OBJECTIVES: The Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) and Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) are behavioral pain assessment tools for sedated and unconscious critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to compare the reliability, internal consistency, and discriminant validation of the BPS and the …

The Saxion Research Centre for Design and Technology employs many students during research projects. This paper discusses a series of student design projects on safety helmets in the Safety@Work project. At construction sites workers are required to wear personal protective equipment during their work. …

Hoe ziet de toekomst van de thuiszorgverlening eruit? Het  Nederlandse zorgsysteem is sterk aan het veranderen, onder andere door de grondige bezuinigingen en een stijgende zorgvraag tegenover een dalend aanbod in zorgverleners. Een zorgsetting die onderhevig is aan zulke grote veranderingen, vraagt …

In reaction to the lack of intrinsic motivation of construction site workers, to wear their safety helmets at all times, a series of research projects studied causes and possible solutions. Goal is to gain an inspirational discussion to get the design onto the next level. This paper describes a study …