Background: Mechanically ventilated patients are at risk of developing inspiratory muscle weakness (IMW), which is associated with failure to wean and poor outcomes. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a recommended intervention during and after extubation but has not been widely adopted in Dutch intensive …

Die Klimakrise stellt eine Gefahr für die Zukunft des Planeten und der Menschheit dar. Junge Erwachsene sind eine der Generationen, die von den Auswirkungen der Klimakrise beson ders betroffen sein wird. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es zu erforschen, wie junge Erwachsene ihr Betätigungsverhalten auf Grundlage …

Repeating an experiment following the exact same procedures and using the exact same data and tooling should always give the same results. This is referred to as replicability, a key principle within the scientific research community. To support replicability in a clinical context, recording and reporting …

The Medical Device Regulation (MDR) came into effect in May 2021. Compared to its predecessor (the Medical Device Directive), the scope and definition of software has been expanded, and medical software often falls into a higher risk classification. For developers of health technology, healthcare organisations, …

Background: To prevent deterioration after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and to improve rehabilitation, the ICU team should use digital technologies to provide comprehensive and practical information alongside personalised support for survivors and their family members. However, a knowledge …

The use of serious games as educational tools for healthcare professionals and patient interventions is rising, offering potential cost savings and quality improvements in healthcare. Customers from healthcare/educational organizations often ask about clinical effectiveness of these games. However, Dutch …

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 …

Introduction : The transition from hospital to home is often suboptimal, resulting in patients not receiving the necessary allied healthcare after discharge. This may, in turn, lead to delayed recovery, a higher number of readmissions, more emergency department visits and an increase in mortality and …

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 …

Met de intrede van kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) nemen de mogelijkheden toe om op een continue en consistente manier gegevens te verzamelen en te analyseren. Dit kan de efficiëntie en doelmatigheid van fysiotherapeutische zorg sterk ten goede komen. In dit artikel geven we een voorbeeld van een mogelijke …