Objective: Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) is associated with high toxicity that adversely affects physical functioning, body composition, fatigue, quality of life and treatment outcomes. Exercise interventions during treatment might counteract these negative effects. We therefore …

Purpose (1) To investigate the differences in the course of participation up to one year after stroke between distinct movement behavior patterns identified directly after discharge to the home setting, and (2) to investigate the longitudinal association between the development of movement behavior patterns …

Eerstelijnsfysiotherapiepraktijken zijn veelal kleine ondernemingen die balanceren tussen het leveren van kwalitatief hoogstaande zorg en gezonde (financiële) bedrijfsresultaten. Het continu kunnen aanpassen van de praktijk aan veranderende vraagstukken vanuit patiënten, verwijzers en beleidsmakers blijkt …

Background: Patient education, home-based exercise therapy, and advice on returning to normal activities are established physiotherapeutic treatment options for patients with nonspecific low back pain (LBP). However, the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on health-related outcomes largely …

Uit het onderzoek valt te concluderen dat een levenstestament een veelomvattende akte is, waarin een algemene volmacht wordt gegeven die in werking treedt op het moment dat de volmachtgever wilsonbekwaam wordt verklaard door een arts, dan wel meteen na ondertekening. Beschermingsbewind strekt zich tot …

Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the concurrent validity of the PAM AM400 accelerometer for measuring physical activity in usual care in hospitalized patients by comparing it with the ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometer. Materials and methods: This was a prospective single centre …

Background: The aging population is increasingly faced with daily life limitations, threatening their Functional Independence (FI). These limitations extend different life domains and require a broad range of community-care professionals to be addressed. The Decision Support Tool for Functional Independence …

Background: Physical inactivity is common during hospitalization. Physical activity has been described in different inpatient populations but never across a hospital. Purpose: To describe inpatient movement behavior and associated factors throughout a single university hospital. Methods: A prospective …

Objective: To report the study protocol and baseline characteristics of a prospective cohort study to evaluate longitudinal recovery trajectories of patients recovering from COVID-19 who have visited a primary care allied health professional. Design: Report of the protocol and baseline characteristics for …

‘Lesson study is niet iets wat je ‘even’ doet of waar je direct concrete resultaten van ziet, en het is soms lastig om anderen ervan te overtuigen ook mee te doen’. Aldus één van de schoolleiders die met Lesson study Professionele Leergemeenschappen (PLG’s) werkt binnen haar school. In scholen wordt …