Purpose: The literature review is aimed at examining and summarizing themes related to patient-centeredness identified in qualitative research from the perspectives of patients and physiotherapists. Following the review, a secondary aim was to synthesize the themes to construct a proposed conceptual …

In patients with COPD, self-management skills are important to reduce the impact of exacerbations. However, both detection and adequate response to exacerbations appear to be difficult for some patients. Little is known about the underlying process of exacerbation-related self-management. Therefore, …

Background: In postoperative pain treatment patients are asked to rate their pain experience on a single uni-dimensional pain scale. Such pain scores are also used as indicator to assess the quality of pain treatment. However, patients may differ in how they interpret the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) …

This thesis is about the creation of a process manual for building a lower limb prosthesis socket. The target group is children between the age of 8-14 in developing countries. It is designed with local materials and tools so it can be used in rural areas without proper access to Prosthetic and Orthotic …

Adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a key predictor of the success of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment, and is potentially amenable to intervention. Insight into predictors or correlates of non-adherence to ART may help guide targets for the development of adherence-enhancing interventions. …

In september 2013 is het project Brabantse Basisscholen in Beweging van start gegaan. Een samenwerking tussen Fontys Sporthogeschool, de provincie Noord-Brabant en de steden Eindhoven, Tilburg, Helmond, Den Bosch en Breda. Doel van het project is het vergroten van beweegkansen vanuit de schoolomgeving …

Waterschap Rijn en IJssel wil de zoetwatermosselen gaan kweken in effluent van een RWZI. Hier is voldoende ruimte en voedingsstoffen aanwezig voor de mosselen. Bijkomend voordeel is dat de mosselen tevens kunnen bijdragen aan de waterkwaliteit van effluent. Er is geïnventariseerd waar het habitat van …