Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is best addressed from a biopsychosocial perspective. Despite physiotherapists’ awareness of this approach, translating it into practice remains a challenge. A three-month post-graduate course was designed to facilitate Dutch physiotherapists in private practice …

Physiotherapists recognise the biopsychosocial model as important in treating chronic pain. However, the adoption of this model in Dutch private practice is limited. Participatory action research, including co-design methods and an explicit perspective on workplace learning, may be helpful in developing …

The aim of this thesis was to investigate the (re)organization of the primary motor cortex in people with low back pain (LBP), as well as to explore whether changes in the primary motor cortex correlate with changes in clinical tests – a motor control test, sensory tests, and pain sensitivity and modulation …

This study aimed to systematically synthesize literature on prognostic factors of changes in either direction (i.e, worsening or improvement) in pain, physical functioning, and participation in patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis (OA). Studies included in two preceding reviews underwent full-text …

Inleiding: Chronische pijn veroorzaakt wereldwijd aanzienlijke economische en sociale lasten, met jaarlijkse kosten van twintig miljard euro. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), een derde generatie gedragstherapie, biedt een veelbelovende aanpak. Binnen de medische specialistische revalidatie (MSR) …

Objective The Plants for Joints (PFJ) intervention significantly improved pain, stiffness, and physical function, and metabolic outcomes, in people with metabolic syndrome-associated osteoarthritis (MSOA). This secondary analysis investigated its effects on body composition. Method In the randomized …

Objective To investigate whether duration of knee symptoms influenced the magnitude of the effect of exercise therapy compared to non-exercise control interventions on pain and physical function in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Method We undertook an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis …

Background The number of Dutch clinical midwives has increased substantially over the last 20 years, but their tasks, responsibilities, and formal positions remain unclear. This study aimed to gain insight into the current tasks and responsibilities of clinical midwives in Dutch hospitals. We also aimed …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Somatic comorbidity is the main cause of reduced life expectancy in patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). Aim: This study aims to investigate somatic health challenges in patients with SUDs using the USS. Patient self-management of somatic health and quality of life were …

BACKGROUND: Value-based healthcare (VBHC) is increasingly implemented in healthcare worldwide. Transparent measurement of the outcomes most important and relevant to patients is essential in VBHC, which is supported by a core set of most important quality indicators and outcomes. Therefore, the aim of …