Inleiding: Fasciitis plantaris (FP) is één van de meest voorkomende pijnlijke aandoeningen aan de voet. Voor de behandelingen van FP zijn er in de loop de jaren talloze conservatieve en operatieve therapieën ontwikkeld. Bij ongeveer 10% van alle patiënten is een secundaire conservatieve therapie, zoals …

Inleiding: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is de meest voorkomende en agressieve vorm van hersentumoren. De behandeling van GBM bestaat uit een resectie met een maand later concurrent chemo-radiotherapie. Binnen 72 uur na de resectie moet de vroeg post-operatieve-magnetic resonance images (MRI) gemaakt …

Background and AimsScreening and brief interventions (SBI) delivered in primary health care (PHC) are cost-effective in decreasing alcohol consumption; however, they are underused. This study aims to identify implementation strategies that focus on SBI uptake and measure impact on: (1) heavy drinking …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management intervention (including an eHealth module), compared with usual care, in employees with chronic non-specific complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (persisting >3 months). METHODS: Participants were randomised into the self-management group …

BACKGROUND: Frailty is often associated with multimorbidity and disability. OBJECTIVES: We investigated heterogeneity in the frail older population by characterizing five subpopulations according to quantitative biological markers, multimorbidity and disability, and examined their association with mortality …

Het is bekend dat looptherapie de beste methode is om patiënten met Claudicatio Intermittens (CI) te behandelen. In de praktijk blijken echter veel patiënten moeite te hebben om de therapie vol te houden. Bij andere patiëntengroepen waar het aanpassen van de levensstijl geïndiceerd is, blijkt het gebruik …

It is important for caregivers and patients to know which wounds are at risk of prolonged wound healing to enable timely communication and treatment. Available prognostic models predict wound healing in chronic ulcers, but not in acute wounds, that is, originating after trauma or surgery. We developed …

Children with acute respiratory or ear infections (RTI/OM) are often unnecessarily prescribed antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem and antibiotic prescription for RTI/OM should be reduced. Anthroposophic treatment of RTI/OM includes anthroposophic medications, nonmedication …

Importance Evidence for an acute effect of physical activity on cognitive performance within the school setting is limited. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into acute effects of a short physical activity bout on selective attention in primary school children, specifically in the school …

Objectives To compare healthcare costs and mortality rates of Dutch patients with a conventional (CON) general practitioner (GP) and patients with a GP who has additionally completed training in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Design Comparative economic evaluation. Setting Database from …