Abstract Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of the estimated 11–25 years reduced life expectancy for persons with serious mental illness (SMI). This excess cardiovascular mortality is primarily attributable to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia. Obesity is associated …

Background: According to the principles of Reablement, home care services are meant to be goal-oriented, holistic and person-centred taking into account the capabilities and opportunities of older adults. However, home care services traditionally focus on doing things for older adults rather than with …

BackgroundE-mental health holds promise for people with severe mental illness, but has a limited evidence base. This study explored the effect of e-health added to face-to-face delivery of the Illness Management and Recovery Programme (e-IMR).MethodIn this multi-centre exploratory cluster randomized …

Background: Integrating physical therapy sessions and an online application (e-Exercise) might support people with hip osteoarthritis (OA), knee OA, or both (hip/knee OA) in taking an active role in the management of their chronic condition and may reduce the number of physical therapy sessions. Objective: …

In dit praktijkgericht actieonderzoek zijn de opleidingsbehoeften van 15 hoogbegaafde pabostudenten van de Pabo Hogeschool Rotterdam in kaart gebracht. Middels een vragenlijst, gebaseerd op de online tol van Digitaal Handelingsprotocol Begaafdheid, en een interview, is onderzocht in hoeverre studenten …

Vanwege de Participatiewet dienen mensen met een beperking voorbereid te worden op een werkzaam leven in de maatschappij. Er zijn steeds meer aanwijzingen dat deze doelgroep ook zelfregulerend leren kan leren (Mitchell, 2015). In de praktijk lijkt er echter sprake te zijn van overbescherming of aangeleerde …

Onderzoekend vermogen is één van de kenmerken van de (aspirant) onderwijsprofessional, maar het ontwikkelen van dit vermogen door lerarenopleiders blijkt in de praktijk geen sinecure. Omdat het onderzoekend vermogen van lerarenopleiders zelf gerelateerd lijkt aan de kwaliteit van de begeleiding die ze …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive workers’ health surveillance (WHS) program on aspects of sustainable employability and cost-benefit. Methods A cluster randomized stepped wedge trial was performed in a Dutch meat processing company from february 2012 until march 2015. In total …

Integrating physical therapy sessions and an online application (e-Exercise) might support people with hip osteoarthritis (OA), knee OA, or both (hip/knee OA) in taking an active role in the management of their chronic condition and may reduce the number of physical therapy sessions. The objective of …

This title was first published in 2001. Analyzing and comparing several growth clusters in nine European cities, this compelling volume examines the critical success factors that determine the economic development of urban regions.