Depression is a highly prevalent and seriously impairing disorder. Evidence suggests that music therapy can decrease depression, though the music therapy that is offered is often not clearly described in studies. The purpose of this study was to develop an improvisational music therapy intervention based …

Objectives: In the post-surgical setting, active involvement of family caregivers has the potential to improve patient outcomes by prevention of surgical complications that are sensitive to fundamental care. This paper describes the development of a theoretically grounded program to enhance the active …

Objective: Self-management is a core theme within chronic care and several evidence-based interventions (EBIs) exist to promote self-management ability. However, these interventions cannot be adapted in a mere copy-paste manner. The current study describes and demonstrates a planned approach in adapting …

Effects of the Prima anti-bullying program on victimization, classroom peer context and defending behavior Marloes van Verseveld, Minne Fekkes, Ruben Fukkink & Ron Oostdam Background and aims Victimization among children is associated with adverse effects on their physical and psychological health and …

Women want positive birth experiences with high quality maternity care that is neither too much, too soon, nor too little, too late. Research confirms the effectiveness of midwifery care, and the midwifery approach to birth as physiologic may counter the upward trend of the unnecessary medicalization …

Aim: To develop an understanding of how nurses obtain and take account of patient preferences in shared decision-making processes in evidence-based practice to provide personalized nursing care. Design: Qualitative grounded theory. Methods: This research was part of a PhD study successfully completed …

Een cerebrovasculaire incident (CVA) wordt gedefinieerd als een infarct of bloeding in het brein, ruggenmerg of retina als gevolg van een trombose of een dissectie in een bloedvat (1). Dit uit zich in symptomen zoals een parese en sensibiliteitsverlies van de arm en/of been aan de heterolaterale zijde. …

Fysieke activiteit is van groot belang bij personen met MS (1). De conditie en kracht worden opgebouwd in een revalidatiecentrum (2), met behulp van een trainingsschema met cardiorespiratoire- en spierkrachttraining (1). Op basis van trainingsparameters uit wetenschappelijk onderzoek kunnen fysiotherapeuten …

Nederland staat hoog op de ladder als het gaat om de kwaliteit van zorg en behoort hiermee tot de beste zorg van Europa (Munten, Verhoef, & Kuiper, 2016). Er wordt in Nederland, maar ook internationaal, beroep gedaan op zorgprofessionals om de keuzes die gemaakt worden binnen de zorg te baseren op het …

BACKGROUND: Instability of the knee joint during gait is frequently reported by patients with knee osteoarthritis or an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. The assessment of instability in clinical practice and clinical research studies mainly relies on self-reporting. Alternatively, parameters measured …