Background: Preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is frequently used in patients waiting for major surgery to improve respiratory muscle function and to reduce the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Currently, the mechanism of action of IMT in reducing PPCs is still unclear. …

In innovatielabs lossen verpleegkundigen, studenten en technici problemen uit de ziekenhuispraktijk op met zorgtechnologie. Medische centra en hogescholen hebben hiertoe de handen ineengeslagen. Verpleegkundigen worden vaak geconfronteerd met praktische problemen die ze tijdelijk oplossen via 'houtje-touwtje-construc-ties'. …

Introduction Physical activity levels of children with disabilities are low, as these children and their parents face a wide variety of both personal and environmental barriers. Behavior change techniques support pediatric physical therapists to address these barriers together with parents and children. …

Het UPPScAle-partnerschap heeft tot doel de bachelorcurricula voor pijnwetenschappen in de bachelor fysiotherapie in heel Europa te innoveren, verbeteren en standaardiseren. Er is een dynamische Open Education Source ontwikkeld om academici te ondersteunen met behulp van een verscheidenheid aan onderwijs- …

Background: Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) among older adults account for substantial disability and extensive healthcare use. Effective pain coping strategies help to deal with OA. This study aims to determine the long-term relationship between pain coping style and the course of healthcare use in …

As societies age, the development of resources and strategies that foster healthy ageing from the beginning of life become increasingly important. Social and healthcare professionals are key agents in this process; therefore, their training needs to be in agreement with societal needs. We performed a …

Patiënten die fit een zware operatie in gaan hebben minder kans op complicaties en een betere kans om goed te herstellen na de operatie. Met prehabilitatie worden patiënten in een zo goed mogelijke algehele conditie gebracht voorafgaand aan hun operatie, met als doel de uitkomsten na de operatie te verbeteren. …

The labor productivity of construction projects is low. This urges construction companies to increase their labor efficiency, particularly when demands grow and labor is scarce. This blog introduces an overview that helps practitioners identify causes of low productivity to find and eliminate the root …

Introduction: Patients with cancer receiving radio- or chemotherapy undergo many immunological stressors. Chronic regular exercise has been shown to positively influence the immune system in several populations, while exercise overload may have negative effects. Exercise is currently recommended for …

Summary: Xpaths is a collection of algorithms that allow for the prediction of compound-induced molecular mechanisms of action by integrating phenotypic endpoints of different species; and proposes follow-up tests for model organisms to validate these pathway predictions. The Xpaths algorithms are applied …