AimsKnowledge of patient preferences is vital for delivering optimal healthcare. This study uses utility measurement to assess the preferences of heart failure (HF) patients regarding quality of life or longevity. The utility approach represents the perspective of a patient; facilitates the combination …

In Europe, about 20% of children are overweight. Focus on parental responsibility is an effective method in weight control interventions in children. In this systematic review we describe the intensity of parental involvement and behaviour change aimed at parents in long-term European childhood weight …

Background To improve the quality of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) the CR guideline from the Dutch Royal Society for Physiotherapists (KNGF) has been updated. This guideline can be considered an addition to the 2011 Dutch Multidisciplinary CR …

Purpose To investigate the course of quality of life (QoL) among prostate cancer patients treated with external beam radiotherapy and to compare the results with QoL of a normal age-matched reference population. Conclusion Prostate cancer patients experience a small worsening of QoL as compared with …

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine how physical therapists are taking cognizance of psychomotor therapy. Theoretical border: Psychomotor therapy is a treatment for patients with psychological problems targeting body experience and behavioral changes. Physical therapy is aplied when patients …

In dit rapport wordt verslag gedaan van een verkennend onderzoek naar de wijze waarop de invoering en borging van drie basismethodieken en drie evidence-based interventies in de Amsterdamse jeugdzorg zijn aangepakt. Het onderzoek is een project van het Lectoraat implementatie in de jeugdzorg, dat per …

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate clinical outcome of early cyclic intravenous pamidronate treatment in children with moderate-to-severe osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), commenced before three years of age. METHODS: A retrospective review of 17 patients with moderate-to-severe OI. Development, anthropometry, fracture …

In this study the following question will be examineted: How does the existing treatment for the eating disorder obesity within PsyQ, affect the negative body image of this patients? Body dysmorphic means what people think and feel about there bodies and what tis means for their daily doing. A negative …

Screening for psychological distress in patients with cancer is currently being debated in the British Journal of Cancer. Screening has been recommended, as elevated levels of distress have been consistently observed and clinicians tend to overlook the need of psychological support (Carlson et al, 2012; …

De aanleiding van Franziska Müller en Rachana Termorshuizen voor de keuze van dit onderzoek is de persoonlijke interesse in de integratie van beeldende therapie en MBT. Naar aanleiding van onze stage wilden wij ons allebei graag verder verdiepen in deze methode. Doordat er geen eenduidige methode beschreven …