Wereldwijd vinden jaarlijks zes tot 31 beenamputaties plaats per 100.000 mensen, in de toekomst zal dit naar alle waarschijnlijkheid toenemen. Het uithoudingsvermogen is een belangrijke indicator of mensen met een amputatie uiteindelijk met een prothese gaan lopen, omdat het lopen met een prothese meer …

Objective: This study evaluated the effect of an after-school group-based medium-intensity multicomponent behavioural intervention programme for children aged 8–12 years classified as overweight, obese or at risk for overweight on body mass index standard deviation score (BMI SDS). In accordance with …

The main aim of this study was to determine the agreement in classification between the modified KörperKoordinations Test für Kinder (KTK3+) and the Athletic Skills Track (AST) for measuring fundamental movement skill levels (FMS) in 6- to 12-year old children. 3,107 Dutch children (of which 1,625 are …

Purpose: To translate and culturally adapt the Swedish version of the 'Blue flags' questionnaire into Dutch and to examine the validity and reliability aspects of the Dutch version. Methods: The 'Blue flags' questionnaire was translated and culturally adapted to the Dutch situation. A total of 58 participants …

The current study determined the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Adapted Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (Adapted-SQUASH) in adults with disabilities. Before filling in the Adapted-SQUASH twice with a recall period of 2 weeks, participants wore …

Background & aims: Malnutrition, frailty, physical frailty, and disability are common conditions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Insight in the coexistence and relations between these conditions may provide information on the nature of the relationship between malnutrition …

INTRODUCTION: Acquiring practical skills is essential for dental students. These practical skills are assessed throughout their training, both formatively and summatively. However, by means of visual inspection alone, assessment cannot always be performed objectively. A computerized evaluation system …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate optimized algorithm parameter settings for step count and physical behavior for a pocket worn activity tracker in older adults during ADL. Secondly, for a more relevant interpretation of the results, the performance of the optimized algorithm was compared …

Op de lange termijn is te concluderen dat de aarde opwarmt en dat er sprake is van klimaatverandering. Door het opstellen van het klimaatakkoord neemt de mens zijn verantwoordelijkheid. De bouwwereld wordt hier ook uitgebreid bij betrokken. De Energie Prestatie Coëfficiënt-eis wordt vervangen door nieuwe …

OBJECTIVE: Language development is important for children's success in life. Therefore, language is monitored by child health care professionals and parents, but a uniform set of milestones in language development is lacking. Our aim was to identify a set of clear and distinctive milestones that empirically …