Background Mechanical ventilation affects the respiratory muscles, but little is known about long-term recovery of respiratory muscle weakness (RMW) and potential associations with physical functioning in survivors of critical illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the course of recovery of …

Gepubliceerd interview in ICT&health: Zorgaanbieder Omring heeft samen met Hogeschool InHolland een bijzonder lectoraat in het leven geroepen om inzichtelijk te maken welke kansrijke innovaties op het gebied van zorg en behandeling en technologie toepasbaar en uiteindelijk bewezen effectief zijn voor …

OBJECTIVE: 'Better By Moving' is a multifaceted intervention developed and implemented in collaboration with patients and healthcare professionals to improve physical activity in hospitalized adults. This study aimed to understand if, how and why 'Better By Moving' resulted in higher levels of physical …

Background: Implementation of an eRehabilitation intervention named Fit After Stroke @Home (Fast@home) – including cognitive/physical exercise applications, activity-tracking, psycho-education – after stroke resulted in health-related improvements. This study investigated what worked and why in the …

In 2017 startte bij het Lectoraat Neurorevalidatie van de HAN University of Applied Sciences een onderzoek naar een ‘goede NAH-thuisrevalidatie’ in de regio Noordelijke Maasvallei. Uitkomst van dit onderzoek is dat er interventies zijn vormgegeven waarmee de eerste- en tweedelijns professionals elkaar …

Purpose Early mobilization of critically ill patients improves functional recovery, but is often hampered by tubes, drains, monitoring devices and muscular weakness. A mobile treadmill with bodyweight support facilitates early mobilization and may shorten recovery time to independent ambulation as compared …

Skeletal muscle-related symptoms are common in both acute coronavirus disease (Covid)-19 and post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 (PASC). In this narrative review, we discuss cellular and molecular pathways that are affected and consider these in regard to skeletal muscle involvement in other conditions, …

Het ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS) wil dat er in 2023 een plan ligt voor kinderen met niet aangeboren hersenletsel+ (NAH+). Op deze manier kan er een structurele weg geboden worden naar de nodige zorg om de behandeling te optimaliseren en de participatie van deze kinderen te vergroten. …

Purpose To determine which factors are associated with physical inactivity in hospitalized adults of all ages. Methods A cross-sectional sample of 114 adults admitted to a gastrointestinal surgery, internal medicine or cardiology hospital ward (median age 60, length of stay 13 days) were observed during …

Purpose To identify healthcare professionals’ perspectives on key barriers to improving physical activity in hospitalized adult patients, and to identify solutions to overcome these barriers. Methods: We used an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study design in a Dutch university hospital. A survey …