Introduction: This study investigates a potentially new tool for physiotherapeutic fall prevention in elderly, namely Abdominal Breathing (AB). So far clinical relevance on this topic has been limited, because Normal Breathing (NB) was not included and because tasks were not sufficiently challenging …

Ethnographic fieldwork is a balancing act between distancing and immersing. Fieldworkers need to come close to meaningfully grasp the sense-making efforts of the researched. In methodological textbooks on ethnography, immersion tends to be emphasized at the expense of its counterpart. In fact, ‘distancing’ …

The first physician assistant (PA) program in Germany began in 2005. As of 2013 there are three PA programs operational, with a fourth to be inaugurated in the fall of 2013. The programs have produced approximately 100 graduates, all with a nursing background. The PA model of shifting tasks from medical …

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the special issue on CSR communication attached to the First International CSR Communication Conference held in Amsterdam in October 2011. The aim of the introduction is also to review CSR communication papers published in scholarly journals in order to make a summary …

Samenvatting Achtergrond: Dat vallen een welbekend probleem is bij de Cerebro Vasculair Accident (CVA) patiënt is een gegeven. Wat nou echter de oorzaak is van het vallen is nog onduidelijk. Een nog niet eerder onderzocht aspect hiervan is of de patiënt zelf goed kan inschatten of hij/ zij valgevaarlijk …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • Patients treated with selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been shown to have an increased risk of falling. In nursing homes, many patients with dementia are given SSRIs as a treatment for depression. In this group, however, the possible risk …

Objectives To evaluate the feasibility and validity of gait parameters measured with an electronic walkway system in predicting short-term fall risk in nursing home residents with dementia. Methods 57 ambulatory nursing home residents with moderate to severe dementia participated in this prospective …

Inleiding Deze literatuurstudie gaat in op de effecten van verschillende vormen van oefentherapie op de valincidentie bij patiënten met de ziekte van Parkinson. De ziekte van Parkinson is een neurodegeneratieve aandoening. Verminderde productie van dopamine, een neurotransmitter belangrijk bij het gecontroleerd …

Purpose In the Netherlands, the prevalence of visual impairments is the highest among the subgroup of nursing home residents. Over 40 percent are estimated to have visual impairments1. Older adults experience visual problems due to biological aging or eye disease2. These problems can affect several visual …

The South Caucasus compromises the states of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a volatile region, distressed by ethno political conflicts which erupted after the fall of the powerful USSR. Free from Russian domination, the peoples of the South Caucasus - Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Georgians - started …