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Healthy active living in youth with neuromotor disability (HALYNeD) Project: a translational project with researchers, pediatric physical therapists, and patients working toegether toward evidence-based exercise prescription

Janke de Groot (Lid Lectoraat); A. Overvelde

While children who are healthy are already at risk for a hypoactive lifestyle in this modern society, this is even more the case in children with chronic disease or disability.1 Next to general health risks, low fitness levels may contribute to fatigue and lower levels of activities and participation.2 …

2013GezondheidArtikel

A Web-Based Intervention for Health Professionals and Patients to Decrease Cardiovascular Risk Attributable to Physical Inactivity: Development Process

Anita Cremers (Lid Lectoraat); Ilse Mesters; Barbara Sassen (Lid Lectoraat); Gerjo Kok; Luc Vanhees; Rik Crutzen

Patients with cardiovascular risk factors can reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease by increasing their physical activity and their physical fitness. According to the guidelines for cardiovascular risk management, health professionals should encourage their patients to engage in physical activity. In …

2012-12-14GezondheidArtikel

Daily physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review.

Bossenbroek, Linda; de Greef, Mathieu H G; Wempe, Johan B; Krijnen, Wim P (Statistical Techniques For Applied Research); Ten Hacken, Nick H T

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often limited in their daily physical activity. However, the level, type and intensity of daily physical activity are not known, nor there is a clear insight in the contributing factors. The aim of this review is to describe daily physical …

2011-07-05Gezondheid; …Artikel

The six-minute walk test in paediatric populations

Janke de Groot (Lid Lectoraat)

The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a self-paced, submaximal exercise test used to assess functional exercise capacity in patients with chronic diseases (Chang 2006, Solway et al 2001). It has been used widely in adults, and is being utilised increasingly in paediatric populations; it has been used as …

2011GezondheidArtikel

Supporting healthcare professionals to encourage patients to decrease cardiovascular risk attributable to physical inactivity

Barbara Sassen (Lid Lectoraat)

The consequences of cardiovascular diseases are substantial and include increasing numbers of morbidity and mortality. With a population getting more and more inactive and having a sedentary lifestyle, the risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes rises. This dissertation reports on people …

2011GezondheidArtikel

Nonspecific chronic low back pain patients are deconditioned and have an increased body fat percentage

Hodselmans, Audy Paul; Dijkstra, Pieter U; Geertzen, Jan H B; van der Schans, Cees

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare data on the level of aerobic capacity and body composition of nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients with normative data matched for sex, age and level of sporting activity. The study population consisted of 101 outpatients with nonspecific …

2010-09AlgemeenArtikel

Physical fitness, functional ability and quality of life in children with severe haemophilia a pilot study

van der Net, J; Vos, R C; Engelbert, R H H (Faculteit Gezondheid); van den Berg, M H (Faculteit Digitale Media En Creatieve Industrie (Fdmci)); Helders, P J M; Takken, T

In the Netherlands comparable levels of sports-participation between persons with haemophilia and healthy controls have been reported. This raises the question if children with haemophilia under the currently available prophylaxis do reach comparable levels of physical fitness and health-related quality …

2006-09AlgemeenArtikel

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