BACKGROUND: In The Netherlands, one out of six Dutch employees has informal care tasks; in the hospital and healthcare sector, this ratio is one out of four workers. Informal carers experience problems with the combination of work and informal care. In particular, they have problems with the burden of …

In order to achieve a level of community involvement and physical independence, being able to walk is the primary aim of many stroke survivors. It is therefore one of the most important goals during rehabilitation. Falls are common in all stages after stroke. Reported fall rates in the chronic stage …

More than ten years ago, the European Union established the EU Counter Terrorism Strategy. The aim of the strategy was to ‘’combat terrorism globally while respecting human rights, and make Europe safer, allowing its citizens to live in an area of freedom, security and justice’’ (Council of the European …

De koeling, verwarming, bevochtiging of ontvochtiging van de lucht kost energie. Het luchtbehandelingssysteem van het Valerio gebouw is verantwoordelijk voor bijna 50% van het totale energieverbruik en de CO2 uitstoot van dit gebouw. Janssen Vaccine & Prevention heeft in het kader van het Energy Efficiency …

Background Preference-weighted multi-faceted endpoints have the potential to facilitate comparative effectiveness research that incorporates patient preferences. The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey—Composite endpoint (TOPICS-CEP) is potentially a valuable outcome measure for evaluating interventions …

BACKGROUND: Nurse-coordinated care (NCC) improves the achievement of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) targets after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We hypothesised that NCC improves achievement of LDL-C targets through more intensive medication titration. METHODS: We used data from Randomised …

Objective: To investigate the influence of three different types of shoe models frequently worn at home, including an open heel shoe model, on gait parameters that are associated with fall risk in older persons. Methods: Twenty-five community-dwelling independent older persons were asked to walk on …

Bij handbal scheurt de voorste kruisband (VKB) vaak bij een éénbenigelanding waarbij er meer wordt vereist van de onderste extremiteitdan bij een twee-benige landing. Landen op twee voeten na een sprongschotwordt daarom geadviseerd. Echter, het is van belang om te onderzoeken hóehet aanleren van een …