Background: Every day rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients make many decisions about managing their disease. An online, computer-tailored, self-management program can support this decision making, but development of such a program requires the active participation of patients. Objective: To develop an …

Background: No-rinse disposable wash gloves are increasingly implemented in health care to replace traditional soap and water bed baths without proper evaluation of (cost) effectiveness. Objectives: To compare bed baths for effects on skin integrity and resistance against bathing and costs. Design: Cluster …

Green tea, particularly epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), may affect body weight and composition, possibly by enhancing fat oxidation. The aim of this double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled cross-over study was to investigate whether 3-day supplementation with EGCG (282 mg/day) stimulates fat oxidation …

Dietary nitrate (NO3(-)) supplementation has been proposed as an emerging treatment strategy for type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that ingestion of a single bolus of dietary NO3(-) ingestion improves oral glucose tolerance in patients with type 2 diabetes. Seventeen men with type 2 diabetes (glycated …

Background This study aims for health gain and cost reduction in the care for people with long-term non-psychotic psychiatric disorders. Present care for this population has a limited evidence base, is often open ended, little effective, and expensive. Recent epidemiological data shows that 43.5% of …

To develop a self-management program with an additional eHealth module, using the six steps of the intervention mapping (IM) protocol, to help employees with complaints of the arm, neck, and/or shoulder (CANS) cope with their problems. In Step 1 of the IM protocol, a needs assessment was performed consisting …

Inleiding: Tegenwoordig wordt er gestreefd naar fysiotherapeutische behandeltechnieken met wetenschappelijk bewijs. Er is nog weinig bekend over welke fysiotherapeutische oefeningen door een 100 meter sprinter het beste uitgevoerd kunnen worden om sporthervatting soepel te laten verlopen. Een van de …

Achtergrond: Multiple Sclerose (MS) is een chronische aandoening aan het centrale zenuwstelsel. MS patiënten zijn minder fysiek actief dan gezonde personen, wat negatief is voor de gezondheid. Om de cardiorespiratoire fitheid van MS patiënten te verbeteren, wordt cardiorespiratoire training aanbevolen. …

Background: Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most used modalities for diagnostics in paediatric populations, which is a concern as it also delivers a high patient dose. Research has focused on developing computer algorithms that provide better image quality at lower dose. The iterative reconstruction …

De taalproblematiek van de autochtone achterstands leerling blijft een hardnekkig fenomeen. De achterstand van dit type leerling is sinds 1994 niet kleiner geworden. Vanaf 2002 is er zelfs een daling in het prestatieniveau van dit type leerling te ontdekken (Ledoux, Roeleveld, Driessen, Cuppen, & Meijer, …