In a home care setting, high-quality care is typically associated with continuity of care. In addition, the increasing pressure due to labor shortages calls for cost-efficient operations. This paper focuses on obtaining cost-efficient daily schedules over a longer time horizon, with balanced shift lengths, …

Over the last five years, I have found myself circling around four key concepts: Performance. Philosophy. Animals. And Equality. And I have found myself thinking in and with circles. It began with the various references to circles we can find in the philosophy of Henri Bergson - in his idea of the field …

The current flood protection infrastructure in the Netherlands no longer meets required standards, which led to the formation of the Hoogwaterbeschermingsprogramma (HWBP). This program is tasked with reinforcing 2,000 kilometres of dikes and 400 sluices over the next 30 years to safeguard the country …

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to develop a “risk resilience model” for agricultural SMEs, that prepares farmers to the effects of major environmental challenges like climate change and weather shocks. Methodology: Action research is the methodology used. It was based on a template for qualitative …

Background: To avoid overexertion in critically ill patients, information on the physical demand, i.e., metabolic load, of daily care and active exercises is warranted. Objective: The objective of this study was toassess the metabolic load during morning care activities and active bed exercises in mechanically …

Aim: To examine the motives of people with dementia who desire euthanasia with a special focus on reasons related to family or relationships. In addition we aim to assess how family of people with dementia experience their situation and responsibilities and how this might change.Method: Fourteen interviews …

To prepare medical students appropriately for the management of toxicological emergencies, we have developed a simulation-based medical education (SBME) training in acute clinical toxicology. Our aim is to report on the feasibility, evaluation and lessons learned of this training. Since 2019, each year …

Humans, with some exceptions left and right, have proven to be at their best when disaster strikes hard. At least, that is our hope and appears to be our defence for the future. In the meantime, we hide and live our perfect lives in the best conditions we ever had. Conditions that make us, lazy, fat, …

Often originating from the hip joint, hip and groin pain are prevalent among active individuals, with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and labral tears being primary diagnosis. This study investigates the postoperative outcomes of patients that underwent hip arthroscopy for labral tears, compared to …

Objective To develop and internally validate a prognostic model to predict chronic pain after a new episode of acute or subacute non-specific idiopathic, non-traumatic neck pain in patients presenting to physiotherapy primary care, emphasising modifiable biomedical, psychological and social factors. Design …