Background: Cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life (HRQL) scales is useful as it allows comparisons of therapy outcomes across different countries to be drawn. Aims: To adapt the English Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life—39 item generic stroke scale (SAQOL-39g) into Dutch. To …

Background: In clinical practice, nurses’ attitudes regarding older patients are important in relation to quality of care. The Older People in Acute Care Survey (OPACS) is an instrument measuring hospital nurses attitudes regarding older patients and is validated in Australia and the USA. The OPACS …

Background: Assessment can have various functions, and is an important impetus for student learning. For assessment to be effective, it should be aligned with curriculum goals and of sufficient quality. Although it has been suggested that assessment quality in physical education (PE) is suboptimal, research …

Introduction: Cutting is an important skill in team-sports, but unfortunately is also related to non-contact ACL injuries. The purpose was to examine knee kinetics and kinematics at different cutting angles. Material and methods: 13 males and 16 females performed cuts at different angles (45 , 90 , 135 …

Research on student success has been highly influenced by Tinto’s integration theory in Europe and America. As part of my PhD research, I investigate the possible influence of the use of social media by first year students in higher education. Based on Tinto’s theory, the amount of variables is diminished …

As part of my PhD research, I investigate the influence of the use of social media by first year students in higher education. In this research I have lessened the amount of variables, from Tinto’s theory, by including only the best-proven predictive variables, based on previous studies. Hereby, avoiding …

Onderzoek naar de wijze waarop de marketingmix ingezet kan worden om het marktaandeel van Alpha te vergroten.

In deze afstudeeropdracht is onderzocht of de aangepaste versie van de Boosheid Lichamelijke Signalenlijst (BLS) bruikbaar en betrouwbaar is voor mensen met een licht verstandelijke beperking (LVB). Er is onderzocht welke vragen begrepen worden na controle op begrip en welke aanpassingen aanbevolen worden …

Samenvatting Dit is een sociaalwetenschappelijk onderzoek, uitgevoerd in opdracht van De Baak, een organisatie die opleidingen, coaching en trainingen aanbiedt voor het ontwikkelen van leiderschap, ondernemerschap en persoonlijke ontwikkeling. Als uitganspunt voor het onderzoek wordt het begrip emotionele …

Abstract Background: To assess the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Dutch version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-OLD). Methods: The psychometric properties of the Dutch WHOQOL-OLD were examined in a cross-sectional …