OBJECTIVE: To identify trajectories of cognitive-affective depressive symptoms among acutely hospitalized older patients and whether trajectories are related to prognostic baseline factors and three-month outcomes such as functional decline, falls, unplanned readmissions, and mortality. METHODS: Prospective …

BACKGROUND: Instability of the knee joint during gait is frequently reported by patients with knee osteoarthritis or an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. The assessment of instability in clinical practice and clinical research studies mainly relies on self-reporting. Alternatively, parameters measured …

Objectives To establish the prevalence and course of geriatric syndromes from hospital admission up to 3 months postdischarge and to determine the probability to retain geriatric syndromes over the period from discharge until 3 months postdischarge, once they are present at admission. Design Prospective …

Decreased appetite is one of the main risk factors of malnutrition. Little is known on how appetite changes during hospitalization and after discharge and how it relates with sarcopenia-related outcomes. We analyzed data of the Hospital-ADL study, a multicenter prospective cohort study that followed …

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common rheumatic disease of the musculoskeletal system, with the knee as the most affected joint. The number of people with OA of the knee is likely to increase due to the ageing society and the obesity epidemic. The predominant clinical symptom of knee OA …

In Amsterdam kampt een derde van de mensen met meerdere aandoeningen waaronder chronische gewrichtsaandoeningen. Mensen met chronische gewrichtsaandoeningen hebben vaak beperkingen in hun dagelijks functioneren. Leefstijlfactoren zoals overgewicht en inactiviteit spelen een belangrijke rol in het ontstaan …

Purpose : A structured, tailored exercise therapy strategy was found to significantly improve physical functioning, reduce pain and was safe for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and severe comorbidity. The intervention was performed in a specialized, secondary care center. Before the intervention …

Veel mensen met gewrichtsaandoeningen zoals heupartrose ervaren klachten met traplopen. De Easysteppers zijn ontwikkeld om het traplopen makkelijker te maken zodat mensen langer zelfstandig trap kunnen lopen. Middels 3D bewegingsanalysen is is het verschil in de kinematica van de heup onderzocht tussen …