To investigate social participation of stroke survivors with aphasia and het related and environmental factors: what is already known; how to measure; how is the patients' perception; how do they participate.

Objective: To systematically describe changes in pain and functioning in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) awaiting total joint replacement (TJR), and to assess determinants of this change. Methods: MEDLINE®, EMBASE, CINAHL® and Cochrane Database were searched through June 2008. The reference lists of …

BACKGROUND: Anthropometric measurements are widely used to reliably quantify body composition and to estimate risks of overweight in healthy subjects and in patients. However, information about the reliability of anthropometric measurements in subjects with severe intellectual and sensory disabilities …

In veel zwembaden worden revalidatieprogramma's aangeboden voor hart- en vaatpatiënten. In het Ir. Ottenbad is dit ook het geval, deze lessen worden aangeboden door fysiotherapeuten en zwemonderwijzers die geschoold zijn in hart- en vaatziekten, maar zonder richtlijn. Vanuit het zwembad Ir. Ottenbad …

Main question: How does the MBT sandal influence the muscle activity, the plantar pressure and kinematics and kinetics of the lower limb during walking compared to normal footwear in healthy subjects and what conclusions can be drawn concerning the benefits of the MBT sandals for patients with knee osteoarthritis? Objective: Gain …

In the Netherlands comparable levels of sports-participation between persons with haemophilia and healthy controls have been reported. This raises the question if children with haemophilia under the currently available prophylaxis do reach comparable levels of physical fitness and health-related quality …

Samenvatting: Ontwerp van de studie: systematische review. Onderzoeksvraag: heeft spierfunctietraining bij volwassen patiënten met ALS en HMSN effect, gemeten op functie-, activiteiten- en participatieniveau? Methode: nadat gezocht is in verschillende databases op het internet zijn abstracts geïncludeerd …

sportdoorverwijssysteem Summary This report gives a description of the development of a sports-referral system and an implementation plan for this system. The target group for which it was developed are stroke patients on the policlinical rehabilitation department in the Sint Maartens Gasthuis (SMG). …

Psychogeriatric patients are a very vulnerable group among the elderly. A relative large proportion is institutionalized. In addition, many studies point to the heavy burden on the informal carers of psychogeriatric patients, frequently leading to depression. Geriatric expertise in primary care, however, …

A burden scale is described that is conceptually specific by concentrating on an assessment of different aspects of distress of care-giving burden and conceptually sensitive by distinguishing two dimensions: the relationship of the carer and the care-receiver and the limitations in the personal life …