Background Inadequate protein intake is associated with poor physical functioning and suboptimal recovery in hospitalised older adults. Despite standard dietetic care, dietary protein intakes falls well below the recommended levels. To address this problem, we developed an intensified trans-sectorial …

Objective In 2016, a selective preventive spinal immobilization protocol for emergency medical service (EMS) nurses was introduced in the Netherlands. This protocol leaves more room for autonomous decision-making in the pre-hospital phase regarding preventive spinal immobilization (PSI), compared to …

In many western countries informal care is conceived as the answer to the increasing care demand. Little is known how formal and informal caregivers collaborate in the context of an diverse ageing population. The aim of this study was to gain insight in how professionals’ perspectives regarding the collaboration …

Te pas en te onpas handschoenen aantrekken, u herkent het misschien bij uzelf of bij collega’s. Hoewel nagenoeg iedereen weet wanneer handschoengebruik gepast is, is onnodig handschoengebruik een veelvoorkomende handeling. Na het opfrissen van correct handschoengebruik, gaat dit artikel over het gevoel …

Introduction While principles of neuroplasticity and motor learning emphasise the potential of high dosage of physical rehabilitation in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) during the subacute phase, we lack empirical evidence to demonstrate its impact in terms of meaningful outcomes. …

Wereldwijd, maar ook in Nederland zijn er meer kinderen met minder goede motorische vaardigheden en minder kinderen met goede motorische vaardigheden (Bolger et al., 2021). Goede motorische vaardigheden zijn de sleutel tot meedoen in verschillende bewegingssituaties, wat de kans op een leven lang met …

Background: The adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies among older adults remains significantly lower than in younger populations, despite their potential to promote healthier lifestyles and mitigate age-related health risks. Objective: This study aims to explore the perspectives of retirement-age …

The assessment of skeletal muscle volume is valuable for fundamental research and clinical practice, but remains limited in larger cohorts due to its time-consuming nature. Here, we developed a method to accurately estimate vastus lateralis (VL) muscle volume based on a single measurement of anatomical …

In the original publication of this article [1], the collaborators “ERICCa–,LUNG SAFEb–, PRoVENT–COVIDc–, EPICCoVd–, CIBERESUCICOVIDe– and SATI–COVID–19f–investigators” from the original studies were not identified in HTML due to incorrect tagging. The original article has been corrected.

Background The Wii Balance Board (WBB) is used as a rehabilitation tool for balance or strength interventions and posturography in balance tasks. Nonetheless, implementation of posturography using the WBB in a clinical setting is hampered by required technical skills for signal processing to obtain meaningful …