Background: In the past years, a mobile health (mHealth) app called the Dutch Talking Touch Screen Questionnaire (DTTSQ) was developed in The Netherlands. The aim of development was to enable Dutch physical therapy patients to autonomously complete a health-related questionnaire regardless of their level …

In dit paper wordt verslag gedaan van een onderzoek naar de strategische sensitiviteit van tien MKB ondernemingen. Doel van het onderzoek is te achterhalen in hoeverre zij zich bezig houden met de toekomst en hoe hun strategische sensitiviteit kan worden versterkt. Het onderzoek levert een overall beeld, …

The current healthcare delivery system is under pressure. With an aging population and changing lifestyles, the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases have grown steadily worldwide. It is presumed that people with multiple chronic diseases account for a very large proportion of healthcare utilization …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of exercise interventions on sleep disturbances and sleep quality in patients with mixed cancer diagnoses, and identify demographic, clinical, and intervention-related moderators of these effects. METHODS: Individual patient data (IPD) and aggregated meta-analyses …

The following research was carried out as a graduation project and done on behalf of The European eCommerce and Omni-Channel Trade Association(EMOTA). EMOTA is a lobbying firm that works to promote eCommerce in the European Union by helping policy makers eradicate trade barriers. The main research question …

Study Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Background Quantitative mechanical sensory testing (QST) assesses sensory functioning and detects functional changes in (central) nociceptive processing. In the current low back pain literature it has been hypothesized that these functional changes …

Objective: Despite the increasing availability of eRehabilitation, its use remains limited. The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with willingness to use eRehabilitation. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Subjects: Stroke patients, informal caregivers, health-care professionals. Methods: …

The aim of the current study is twofold. First, it investigates the influencing factors of runners' sports apparel value at a running event. Second, the potential value of observational data in the socioeconomic field is investigated, as this study combines data retrieved by a survey and by visually …

Small scale farmers in Kenya face low milk yields from dairy cows. One of the causes is the low quality and quantity of roughage on small-scale farms. Overall in all Kenyan farming systems the dairy production is influenced by seasonal fluctuation of roughage production. Next to this it is known that …

The majority of houses in the Groningen gas field region, the largest in Europe, consist of unreinforced masonry material. Because of their particular characteristics (cavity walls of different material, large openings, limited bearing walls in one direction, etc.) these houses are exceptionally vulnerable …