Inleiding: Bij diëtistenpraktijk De Zoete Appel en landelijk is in ongeveer 25% van de behandelingen sprake van patiënt-geïnitieerde voortijdige beëindiging. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat de cliënt-diëtist verstandhouding bij aanvang van het behandeltraject een mogelijke factor is hierin. Drie factoren die …

Objective: To systematically review and critically appraise the literature on measurement properties of cardiopulmonary exercise test protocols for measuring aerobic capacity, VO2max, in persons after stroke. Data sources: PubMed, Embase and Cinahl were searched from inception up to 15 June 2016. …

Background. Deviant shoulder girdle movement is suggested as an eminent factor in the etiology of shoulder pain. Reliable measurements of shoulder girdle kinematics are a prerequisite for optimizing clinical management strategies. Purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability, measurement …

Objective: To systematically review the relationship between lumbar proprioception and low back pain (LBP). Data Sources: Four electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus) and reference lists of relevant articles were searched from inception to March-April 2014. Study Selection: Studies …

AimTo assess the quality of evidence and determine the effect of patient-related and economic outcomes of self-management support interventions in chronically ill patients with a low socio-economic status. BackgroundIntegrated evidence on self-management support interventions in chronically ill people …

Objective: Identify the environmental factors that influence stroke-survivors' reengagement in personally valued activities and determine what specific environmental factors are related to specific valued activity types. Data sources: PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched until June 2016 using multiple …

Background: This systematic review aimed to describe non-conveyance in ambulance care from patient-safety and ambulance professional perspectives. The review specifically focussed at describing (1) ambulance non-conveyance rates, (2) characteristics of non-conveyed patients, (3) follow-up care after …

Probleemstelling. De extramuralisering van de gezondheidszorg leidt tot meer patiënten thuis met complexe zorgvragen, die veelal zorg krijgen van verpleegkundigen. Er is echter een tekort aan hbo-wijkverpleegkundigen, dat naar verwachting zal groeien tot 3000 in 2019 (1). De aanwas in dit werkveld stagneert …

The COMFORT scale is a measurement tool to assess distress, sedation and pain in nonverbal paediatric patients. Several studies have described the COMFORT scale, but no formal assessment of the methodological quality has been undertaken. Therefore, we performed a systematic review to study the clinimetric …

Achtergrond: Het is belangrijk dat het sociale netwerk meer betrokken wordt bij het herstel van cliënten met een Cerebro Vasculair Accident (CVA). De overheid verwacht namelijk dat een deel van de professionele zorg wordt overgenomen door gezins-, familie- en burenzorg (Jager-Vreugdenhil, 2012). Tevens …