Falls are a major health problem in nursing home residents with dementia. In nursing homes one-third of all falls results in an injury. In order to take tailor-made preventive measures in time, the fall risk profile of each individual nursing home resident should be periodically evaluated. A systematic …

The objective was to study the prevalence of eighteen geriatric conditions in older patients at admission, their reporting rate in discharge summaries and the impact of these conditions on mortality and functional decline one year after admission. A prospective multicenter cohort study conducted between …

There has been increasing focus on factors predicting the development of chronic musculoskeletal disorders. For patients already experiencing chronic non-specific low back pain it is also relevant to investigate which prognostic factors predict recovery. We present the design of a cohort study that aims …

BACKGROUND: Paratonia is a progressive motor problem that is observed in individuals with dementia and is not a well-known phenomenon. This study explores the development and risk factors of paratonia in moderate stage dementia patients. METHODS: A multi-center, longitudinal, one-year follow-up cohort …

Working paper t.b.v. het onderzoeksprogramma Leven Lang Leren, Kenniscentrum Arbeid, Hanzehogeschool

Comment on Briggs et al., Health literacy and beliefs among a community cohort with and without chronic low back pain [Pain 2010;150:275–283]

De aanleiding tot het onderzoek op het Copernicus College naar de vermeende rekenachterstand van de leerlingen in brugklas 1, is het hoge aantal leerlingen dat aan het eind van hun eerste schooljaar de overgangsnormen niet haalt. De uitstroom van leerlingen die het niet redden op onze school is sinds …

Bij aanvang van het cohort 2010- 2011 is het Friesland College gestart met een nieuw taalbeleid. Daarnaast is in maart 2010 het Protocol Dyslexie MBO uitgekomen, dit protocol moet ingepast worden in het nieuwe taalbeleid. De dyslexiebegeleiding moet door het Servicecentrum Cursisten van het Friesland …

Delirium is a serious and frequent psycho-organic disorder in critically ill patients. Reported incidence rates vary to a large extent and there is a paucity of data concerning delirium incidence rates for the different subgroups of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their short-term health consequences. …

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) increases, but the impact of the disorder on peoples' functional capacity is not known. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare self-reported health status and functional capacity of subjects with early OA of hip and/or knee to reference …