INTRODUCTION: Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation (MI-E) is used as an airway clearance intervention in primary care (home ventilation), long-term care (prolonged rehabilitation after intensive care, neuromuscular diseases, and spinal cord injury), and increasingly in acute care in intensive care units …

Background: Postoperative complications and readmissions to hospital are factors known to negatively influence the short- and long-term quality of life of patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Active family involvement in activities, such as fundamental care activities, has the potential to improve …

Ernstig en/of langdurig ziek zijn heeft niet alleen effect op de patiënt of degene die zorg nodig heeft, maar op iedereen in de familie. En dat effect wordt alsmaar groter omdat er door de transitie van verzorgingsstaat naar een participatiesamenleving, een toenemend beroep gedaan wordt op hulp en ondersteuning …

PURPOSE: Both malnutrition and frailty are associated with adverse treatment outcomes. Malnutrition (risk) and frailty are each commonly present in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). However, their coexistence and association is unknown. Main goal of this study is to determine the coexistence …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the long-term functioning of patients who survived a COVID-19-related admission to the intensive care unit and their family members, in the physical, social, mental and spiritual domain. DESIGN: A single-centre, prospective cohort study with a mixed-methods design. SETTING: The …

INLEIDING De verpleegafdeling Interne Geneeskunde & Maag-, Darm- en Leverziekten loopt al langer tegen problemen aan rondom het bijhouden van de vochtbalans. Deze problemen zorgen voor een incomplete vochtbalans waardoor er soms geen goed beeld is op de vochthuishouding van de patiënt. HOOFDVRAAG Welke …

BACKGROUND: In the last decades, autologous fat grafting has been used to treat adherent dermal scars. The observed regenerative and scar-reducing properties have been mainly ascribed to the tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction (tSVF) in adipose tissue. Adipose tissue's components augment local angiogenesis …

Samenvatting Achtergrond : Kinderen en adolescenten in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg hebben vaak een andere opvatting van hun zorgbehoeften en de behandeling die nodig is dan hun zorgverlener. Omdat een dergelijk verschil tussen jonge patiënten en zorgverleners therapietrouw in de weg kan staan en …

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 …

Children with cerebral palsy must perform daily exercise which is a tedious and energy consuming task. Exergames can make this routine more engaging, which can increase the compliance of the patient. This research explores the feasibility of an exergame device called the Squid Monster. The device is …