Background: Adequate self-management skills are of great importance for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to reduce the impact of COPD exacerbations. Using mobile health (mHealth) to support exacerbation-related self-management could be promising in engaging patients in their …

In opdracht van deltaWonen is een onderzoek verricht naar het huidige werkproces omtrent woonfraude dat woningcorporatie deltaWonen hanteert. Het beoogde doel van het onderzoek is om inzicht te geven in het huidige werkproces omtrent woonfraude en hoe deze verbeterd kan worden zodat woonfraude wordt …

Critical Thinking is a important indicator for achievement in education. It can benefit students to handle complex problems and to make better decisions. Adequate critical thinking skills help record and process information, making students more able to identify useful information and being less distracted …

In 2017 zijn er in Nederland tussen de 90.000 en 127.000 kinderen en jongeren van 0 tot 18 jaar blootgesteld aan een vorm van kindermishandeling. Deze cijfers laten zien dat kindermishandeling een onderwerp is dat binnen Nederland, maar ook in de gehele wereld, een groot complex probleem is. Naar aanleiding …

Naar aanleiding van observaties en gesprekken met sociaal agogen van reclasseringsorganisatie X is aan het licht gekomen dat een groot deel van de cliënten na een klinische detoxificatie vrijwel direct terugvalt in middelengebruik. In dit onderzoek wordt onderzocht welke factoren een rol spelen bij een …

Background Meaning in life (MiL) is considered to be an important part of health and is associated with many positive outcomes in older adults, such as quality of life and longevity. As health promotors, nurses may take patients’ MiL into account in the care process. There is a knowledge gap in terms …

Development of novel testing strategies to detect adverse human health effects is of interest to replace in vivo-based drug and chemical safety testing. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether physiologically based kinetic (PBK) modeling-facilitated conversion of in vitro toxicity data …

A loss of physical functioning (i.e., a low physical capacity and/or a low physical activity) is a common feature in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, the primary care physiotherapy and specialized pulmonary rehabilitation are clearly underused, and limited to patients …

Art therapy is widely used and effective in the treatment of patients diagnosed with Personality Disorders (PDs). Current psychotherapeutic approaches may benefit from this additional therapy to improve their efficacy. But what is the patient perspective upon this therapy? This study explored perceived …

Objective Vulnerability among pregnant women is an important and complex theme in the everyday practice of midwives. Exchanging knowledge and best practices about vulnerability between midwives in Europe can contribute to improving the knowledge and skills of midwives and as a result improve the care …