BACKGROUND: Findings on the association between early high protein provision and mortality in ICU patients are inconsistent. The relation between early high protein provision and mortality in patients receiving CRRT remains unclear. The aim was to study the association between early high protein provision …

Objective: To report the study protocol and baseline characteristics of a prospective cohort study to evaluate longitudinal recovery trajectories of patients recovering from COVID-19 who have visited a primary care allied health professional. Design: Report of the protocol and baseline characteristics …

Throughout Europe, refugees must participate in civic integration programs aimed to improve language and to have them learn and adopt the ‘European’ way of life. These programmes have been criticized for being restrictive, discriminatory and as negatively impacting on the lives of refugees. Our study …

Inleiding Revalideren is leren, wat betekent dat revalidatie elementen van een leerproces in zich moet hebben. Deze elementen zijn door Inge Vuijk vertaald naar 11 leerprincipes. Het leerprincipe ‘’eigenaarschap’’ betekent bijvoorbeeld dat de patiënt zelf doelen stelt en eigenaar is van zijn eigen revalidatieproces. De …

Background: There is still limited evidence on the effectiveness and implementation of smoking cessation interventions for people with severe mental illness (SMI) in Dutch outpatient psychiatric settings. The present study aimed to establish expert consensus on the core components and strategies to …

Background Inconsistent descriptions of Lumbar multifidus (LM) morphology were previously identified, especially in research applying ultrasonography (US), hampering its clinical applicability with regard to diagnosis and therapy. The aim of this study is to determine the LM-sonoanatomy by comparing …

This research report explores the idea of creating a virtual reality gamified experience that addresses the topic of mental health by bringing more understanding to mental disorders. In doing so, the paper begins by exploring how the topic of mental health could be broached with the use of video games. …

Background: The target group of this study concerns young people with a mild intellectual disability. The central research question is: What evidence can be found in the literature for common and specific factors for a play therapy intervention for young people with a mild intellectual disability struggling …

Mirror therapy is used in a broad spectrum of rehabilitation therapy ranging from phantom limb pain, stroke, peripheral nerve injury to cerebral palsy. With the development of a virtual reality (VR) environment for mirror therapy, patients can now practice independently of time and place. However, the …

Background: In face-to-face therapy for eating disorders, therapeutic alliance (TA) is an important predictor of symptomreduction and treatment completion. To date, however, little is known about TA during web-based cognitive behavioral therapy(web-CBT) and its association with symptom reduction, treatment …