Purpose: Measurement of muscle mass is paramount in the screening and diagnosis of sarcopenia. Besides muscle quantity however, also quality assessment is important. Ultrasonography (US) has the advantage over dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and bio-impedance analysis (BIA) to give both quantitative …

BACKGROUND: Assessment of malnutrition is important in cancer patients. The Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA), an instrument that enables interdisciplinary assessment of malnutrition and its risk factors, was not available in Dutch. OBJECTIVE: Translation and cultural adaption …

Background: A feasible and reliable instrument to measure strength in persons with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (SIVD) is lacking. The aim of our study was to determine feasibility, learning period and reliability of three strength tests. Methods: Twenty-nine participants with SIVD performed …

The instrument called Families Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA) is used to measure nurses' attitudes toward involving families in their nursing care. The aim of this study is to evaluate the FINC-NA scale in a population of Dutch nurses and add new psychometric information to existing …

Document met de volledige tekst van de lectorale rede van Fons van der Lucht, gehouden ter gelegenheid van zijn installatie op 11 oktober 2018 in Groningen.

Background: Decline in physical activity and functioning is commonly observed in the older population and might be associated with biomarkers such as Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs). AGEs contribute to age-related decline in the function of cells and tissues in normal aging and have been found …

Every type of dementia has specific motor dysfunctions. Movement disorders are already visible in a very early stage of dementia. Physiotherapists need to know more about these movement disorders and how to intervene. In this lecture insight will be given into these movement disorders, effective interventions …

Spraak- en taalproblemen zijn de meest voorkomende ontwikkelingsproblemen bij jonge kinderen. Als de spraak-taalontwikkeling van een kind niet goed verloopt kan dat grote gevolgen hebben voor de verdere ontwikkeling, op school en in de sociale context. Het is daarom van belang kinderen met problemen …

Door de toegenomen levensverwachting en vergrijzing bestaat de samenleving uit steeds meer ouderen van hogere leeftijd. Ouderen hebben bij een stijgende leeftijd een grotere kans op frailty (kwetsbaarheid), waarbij door kleine verstoringen op fysiek, cognitief en sociaal vlak ernstige complicaties kunnen …