Inleiding: Anorexie, het verlies van eetlust, is een veelvoorkomend symptoom bij kanker en is geassocieerd met een verminderde voedselinname, cachexie, een verhoogde morbiditeit en mortaliteit en een verminderde kwaliteit van leven. Meetinstrumenten die worden aanbevolen om anorexie vast te stellen zijn …

Borstkanker is de meest voorkomende kankervorm onder vrouwen. Beweging tijdens en na de behandeling van borstkankerpatiënten krijgt steeds meer aandacht, omdat uit onderzoek is gebleken dat dit een positief effect heeft op het herstel. Het belang van preoperatief bewegen is echter nog onvoldoende onderzocht. …

This chapter provides insight into the culturally-bound nature of ethical sensitivity by examining three case studies from different educational contexts: the Netherlands (n = 622), Finland (n = 864), and Iranian Kurdistan (n = 556). Ethical sensitivity was investigated with the Ethical Sensitivity Scale …

This dissertation investigates how an NGO like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) can recover its brand equity after this was damaged due to a scandal. The focus was on improving perceived service quality as this appeared to be a very important aspect of brand equity that is damaged severely …

The Heart Failure Caregiver Questionnaire (HF-CQ) was developed to assess subjective outcomes of heart failure caregivers. The HF-CQ comprises 21 questions on three domains, namely physical, emotional/psychological and lifestyle. The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties …

BACKGROUND: The quality standards of the Dutch Society of Intensive Care require monitoring of the satisfaction of patient's relatives with respect to care. Currently, no suitable instrument is available in the Netherlands to measure this. This study describes the development and psychometric evaluation …

Abstract number: A-804-0000-01556

Rationale: A higher protein intake is suggested to preserve muscle mass during aging, and may therefore reduce the risk for sarcopenia. We explored whether the amount, type (animal/vegetable) and essential amino acid (EAA) composition of protein intake were associated with 5-year change in mid-thigh …

Background: The modified painDETECT questionnaire (PDQ) is a self-reported questionnaire to discriminate between nociceptive and neuropathic-like pain in patients with knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA). This study aims to assess the structural and construct validity of this questionnaire. Methods: Confirmatory …

This thesis deals with the problem of students who do not always know how to fill in their leisure time. There is limited information on the behaviour of Dutch students in their leisure time. By researching their passion related behaviour I gained insight in the positive and negative points regarding …