Aanleiding – Uit onderzoek blijkt dat 19% van de Nederlandse bevolking aan chronische pijnklachten leed in 2006. Vanwege de hoge prevalentie van chronische pijnklachten, is het aannemelijk dat de fysiotherapeut deze patiëntengroep in de praktijk zal treffen. Naast de pijnklachten, kunnen psychosociale …

In Nederland leven ruim 230.000 mensen met hartfalen (HF). Patiënten met HF moeten zich aan verschillende strenge leefregels houden. Deze strenge leefregels uiten zich in verscheidene vormen van self-care gedrag. Self-care gedrag wordt binnen hartfalen gedefinieerd als een naturalistisch besluitvormingsproces …

Results: We observed a variation of factors which seemed to contribute to the active ingredients. Most prevalent was (eliciting) ‘change talk’, but also factors such as ‘experiencing competency’ and ‘changing sense making’. Since mechanisms of change refer to psychological processes within the patient’s …

This paper presents a method and mock-up design for evaluating the heat-island mitigation effect of porous/water-retentive blocks in a climatic environmental chamber using ambient temperature measurements. To create the proposed method, the heat circulation mechanism of blocks was considered. From this, …

To identify predictors during adolescence for receiving disability benefits in young adulthood, and to compare benefit recipients’ and non-recipients’ social participation, and psychosocial outcomes in young adulthood. By doing so, insights for future policy and rehabilitation care could be provided …

Motivational interviewing (MI) may be an effective intervention to improve medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia. However, for this patient group, mixed results have been found in randomized controlled trials. Furthermore, the process of becoming (more) motivated for long-term medication …

This chapter helps the reader to define the principles of motivational interviewing (MI) and coaching, understand the intervention and tasks associated with the integrated case management process, relate patient engagement and adherence to motivational coaching and to understand patient-centered preference …

This study investigates the relationship between the Stoke Impact Scale (SIS) and the Motricity Index (MI) in relation to strength. The goal is to identify what information the SIS can give; it is hypothesized that some patients have a wrong perception of their function. Therefore, the correlation between …