Background: To support effective self-management after kidney transplantation, a holistic nurse-led self-management support intervention was developed using the Intervention Mapping approach. The primary aim was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of the intervention for kidney transplant …

Background: Short-term survival after solid-organ transplantation has substantially improved, and the focus has shifted to long-term survival, including the role of physical activity (PA). Knowledge about PA and sedentary time in recipients of solid-organ transplantation is limited, and identification …

AIMS: This study investigated self-management challenges and support needs experienced by kidney transplant recipients. BACKGROUND: After kidney transplantation, recipients are expected to take an active role in self-management. However, evidence suggests that nurses experience difficulties operationalizing …

PURPOSE: To explore the underlying dimensions of the Barriers and Motivators Questionnaire that is used to assess barriers to and motivators of physical activity experienced by recipients of solid organ transplantation and thereby improve the application in research and clinical settings. METHOD: A cross-sectional …

Presentation on current knowledge and research in rehabilitation after solid organ transplantation

BACKGROUND: Sufficient physical activity is important for solid organ transplant recipients (heart, lung, liver, kidney). However, recipients do not meet the recommended amount or required type of physical activity. The perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in this population are …

BACKGROUND: It is generally unknown to what extent organ transplant recipients can be physically challenged. During an expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro, the tolerance for strenuous physical activity and high-altitude of organ transplant recipients after various types of transplantation was compared to …

Op het congres van de European Society of Organ Transplantation in Brussel, september 2015 heb ik in de sessie van de European Transplant Allied Health Care Professionals gepresenteerd. De presentatie was gericht op een healthy lifestyle en de rol van de fysiotherapeut hierin.

Op de sessie georganiseerd door de European Transplantation Allied Healthcare Professionals taskforce, onderdeel van de European Society of Organ Transplantation heb ik een presentatie gegeven over de rol van fysieke activiteit en de rol van de fysiotherapeut in een healthy lifestyle. Het ESOT congres …