AIMS: To assess the interplay between hope and the information provided by health care professionals. BACKGROUND: Earlier research learned that hope is crucial for relatives of traumatic coma patients. Also it has been reported that the need for information is extremely important for relatives of critically …

In deze publicatie wordt een 'tool' aangeboden om te komen tot het automatiseren van de productie. Deze tool is ontwikkeld in het kader van het project "Procesinnovatie Verspaning voor MKB-bedrijven".

Trade crosses borders and international experience, knowledge and connections are important and useful for trade and future business development. The aviation sector is probably the most international and boundless branch at the world market. After all, airlines are providing flights to all possible …

Objectives Among the treatment alternatives for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in Norway, only bracing and surgery are mentioned as generally accepted forms of treatment. There exists a lot of controversy on this issue; therefore a descriptive research is used to highlight the different aspects …

Description of a new hand/palm-held computerized 3D force measuring system. The system is built for interface (direct) measurement of 3D manual contact force with real-time data presentation. Static calibration was performed of the 3D force sensor with variable preloads to study their effect as well …

Among those who exercise the physiotherapy profession in Norway there is focus on using transfer techniques when handling patients. Fontys University of Professional Education (Fontys) in Eindhoven is interested in knowing more about these techniques. For that reason it was given as a proposal for a …

Patiënten die een trauma of operatie hebben ondergaan aan de onderste extremiteit lopen meestal met loophulpmiddelen, omdat ze niet volledig mogen belasten. Na een trauma of operatie worden deze patiënten vaak doorverwezen naar een fysiotherapeut. De fysiotherapeutische behandelingen zijn gericht op …

In recent research and discussions both authors have shown that choosing a management concept is only one side of the coin, and that implementing it is quite another. The way of handling information plays an essential role in this. It can be said that many commanders of result-responsible units within …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the results of an ergonomic-educational course for nurses we assessed the number and percentage of harmful postures and of ergonomic and biomechanical errors made before and after the course. We also studied the perceived physical exertion. MEANS AND METHODS: In all, 12 nurses …

The working postures of Dutch nurses (n = 18) in an orthopaedic ward and a urology ward were observed using the Ovako Working posture Analysis System (OWAS). During observation, both working postures and activities were recorded. A specially developed computer program was used for data analysis. By means …