Zusammenfassung Bei Mann-zu-Frau (MzF) Transsexuellen wird die Stimme entgegen ihrem gefühlten Geschlecht als männlich wahrgenommen. Es besteht die Möglichkeit durch stimmtherapeutische und/oder phonochirurgische Maßnahmen eine Stimme weiblicher klingen zu lassen, dies führt jedoch nicht immer zu einem …

Drooling is an incapacitating feature of Parkinsons disease. Better pathophysiological insights are needed to improve treatment. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the cause of drooling is multifactorial. We examined 15 patients with Parkinsons disease with distinct diurnal saliva loss ("droolers") …

To compare comfort‐related outcomes when wearing rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses made of two different materials and using two cleaning regimes. In a double‐masked lens material cross‐over study, subjects (n = 28 who completed the study) were refitted with new lenses made from (A) Boston XO …

Background: There are many ways clinicians measure pain intensity in patients with musculoskeletal conditions, such as a Whiplash Associated Disorder. Objective: To assess if some ratings of pain are scored systematically higher than others and whether this pattern changes with increasing symptom duration …

Voor de verwerking van opgedane kennis en vergaarde informatie in de scriptie, is er gewerkt vanuit een plan van aanpak. Bij het opstellen van het plan van aanpak is er uitgegaan van een probleemstelling, die de leidraad was voor het onderzoek. De probleemstelling is de volgende: "Hoe is het gesteld …

In an effort to gain better understanding of the assessment of prior informal and non-formal learning, this article explores assessors’ approaches to portfolio assessment. Through this portfolio assessment, candidates had requested exemptions from specific courses within an educational programme or admission …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) are used to quantify physical aspects of work capacity. Safety is a critical issue for clinical use of an FCE. Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) are known to report a temporary increase in pain following an FCE, but it is not known whether …

Het onderwerp duurzaam of maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen neemt binnen ING een steeds belangrijkere plaats in. Op verschillende terreinen en niveaus zijn of worden besluiten of maatregelen genomen op het gebied van duurzaamheid. Binnen ING FM is gekozen om duurzaamheid integraal in te bedden binnen …

BACKGROUND: The aims of the study were to examine the effects of a multidimensional rehabilitation program on cancer-related fatigue, to examine concurrent predictors of fatigue, and to investigate whether change in fatigue over time was associated with change in predictors. METHODS: SAMPLE: 72 cancer …

The aim of this study was to test the inter- and intraobserver reliability of the Physician Rating Scale (PRS) and the Edinburgh Visual Gait Analysis Interval Testing (GAIT) scale for use in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Both assessment scales are quantitative observational scales, evaluating gait. …