Purpose: To manage social roles is a challenging part of self-management post-stroke. This study explored how stroke survivors act as role managers with their spouses in the context of everyday activities. Method: Two stroke survivors with a first time stroke living at home with a spouse were included. …

Objective: To investigate how reengagement in valued activities poststroke is influenced by environmental factors. Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched to June 2015 using multiple search terms for stroke, activities, disability, and home and community environments, with the following …

The aim of this study was to determine the measurement reproducibility for a procedure evaluating the mastication process and to estimate the smallest detectable differences of 3D kinematic and surface electromyography (sEMG) variables. Kinematics of mandible movements and sEMG activity of the masticatory …

De doelstelling van het promotieonderzoek is om meer inzicht te krijgen in zelf- management na een beroerte. Hiervoor hebben wij onderzoek gedaan naar de ervaringen en meningen van diverse betrokkenen in de CVA-revalidatie, namelijk de CVA-getroffenen, de partners en professionals. In totaal zijn zes …

The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ'07) is a Canadian-English instrument recommended for screening children aged 5 to 15 years who are at risk for developmental coordination disorder. While a Canadian-French version of the DCDQ'07 presently exists, a European-French version does …

Purpose: Self-management has become an important concept in stroke rehabilitation; however, the way that people post-stroke reflect on the concept of self-management has not yet been studied. This qualitative study explored the reflections of persons post-stroke on self-management, readiness and needs …

Purpose: Self-management has become an important concept in stroke rehabilitation. This study explored allied healthcare professionals' (AHPs) perceptions and beliefs regarding the self-management of stroke survivors and their knowledge and skills regarding stroke self-management interventions. Method: …

Described here is an ultrasound technique used to study tongue movements, particularly lateral tongue movements, during mastication. A method to analyze spatial and temporal tongue movements was developed, and the feasibility of using this method was evaluated. Biplane ultrasound images of tongue movements …

Wereldwijd zijn er zeven tot tien miljoen mensen met de ziekte van Parkinson gediagnosticeerd. Het belangrijkste kenmerk van Parkinson is akinesie, dit gaat minimaal gepaard met een tremor, rigiditeit of balansproblemen. Deze symptomen, in combinatie met dubbeltaken, zorgen voor een beperking in ADL …

Dit onderzoek is gestart vanuit de vraag van het lectoraat Neurorevalidatie en het ZZG Herstelhotel te Groesbeek. Het ZZG Herstelhotel wil namelijk buiten de therapieën activiteiten aanbieden voor CVA-cliënten, waarvoor ze gemotiveerd zijn. Daarnaast willen de professionals middelen en mogelijkheden …