Interventions for reducing fear of reinjury in rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

The Medical Device Regulation (MDR) came into effect in May 2021. Compared to its predecessor (the Medical Device Directive), the scope and definition of software has been expanded, and medical software often falls into a higher risk classification. For developers of health technology, healthcare organisations, …

Background: To prevent deterioration after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), and to improve rehabilitation, the ICU team should use digital technologies to provide comprehensive and practical information alongside personalised support for survivors and their family members. However, a knowledge …

The International Association for Physiotherapists working with Older People (IPTOP) is an official specialty group of World Physiotherapy. The main aim of IPTOP is to advocate the importance of physiotherapy in older people and to share information on this topic.

Purpose: Head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment often leads to physical and psychosocial impairments. Rehabilitation can overcome these limitations and improve quality of life. The aim of this study is to obtain an overview of rehabilitation care for HNC, and to investigate factors influencing rehabilitation …

Barriers to and Facilitators for Finding and Keeping Competitive Employment: A Focus Group Study on Autistic Adults With and Without Paid Employment

Objectives: Hospital admission in older adults is associated with unwanted outcomes such as readmission, institutionalization, and functional decline. To reduce these outcomes, the Netherlands introduced an alternative to hospital-based care: the Acute Geriatric Community Hospital (AGCH). The AGCH is …

Involving nurses in research and quality improvement is desirable because nurses are often aware of weaknesses in care or organizational processes. In participatory action research (PAR), practitioners are encouraged to identify problems they encounter and, together with the researcher, develop strategies …