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Ambient assisted living and care in The Netherlands

J. van Hoof (Lid Lectoraat); Eveline Wouters (Lector); H.R. Marston; B Vanrumste; R.A. Overdiep (Docent)

Technology can assist older adults to remain living in the community. Within the realm of information and communication technologies, smart homes are drifting toward the concept of ambient assisted living (AAL). AAL-systems are more responsive to user needs and patterns of living, fostering physical …

2011-10-01Bouw & LogistiekArtikel

Effect of training in the Emergency Management of Severe Burns on the knowledge and performance of emergency care workers as measured by an online simulated burn incident

Breederveld, Roelf S; Nieuwenhuis, Marianne K (Functional Recovery And Quality Of Life After Burns); Tuinebreijer, Wim E; Aardenburg, Brigit

OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of training for the Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) for medical and nursing staff working in emergency care as measured by their performance in a simulated burn incident online program. METHODS: An Internet-based questionnaire, which included a simulated …

2011-03-01AlgemeenArtikel

Assessment of effective implementation of internal HIV/AIDS mainstreaming : the case of finance and economic development sector of the Southern Nation, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State of Ethiopia

Degefe, G.T. (Student); Koucher, A.

2011GezondheidMaster

Cross-Border tomato trade and susceptibility to HIV infection : a case of rural women and girls engaged in tomato trade in the Kassena-Nankana districts, Ghana

Tiire, K.K. (Student); Kingma, J.T.

HIV/AIDS continue to be a developmental and a social problem rather than a health issue throughout the world. It is very much devastating and affects individuals, families as well as communities. In sub-Saharan Africa and rural agricultural settings, poverty, gender inequality and unequal power relations …

2011GezondheidMaster

Taking care of older workers

Veth, Klaske; Emans, Ben; van der Heijden, Beatrice I.J.M.; de Lange, Annet H.; Korzilius, Hubert P.L.M.

Purpose – The purposes of this paper are to 1) give an overview of the prevalence of HR practices that are used to retain vital older workers in health organizations, 2) to examine the evaluations of those HR practices, and 3) to determine the wishes for HR practices in three different target groups: …

2011AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Functional capacity of people with early osteoarthritis

Bieleman, H J; van Ittersum, Miriam; Groothoff, J W; Oostveen, J C M; Oosterveld, F G J; van der Schans, Cees (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Soer, R; Reneman, M F

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) increases, but the impact of the disorder on peoples' functional capacity is not known. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare self-reported health status and functional capacity of subjects with early OA of hip and/or knee to reference …

2010-05-21AlgemeenArtikel

Factors contributing to susceptibility to HIV infection : a case of Ojek community in Belu district, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia

Fauk, N.K. (Student); Koucher, A.

2010GezondheidMaster

HIV&AIDS knowledge of agricultural extension workers and the challenge to mainstream in their sector : the case of Awassa Zuria district, Ethiopia

Mamo, W. (Student); Oenema, K.

2009ICT & Media; …Master

Pain response of healthy workers following a functional capacity evaluation and implications for clinical interpretation

Soer, Remko; Groothoff, Johan W; Geertzen, Jan H B; van der Schans, Cees (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Reesink, David D; Reneman, Michiel F

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) are used to quantify physical aspects of work capacity. Safety is a critical issue for clinical use of an FCE. Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) are known to report a temporary increase in pain following an FCE, but it is not known whether …

2008-04-11AlgemeenArtikel

The Development of Physician Assistant Education in the Netherlands

Esther Verboon (Lid Lectoraat)

The primary reason for the development of physician assistant (PA) educational programs in the Netherlands was the discrepancy between supply and demand for health care providers. The need for health care workers was increasing while the supply of (para)medical and nursing practitioners stagnated. Although …

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