Purpose: To assess the factor structure, related constructs and internal consistency of the Child Activity Limitation Interview 21-Child version for use in Dutch-language countries. Methods: Cross-sectional validation study: After forward and back translation of the Dutch version of the Child Activity …

Background: Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are highly prevalent and pose a burden both on patients and on health care. In a pilot study psychosomatic therapy delivered by specialised therapists for patients with MUS showed promising results with regard to patient’s acceptability, feasibility and …

Semi-structured in-depth interviews (n = 12) were held to explore older patients’ motives of whether or not to perform self-management while hospitalized and to identify factors influencing self-management during hospitalization. These interviews were analyzed using the Quacol method. Self-management …

Dit is het eindrapport van de Global mOralHealth bijeenkomst georganiseerd door de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO) en de universiteit van Montpellier. Docent Mondzorgkunde - Janneke Scheerman en lid van het lectoraat GGZ verpleegkunde - woonde deze bijeenkomst in oktober 2018 bij en droeg bij aan …

Abstract: The primary aim of the dissertation was to develop and evaluate a smartphone app, the WhiteTeeth app, designed to promote good oral health behaviour and oral hygiene among adolescent orthodontic patients between the ages of 12 and 16. The app's development and evaluation was guided methodically …

DOEL: Veel patiënten met een eetstoornis geven aan dat zij problemen hebben met het reguleren van hun emoties. In deze studie wordt de prevalentie van zelfverwondend gedrag, de kenmerken en emotieregulerende functie ervan onder patiënten met anorexia nervosa onderzocht (n=136). METHODE: Een cross-sectioneel …

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the WhiteTeeth mobile app, a theory-based mobile health (mHealth) program for promoting oral hygiene in adolescent orthodontic patients. Methods: In this parallel randomized controlled trial, the data of 132 adolescents were collected during three …

Fysiek inactief en overmatig sedentair gedrag tijdens ziekenhuis opnames leidt tot achteruitgang van de fysieke fitheid van patiënten. Er zijn aanwijzingen dat het hebben van regelmatig fysieke activiteit gunstige effecten heeft op fysieke fitheid, loopvermogen, cardiovasculaire factoren en kwaliteit …

Objective Major issues in children with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are pain, fatigue and joint hypermobility which might influence functional ability. We recently studied these aspects in children with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). What can …

In Luganda, the widest spoken minority language in East African country Uganda, the word for photographs is Ebifananyi. However, ebifananyi does not, contrary to the etymology of the word photographs, relate to light writings. Ebifananyi instead means things that look like something else. Ebifananyi …