Begin 2020 bereikte het coronavirus Nederland. Hoewel we nu een stuk meer weten over het coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, was er in het begin vooral heel veel onbekend. Ouderen werden in één keer als ‘kwetsbaar’ bestempeld.1 De coronamaatregelen waren gericht op het beschermen van ouderen tegen COVID-19 infectie, …

Citizen science – the active participation of lay people in research – may yield crucial local knowledge and increase research capacity. Recently, there is growing interest to understand benefits for citizen scientists themselves. We studied the perceived impacts of participation in a public health citizen …

Background/Aims: This study examines the feasibility of a preoperative exercise program to improve the physical fitness of a patient before gastrointestinal surgery. Methods: An outpatient exercise program was developed to increase preoperative aerobic capacity, peripheral muscle endurance and respiratory …