Protein supplementation has shown to improve muscle mass in older adults. However, its effect may be influenced by supplementation dose, frequency and timing. This systematic review aimed to assess the effect of dose, frequency and timing of protein supplementation on muscle mass in older adults. Five …

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenic obesity significantly burdens health and autonomy. Strategies to intervene in or prevent sarcopenic obesity generally focus on losing body fat and building or maintaining muscle mass and function. For a lifestyle intervention, it is important to consider psychological aspects such …

Attitudes of mental health professionals towards the use of coercion are highly relevant concerning its use coercion in mental healthcare, as mental health professionals have to weigh ethical arguments and decide within a legal frame in which situations to use coercion or not. Therefore, assessment of …

BACKGROUND: Endotracheal suctioning causes discomfort, is associated with adverse effects, and is resource-demanding. An artificial secretion removal method, known as an automated cough, has been developed, which applies rapid, automated deflation, and inflation of the endotracheal tube cuff during the …

Objectives Decision-making for patients with a locally advanced laryngeal carcinoma (T3 and T4) is challenging due to the treatment choice between organ preservation and laryngectomy, both with different and high impact on function and quality of life (QoL). The complexity of these treatment decisions …

Background : Engaging families in postsurgical care is potentially beneficial for improving cancer patient outcomes and quality of care. The authors developed a family involvement program (FIP) and in this study, the authors aim to evaluate the impact of the FIP on family caregiver burden and well-being. …

Background: Ventilation management may differ between COVID–19 ARDS (COVID–ARDS) patients and patients with pre–COVID ARDS (CLASSIC–ARDS); it is uncertain whether associations of ventilation management with outcomes for CLASSIC–ARDS also exist in COVID–ARDS.  Methods: Individual patient data analysis …

Op veel basisscholen is rond 10 en rond 12 uur ‘de pauze’. De deuren naar het schoolplein gaan open. De kinderen uit de verschillende klassen rennen naar buiten. De jongens uit groep 8 voorop om het voetbalveldje in te nemen. Op het schoolplein geldt namelijk het recht van de sterkste. Dus de vaardige …

Het schoolplein is cruciaal in de ontwikkeling van kinderen omdat het dé plek is voor kinderen om hun motorische vaardigheden te ontwikkelen en ook voor het oefenen van sociale vaardigheden. Hierin heeft de begeleider op het schoolplein een grote rol. In deel 1 ‘De vijf knoppen voor kwalitatief goed …

In LO Magazine 2 2021 schreven we over de mogelijkheden en de complexiteit van een Dynamische Schooldag. We gaven toen aan dat we een volgorde zien in de inzet van een school ten aanzien van goed leren bewegen en regelmatig bewegen tijdens de schooldag: eerst uitstekende lessen bewegingsonderwijs, dan …