Background Podiatrists are key professionals in promoting adequate foot self-care for people with diabetes at high-risk of developing foot ulcers. However, merely informing patients about the advantages of foot self-care is insufficient to realise behavioural change. Motivational interviewing (MI) is …

Background Early structured mobilization has become a key element of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs to improve patient outcomes and decrease length of hospital stay. With the intention to assess and improve early mobilization levels, the 8-point ordinal John Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility …

A major challenge for disaster scholars and policymakers is to understand the power dimension in response networks, particularly relating to collaboration and coordination. We propose a conceptual framework to study interests and negotiations in and between various civic and professional, response networks …

BACKGROUND: Differentiating dementia from baseline level of functioning is difficult among people with severe/profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities. Moreover, studies on observable dementia symptoms are scarce. This study examined (a) the relevance of dementia diagnosis, (b) observable symptoms …

Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) have the potential of accelerating the decarbonization of urban areas and promoting scalability between cities. The development and real-world implementation of such innovative concepts can be enhanced through urban energy modelling. However, assessing PEDs can be challenging, …

Nederland is goed voor ruim een derde van de wereldwijde bloemen- en plantenhandel. Door deze grote wereldwijde deelname in de bloemen- en plantenhandel, is de sierteelt een van de belangrijkste sectoren in de Nederlandse economie. De laatste tijd wordt de sierteelt geconfronteerd met uitdagingen zoals …

Background: Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) can be employed to support a healthy lifestyle for people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this study is to determine whether and which BCTs are used by direct support professionals (DSPs) for supporting healthy lifestyle behaviour of people with …

Aim: To describe the extent of perceived collaboration between family caregivers of older persons and hospital nurses. Background: Collaboration between hospital nurses and family caregivers is of increasing importance in older patient’s care. Research lacks a specific focus on family caregiver’s collaboration …

El objetivo principal de esta investigación es determinar la calidad de agua del Pozo de Miramar y el Río de Miramar. Se realizaron 3 idas a Miramar una visita exploratoria para aplicar una encuesta y 2 viajes para recolectar muestras de diferentes puntos estratégicos para el análisis del agua de la …

De achteruitgang van het aantal heidegebieden in Nederland in de vorige eeuw heeft zijn effect gehad op de populaties van de Nederlandse reptielensoorten. Hoewel de trend voor de meeste soorten de laatste jaren stabiel lijkt te zijn, kunnen we nog steeds over een negatieve trend spreken over een grotere …