De meeste mensen kennen de robotstofzuiger wel. Dit apparaat lijkt een ideale oplossing bij de hulp in het huishouden. Maar welke uitdagingen brengt een robotstofzuiger met zich mee als deze door thuiszorgorganisaties wordt gebruikt in de ondersteuning die zij bij cliënten leveren? Iedereen weet dat …

Patients who are critically ill and receiving invasivemechanical ventilation are at increased risk for accumula-tion of secretions in the lower airways. Such accumula-tion of airway mucus can induce atelectasis and contributeto ventilator-associated pneumonia. Preventive airwaycare interventions, including …

Green gas is an attractive option for a local energy transition to combat climate change, notably in rural communities. As local initiatives require local acceptance, the study used a questionnaire methodology to capture opinions and intentions toward green gas in a panel of rural respondents (N = 403) …

Werkbegeleiders moeten kunnen inschatten wat een student nodig heeft en weten welke werk- en leersituaties in de organisatie daarbij aansluiten. Andere kwaliteiten zijn leerprocessen uitlokken, op maat begeleiden en de ontwikkeling van studenten beoordelen. Van belang is verder dat werkbegeleiders de …

Context Retirement is an opportune time for people to establish new healthy routines. Exercise and nutritional interventions are promising in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenic obesity. Objective This systematic review aimed to assess the effectiveness of nutritional and exercise interventions …

Highlights What is the primary question addressed by this study? What is the accuracy of DeltaScan;a portable brain state monitor that offers real-time automated artifact rejection and analysis, delivering a probability score for both acute encephalopathy and delirium in both ICU and non-ICU patients? …

More awareness is needed in food service and culinary schools for the effect of the chefs’ smoking behavior on their salt use. Smoking is known to affect taste perception. Restaurant dishes are often high in salt and smoking might play a role in this. We show that prevalence of smoking among Dutch chefs …

Ecosystems shaped by habitat-modifying organisms such as reefs, vegetated coastal systems and peatlands, provide valuable ecosystem services, such as carbon storage and coastal protection. However, they are declining worldwide. Ecosystem restoration is a key tool for mitigating these losses but has proven …

Daily wheelchair ambulation is seen as a risk factor for shoulder problems, which are prevalent in manual wheelchair users. To examine the long-term effect of shoulder load from daily wheelchair ambulation on shoulder problems, quantification is required in real-life settings. In this study, we describe …

In 2022 woonden er bijna 119.000 mensen in een verzorgings- of verpleeghuis. Persoonsgerichtheid is essentieel voor goede (verpleeghuis)- zorg. Persoonsgerichte zorg hoort ook aandacht te hebben voor seksualiteit.