Introduction: The ROTOS Foundation, dedicated to Occupational Therapy (OT) and Occupational Science (OS) research, is one of three branches of OT-Europe, alongside education and practice. Its vision is to enhance the lives of European citizens by uniting OT and OS researchers under a single, influential …

In this Masterclass we will discuss factors to consider when critically appraising standardised assessments and outcome measures for practice and research. This includes the assessments’ purpose, content and level of measurement, the adequacy of standardisation, and evidence of validity, reliability, …

This study tries to understand the power of knowledge within collaborative care networks to provide insights for designing successful collaboration within care networks by combining intersectionality and epistemic (in)justice. Becoming an informal carer for someone with an acquired brain injury (ABI) …

BACKGROUND: Telemonitoring and telerehabilitation can support home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and benefit patients with lung diseases or COVID-19. This study aimed to (1) identify which telemonitoring and telerehabilitation interventions (e.g. videoconferencing) are used to provide telehealth …

Families in the Netherlands consisting of individuals falling into a variety of racialized migrant categories, are often the focus of governmental scrutiny and scientific curiosity. These ‘migrant families’ are constructed in a variety of ways, all which make it possible to center them as the object …

Ongeveer 5000 kinderen in Nederland gebruiken handmatig bediende rolstoelen voor hun dagelijkse mobiliteit. Het lijkt echter dat de momenteel gebruikte rolstoelen vaak ongeschikt zijn voor kinderen. Ze zijn ofwel te zwaar, te onhandelbaar, of voldoen niet adequaat aan de behoeften van het kind om deel …

Schrijven met de hand is belangrijk. Uit wetenschappelijk onderzoek blijkt dat kinderen beter en sneller leren lezen als ze de letters leren schrijven met de hand. Oudste kleuters die de papier- en pentaken leuk vinden, doen ze vaker en worden er beter in. Zo kunnen ze met voldoende bagage starten met …

Introduction : People on the autism spectrum often struggle to transition smoothly between occupations in daily life. Objective : This qualitative inquiry aimed to understand the human and non-human factors that influence occupational transitions from the perspectives of adults on the autism spectrum. …

Professionaliseren als ergotherapeut biedt handvatten om (verder) uit te groeien tot een zelfbewuste ergotherapeut; een ontwikkelingsproces dat zich afspeelt in een steeds veranderend werkveld. Reflecteren is de sleutel tot professionalisering. Reflecteren draait om de bewustwording van je eigen gedrag …

In January 2022 the new Dutch Civic Integration programme was launched together with promises of improvements it would bring in facilitating the ‘integration’ of newcomers to the Netherlands. This study presents a critical discourse analysis of texts intended for municipalities to take on their new coordinating …