PURPOSE: The patients diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type (EDS-HT) are characterized by pain, proprioceptive inacuity, muscle weakness, potentially leading to activity limitations. In EDS-HT, a direct relationship between muscle strength, proprioception and activity limitations has …

BACKGROUND: The Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS) has been translated into different languages, and several studies on its measurement properties have been done. PURPOSE: The purpose of this review was to critically appraise and compare the measurement properties, when possible, of all language …

In de residentiële jeugdzorg verblijven jongeren met complexe problemen die soms niet terug naar huis kunnen. Zij maken onder begeleiding een transitie door op weg naar volwassen- en zelfstandigheid. Uit internationaal onderzoek blijkt dat deze transitie naar volwassenheid vaak niet goed verloopt en …

Hoofdstuk uit het boek: Disability Studies in de Lage Landen. G. van Hove, A. Schippers, M. Cardol, E. De Schauwer (red) (2016), pag 245-265

Hoofdstuk uit het boek: Disability Studies in de Lage Landen. G. van Hove, A. Schippers, M. Cardol, E. De Schauwer (red) (2016), pag 100-111

Objective To (1) establish the association of the most common reported symptoms on disability; and (2) study the effectiveness of treatment on disability in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome–hypermobility type (EDS-HT)/hypermobility syndrome (HMS). Data Sources An electronic search (Medical Subject …

Background. Adequate and user-friendly instruments for assessing physical function and disability in older adults are vital for estimating and predicting health care needs in clinical practice. The Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument Computer Adaptive Test (LLFDICAT) is a promising instrument …

BACKGROUND: Over 30 % of older patients experience hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) (i.e., loss of independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)) after an acute hospitalization. Despite its high prevalence, the mechanisms that underlie HAD remain elusive. This paper describes the protocol …

Doel van het lespakket Meer dan handig is dat studenten in het hoger beroepsonderwijs inzicht krijgen in de uiteenlopende rollen die hulpmiddelen vervullen in het leven van gebruikers. Vanuit een Disability Studies perspectief wil dit lespakket studenten uitnodigen om anders te gaan kijken naar de rol …

Objectives To identify distinct sets of disability trajectories in the year before and after a Medicare qualifying skilled nursing facility (Q-SNF) admission, evaluate the associations between the pre–and post–Q-SNF disability trajectories, and determine short-term outcomes (readmission, mortality). …