This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of skeletal muscle training on functional performance in people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 3 and to identify any adverse effects

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of a proactive primary care program on the daily functioning of older people in primary care. DESIGN: Single-blind, three-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. SETTING: Primary care setting, 39 general practices in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: …

Background: In postoperative pain treatment patients are asked to rate their pain experience on a single uni-dimensional pain scale. Such pain scores are also used as indicator to assess the quality of pain treatment. However, patients may differ in how they interpret the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) …

Full text beschikbaar met HU-account. The aim of this study was to investigate, using a mixed-methods design, the added value of a trained Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) volunteer to the quality of hospital care in the Netherlands. The trained volunteers daily stimulate older patients, at risk of …

In the Netherlands, over 40% of nursing home residents are estimated to have visual impairments. This results in the loss of basic visual abilities. The nursing home environment fits more or less to residents’ activities and social participation. This is referred to as environmental fit. To raise professional …

Despite ample research on depression after stroke, the debate continues regarding whether symptoms such as sleep disturbances, loss of energy, changes in appetite and diminished concentration should be considered to be consequences of stroke or general symptoms of depression. By comparing symptoms …

De podotherapeut is ‘de specialist in de voetengezondheidszorg’, aldus de NVvP op haar website.1 Die ambitie houdt in, dat de podotherapeut samen met de cliënt de juiste diagnose en best passende individuele interventie/behandeling zoekt én onderzoek en behandeling afstemt met andere professionals in …

Studie naar problemen en behoeften op het gebied van mondgezondheid en -verzorging onder een groep van 97 ouderen in een instelling voor ouderenzorg. Vanwege complexe gebitsprothesen en een afname in de mondhygiëne ontstaan diverse problemen.

A systematic review of interdisciplinary literature, to identify rehabilitation interventions that can be integrated into ward-based nursing for patients with hemispatial neglect following stroke in the right brain hemisphere.

Tot op heden bestaat er geen professionele zorgverlening of thuiszorg voor paarden en de kans bestaat dat hier vraag naar is vanuit de markt. Er wordt in kaart gebracht in welke mate er vraag is naar deze vorm van zorgverlening en wat de meningen zijn van directe zorgexperts. De humane zorg zal dienen …