridische vraagstukken die erbij komen kijken …

In some countries, personal assistants may facilitate sexual engagement of people with disabilities. A specific form of facilitating sexuality are services that offer paid sex with sex care workers. In the Netherlands, there is no training available for sex care workers. To provide input for such training, …

Background: Direct support professionals’(DSPs’) attitudes toward nutrition are important for supporting a healthy lifestyle of persons with intellectual disabilities. However, there are no instruments to measure it. The aim of this study was to compose a questionnaire and determine its internal validity. …

This paper describes a best practice by presenting useful materials for nurses to support them in developing and implementing telemonitoring for patients with chronic heart failure in their own organization. The case is a Dutch hospital with a successful telemonitoring practice for chronic heart patients …