Young professional dancers find themselves in a demanding environment. GJH within dancers is often seen as aesthetically beneficial and a sign of talent but was found to be potentially disabling. Moreover, high-performing adolescents and young adults (HPAA), in this specific lifespan, might be even more …

Onderwijs kan worden gezien als een belangrijk middel om ‘de levens van anderen te verbeteren’ , en verpleegkundige curricula zijn, op grond van mondiale ontwikkelingen, dan ook gericht op een steeds ouder wordende populatie. Het percentage mensen ouder dan 60 neemt wereldwijd toe van 9,2% in 1990 tot …

The childhood obesity epidemic has persisted for over three decades, which has presented serious social, economic and health consequences worldwide. For researchers and policy makers alike, cycling has been a promising focus over recent years for developing long-term physically active lifestyles in urban …

Hoewel motiverende gespreksvoering (MGv) veel gebruikt wordt om intrinsieke motivatie voor gedragsverandering te bevorderen, is het onduidelijk hoe MGv werkt. De vraag is dus welke ingrediënten verantwoordelijk zijn voor succes: wat zijn de actieve ingrediënten en verandermechanismen van MGv? Na een …

BACKGROUND: There is no widely used instrument to detect frailty in people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). We aimed to develop and validate a shorter and more practical version of a published frailty index for people with IDs. METHOD: This study was part of the longitudinal 'Healthy Ageing and …

Objective To compare cost effectiveness of endovascular revascularisation (ER) and supervised exercise therapy (SET) as primary treatment for patients with intermittent claudication (IC) due to iliac artery obstruction. Methods Cost utility analysis from a restricted societal perspective and time horizon …

Aims Medication non-adherence post-discharge is common among patients, especially those suffering from chronic medical conditions, and contributes to hospital admissions and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the Cardiac Care Bridge (CCB) intervention on medication adherence post-discharge. …

Skeletal muscle-related symptoms are common in both acute coronavirus disease (Covid)-19 and post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 (PASC). In this narrative review, we discuss cellular and molecular pathways that are affected and consider these in regard to skeletal muscle involvement in other conditions, …

Introduction To stimulate early recognition and treatment of malnutrition, the Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate obliged all hospitals from 2008–2019 to report the number of malnourished patients with an adequate protein intake on the fourth day of hospital admission. In this article we present results over …