Background: In recent years, the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of digital health services for people with musculoskeletal conditions have increasingly been studied and show potential. Despite the potential of digital health services, their use in primary care is lagging. A thorough implementation …

Research shows that power training offers more potential for improving muscle power and physical performance in older adults than strength training. However, the measurement properties of the tests used to assess the effects of power training are unclear. Objective: to review the reliability, validity, …

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicate that power training has the ability to improve muscle power and physical performance in older adults. However, power training definitions are broad and previously-established criteria are vague, making the validity and replicability of power training interventions …

Onze maatschappij schreeuwt om nieuwe oplossingen, nu het neoliberalisme al tijden niet meer werkt. Vanuit Fontys doet de auteur onderzoek naar veranderende waardesystemen en brede welvaart. In diverse regio’s in Nederland wordt gewerkt aan brede welvaart, bijvoorbeeld door gebruik van de brede welvaartsmonitor …

Artikel in de TvZ: Een methodiek is ontwikkeld voor cultuursensitief Omgaan met Onbegrepen Gedrag (OOG) bij mensen met dementie thuis. Onbegrepen gedrag komt voor bij bijna alle mensen met dementie. Om goed om te gaan met dit gedrag, is het van belang de oorzaak ervan te begrijpen. Bestaande richtlijnen …

Van docenten wordt verwacht dat zij steeds meer hun onderwijs aanpassen aan de behoefte van studenten. Dit kan door het implementeren van gedifferentieerde instructie (DI) of assessment for learning (AfL). Deze concepten worden beschouwd als twee verschillende benaderingen van het identificeren van de …

Background Prehabilitation offers patients the opportunity to actively participate in their perioperative care by preparing themselves for their upcoming surgery. Experiencing barriers may lead to non-participation, which can result in a reduced functional capacity, delayed post-operative recovery and …

Objective: To describe the development of a goal-directed movement intervention in two medical wards, including recommendations for implementation and evaluation. Design: Implementation Research. Setting: Pulmonology and nephrology/gastroenterology wards of the University Medical Centre Utrecht, The …

Objective: To evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of a goal-directed movement intervention using a movement sensor on physical activity of hospitalized patients. Design: Prospective, pre-post study. Setting: A university medical center. Participants: Patients admitted to the pulmonology and nephrology/gastro-enterology …

Background: Preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is frequently used in patients waiting for major surgery to improve respiratory muscle function and to reduce the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Currently, the mechanism of action of IMT in reducing PPCs is still unclear. …