Background: Body composition measurements provide importanti nformation about physical fitness and nutritional status. People with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (SIVD) have an increased risk for altered body composition. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been evidenced as a reliable …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical course of, and prognostic factors for, work-participation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. METHODS: A total of 1,608 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain received a multidisciplinary therapy and were evaluated at baseline and …

Purpose To empirically define the concept of burden of neck pain. The lack of a clear understanding of this construct from the perspective of persons with neck pain and care providers hampers adequate measurement of this burden. An additional aim was to compare the conceptual model obtained with the …

Although many pilots with new eHealth products have been developed, only very few of these products reach widespread adoption within healthcare organisations. The literature mentions a wide range of bottlenecks for the acceptance of new technology in the healthcare industry, among which insufficient …

Physical health issues in persons with severe or profound intellectual and motor disabilities (SPIMD)

Purpose: Despite the increasing evidence that illness perceptions should be addressed in patients, there is a lack of studies evaluating whether physiotherapists question illness perceptions. This study, using a mixed-methods design, investigates the integration of illness perceptions during the first …

PURPOSE: To describe the current status of the nationwide implementation process of a sports and physical activity stimulation programme to gain insight into how sports and physical activity were integrated into Dutch rehabilitation care. METHODS: The current implementation status of a sports and physical …

Een overzicht van literatuur over autisme en wonen, uitgevoerd door Kenniscentrum Zorginnovatie, Hogeschool Rotterdam vanuit het lectoraat Disability Studies.

In dit portrettenboek vertellen zes personen hun persoonlijke verhaal over hun leven, loopbaan en ziekte. De verhalen maken duidelijk hoe zij hun loopbaan ervaren, welke rol de ziekte of beperking daarbij heeft gespeeld en wat de betekenis van werk of arbeid voor hen is. De zes verhalen illustreren een …

Screenen van somatische gezondheidsproblemen bij mensen met (zeer) ernstige verstandelijke en motorische beperkingen. Somatische problemen komen veel voor en veroorzaken pijn en ongemak bij mensen met (Z)EVMB. Het diagnosticeren van deze problemen vormt een uitdaging. Voor het signaleren is er onlangs …