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What would you do if you were unable to pay your rent and you were threatened with home-eviction? Would you ask you family or close friends for help, or would you prefer the professional help of a social worker? Or maybe both? What kind of support can family, friends, neighbors, offer in a situation …

BACKGROUND: Itching (pruritus) following burns is a well-known clinical problem. However, there are no long-term prospective studies that document the course and the extent of the problem. Studies on risk factors are anecdotal. OBJECTIVES: To study self-reported itching in a multicentre cohort among …

Het onderwerp van dit afstudeerproject betreft echografie als diagnostisch middel binnen de fysiotherapie. De hoofdvraag luidt daarom als volgt: "Wat is de meerwaarde van echografie voor de fysiotherapeutische diagnose en behandeling van patiënten met orthopedische klachten binnen de fysiotherapie?" Het …

Onderzoeksvraag Wat is de invloed van een training van de rompstabiliteit op de spierkracht van de extremiteiten? Doel Binnen de fysiotherapie bestaan verschillende trainingen waarbij men als fysiotherapeut de spierkracht van de extremiteiten wil laten toenemen. Hierbij wordt er veelal alleen de lokale …

Background: A meta-analysis examined differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between seekers of surgical and non-surgical treatment, and non-treatment seekers, over and above differences that are explained by weight, age, and gender. Methods: Our literature search focused on the 'Impact …

Fifty years after its launch, the European Union still has not succeeded in attracting the appropriate level of interest and the full support of EU citizens. Informing citizens about the European Union is a task of the government and the media, so that people gain knowledge and form an opinion about …

Onderzoeksvraag Is er een betere functionele arm-hand test dan de Frenchay arm test, die snel en eenvoudig toepasbaar is bij patiënten met een CVA in de revalidatie fase? Doel De afgelopen jaren is de vraag naar evidence based handelen toegenomen. De behandeling dient objectief onderbouwd te worden …

Title The influence of postural control exercises on re-learning gait in patients diagnosed with hemiplegia as a result of cortical CVA. Main Question What is the influence of postural control exercises on re-learning gait in patients diagnosed with hemiplegia as a result of cortical CVA? Objective To …

BACKGROUND: fear of falling (FOF) is a major health problem among the elderly living in communities, present in older people who have fallen but also in older people who have never experienced a fall. The aims of this study were 4-fold: first, to study methods to measure FOF; second, to study the prevalence …