The growing appetite of cities is one of the greatest future challenges. There is no set menu for meeting this appetite, but a trend is observed in which city authorities focus on region-based food provision. Regionalism is motivated by the importance of increased self-reliance. Besides, regional food …

Purpose: The literature review is aimed at examining and summarizing themes related to patient-centeredness identified in qualitative research from the perspectives of patients and physiotherapists. Following the review, a secondary aim was to synthesize the themes to construct a proposed conceptual …

If eHealth interventions are not used (properly), their potential benefits cannot be fulfilled. User perceptions of eHealth are an important determinant of its successful implementation. This study examined how patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their physiotherapists (PHTs) …

Binnen het Sociaal Team Gouda (STG) bestonden er vragen over de gegevensverwerking van cliënten. Professionals gaven aan onzeker te zijn over de manier waarop gegevens van cliënten werden verwerkt en vroegen zich af of de werkwijze juridisch verantwoord was. Zij hadden het gevoel dat er onvoldoende afspraken …

In deze rede neemt Dr. Sigrid Wertheim-Heck u mee naar het gewone alledaagse veelal vanzelfsprekende karakter van onze voedselconsumptie: dagelijkse kost. Daarin schuilt volgens de auteur een belangrijke sleutel om de transitie naar een meer duurzaam, gezond en inclusief voedselsysteem voor de stad mogelijk …

In patients with COPD, self-management skills are important to reduce the impact of exacerbations. However, both detection and adequate response to exacerbations appear to be difficult for some patients. Little is known about the underlying process of exacerbation-related self-management. Therefore, …

Objectives: Decline in the performance of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and mobility may be preceded by symptoms the patient experiences, such as fatigue. The aim of this study is to investigate whether self-reported non-task-specific fatigue is a long-term risk factor for IADL-limitations …

In dit kwalitatieve onderzoek is er getracht middels semi-gestructureerde interviews te weten te komen wat de ervaren invloed is van een knieblessure opgedaan in het eerste leerjaar, op het dagelijks leven van een eerstejaars student lichamelijk opvoeding aan de Fontys Sporthogeschool.

Background: In postoperative pain treatment patients are asked to rate their pain experience on a single uni-dimensional pain scale. Such pain scores are also used as indicator to assess the quality of pain treatment. However, patients may differ in how they interpret the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) …

Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) demonstrate reduced levels of daily physical activity (DPA) compared to healthy controls. This results in a higher risk of hospital admission and shorter survival. Performing regular DPA reduces these risks. Objective: To develop …