A gap between guidelines or protocols and clinical practice often exists, which may result in patients not receiving appropriate care. Therefore, the objectives of this systematic review were (1) to give an overview of professionals’ adherence to (inter)national guidelines and protocols in the emergency …

De verlegenheidsituatie op basisschool "De Regenboog" is de aanleiding voor dit praktijkonderzoek. Hiertoe is de volgende praktijkvraag geformuleerd: Hoe kan er binnen het voortgezet technisch leesonderwijs op "De Regenboog" in groep 4 tot en met 8 opbrengstgericht gewerkt worden, zodat per leerjaar …

Het feit dat de prevalentie van obesitas (BMI >30 kg/m2) bij oudere vrouwen groter is dan bij mannen is verontrustend. 17% van de vrouwen tegenover 13% van de mannen tussen de 65 en 75 jaar in Nederland is obees. 55% van de vrouwen en 58% van de mannen tussen de 65 en 75 jaar heeft overgewicht (BMI >25 …

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the prevalence of phantom (limb) pain over time and to analyse factors associated with phantom (limb) pain in a prospective cohort of amputees. DESIGN: A multicentre longitudinal study. PATIENTS: One hundred and thirty-four patients scheduled for amputation were included. METHODS: …

Introduction: Youth activity guideline compliance is generally low across most western countries and Dutch youth are no exception to this. Thirty-two percent of 4-11 year old boys and girls, and 15% of 12-17 year olds are currently meeting the physical activity (PA) guideline recommendations of one hour …

Falls are common after stroke. This article presents a literature review of the incidence and risk factors of falls and the consequences for professionals working with stroke patients. It is important to consider the specific problems after stroke. Depression and cognitive impairments were found to be …

Dit onderzoek gaat over Spits. Ruim 7,5 jaar geleden rolde de eerste Spits van de persen en wordt de gratis krant dagelijks verspreid in het openbaar vervoer. Uit de dagelijkse treinrit van menig forens is de krant onmisbaar geworden. Dagelijks brengt Spits met een oplage van 440.000 zo'n 1,7 miljoen …

Slides showing nurses in different working postures were used to determine the reliability of OWAS observations. Each slide could be looked at for 3 seconds, while a new slide was shown every 30 seconds to resemble the normal practice of observation. Two observers twice scored a series of slides, some …

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were (i) To establish whether it is possible to assess by means of a check-list in a reliable way errors which violated biomechanical and ergonomical principles during nursing tasks, and (ii) to study the effectiveness of an ergonomic-educational course by using …