Introduction In elementary school, children have to learn fundamental motor skills to ensure a lifetime participation in sports. An essential part of this learning process is organized in physical education lessons and other sport activities during or after school time. The quality and quantity of these …

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. However, it is yet unclear which body component is responsible for this relationship.

Inleiding: Overgewicht en obesitas zijn een groeiend probleem in Nederland. Zo’n 6,5 miljoen mensen van de Nederlandse bevolking heeft overgewicht. Dit brengt vele gezondheidsrisico’s met zich mee. Overgewicht en obesitas kunnen mede door training aangepakt worden. Echter is het niet duidelijk welke …

Deze literatuurstudie bestudeert de potentiële rol van de eerste lijn fysiotherapeut in de aanpak van overgewicht in de leeftijdsgroep 0-12 jaar.

Purpose of this longitudinal observational study was to (i) examine the change of daily physical activity in 28 adult kidney transplant recipients over the first 12 months following transplantation; and (ii) to examine the change in metabolic characteristics and renal function. Accelerometer-based daily …

OBJECTIVES: In health evaluations, physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness (maximal oxygen uptake [VO2max]) are important variables. It is not always possible to assess both of them. If the association between self-reported PA and VO2max was strong, it would be possible to use the information …

Het aantal nieuwe patiënten met een CVA stijgt jaarlijks in Nederland. Het is van groot belang dat onderzoek naar gevolgen van het CVA doorgaat en nieuwe klinische fysiotherapeutische aanknopingspunten oplevert voor de revalidatie na een CVA. Het is bekend dat de loopafstand bij CVA-patiënten afneemt. …

This report is the result of a research to press freedom in the European Union. In recent years, several EU-countries have experienced a dramatic fall in the ratings on press freedom. On the other side, EU-member Finland is the highest rated country in the world when it comes to press freedom. The aim …

Background Fatness and fitness both influence cardiometabolic risk. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate whether childhood fatness and increasing fatness from childhood to adolescence are associated with cardiometabolic risk during adolescence and how fitness affects this association. …

Background: Malnutrition is an important cause of the excessive morbidity and mortality rate of dialysis patients. Frequent nocturnal home hemodialysis (NHHD) has many benefits compared with conventional thrice-weekly hemodialysis (CHD), due to the virtual absence of dietary restrictions and a much higher …