Purpose: To evaluate the effects of a combination of wheelchair mobility skills (WMS) training and exercise training on physical activity (PA), WMS, confidence in wheelchair mobility, and physical fitness. Methods: Youth using a manual wheelchair (n = 60) participated in this practice-based intervention, …

Youth with chronic diseases or physical disabilities (CDPD) often show reduced fitness and physical activity (PA) levels and participate less in organized sports compared with healthy peers. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between participation in sports and health-related fitness …

Introduction: Strenuous physical stress induces a range of physiological responses, the extent depending, among others, on the nature and severity of the exercise, a person’s training level and overall physical resilience. This principle can also be used in an experimental set-up by measuring time-dependent …

We tested the hypothesis that in human ageing, a decreased intramuscular acylcarnitine status is associated with (pre-)frailty, reduced physical performance, and altered mitochondrial function. Frailty was assessed according to the Fried criteria and physical performance was determined by 400 m walk …

PURPOSE: Youth with physical disabilities have lower psychosocial health and attention compared to their typically developing peers. Recent research has shown positive associations between sports participation and these outcomes. The purpose of the current study was to explore whether a school-based …

Background There currently is no field test available for measuring maximal exercise capacity in people with stroke. Objective To determine the feasibility, reproducibility and validity of the Shuttle Test (ST) to measure exercise capacity in people with stroke. Design Longitudinal study design. Setting Rehabilitation …

Purpose: The objective of this study was to develop a questionnaire to assess confidence in wheelchair mobility in Dutch youth (WheelCon-Mobility Dutch Youth). Methods: (1) A forward–backward translation process was used to translate the original WheelCon-M from English to Dutch. (2) Items related to …

Steeds meer kinderen krijgen te maken met overgewicht (Bemelmans, Visscher, Verschuren, & Schuit, 2004). Dit kan ontstaan door ongezonde eet- en drinkgewoontes, ontwikkeld in de vroege jeugd. Om dit tegen te gaan is Sam de Waterman in het leven geroepen, een project dat door middel van activiteiten, …

Voor u ligt het onderzoeksrapport ‘’LEGOliseren van de gevel.’’ Dit onderzoek richt zich op het ontwerpen van een legoblok element voor de gevel. Het ontwerp is middels een iteratie proces gebouwd, getest en geanalyseerd. Dit onderzoeksrapport is geschreven in het kader van het afstuderen van de opleiding …

In dit onderzoek wordt er onderzoek gedaan naar het ontwerpen in Cross laminated timber. Er wordt nagegaan hoe hoog er gebouwd kan worden in CLT met schroefverbindingen die veelal worden toegepast.