Background Several conditions and diseases can result in speech problems that can have a negative impact on everyday functioning, referred to as communicative participation. Subjective problems with acquired speech problems are often assessed with the speech handicap index (SHI). To assess generic participation …

Sexual interest in children is an important factor contributing to sexual (re)offending against children. The current state of research makes it difficult to conclude if people with pedophilia are overly interested in children, or have lower interest in adults, or both. This is relevant knowledge in …

End-stage kidney disease patients treated with conventional hemodialysis (CHD) are known to have impaired physical performance and protein-energy wasting (PEW). Nocturnal hemodialysis (NHD) was shown to improve clinical outcomes, but the evidence is limited on physical performance and PEW. We investigate …

Purpose. We aimed to evaluate the potential for implementing exercise interventions for patients with breast cancer in the Netherlands, based on findings of the Dutch randomized controlled trials in this population. Methods. We evaluated the implementation of four Dutch exercise trials retrospectively, …

Nederland gaat gebukt onder de stikstofcrisis en dus gingen onlangs vier ministers naar Brussel om te vragen om meer coulance voor de Nederlandse situatie. Christianne van der Wal, Hugo de Jonge, Mark Harbers en Henk Staghouwer kwamen met lege handen thuis. Kamerleden Caroline van der Plas (BBB) en Derk …

Purpose:  To systematically review the literature on effectiveness of remote physiotherapeutic e-Health interventions on pain in patients with musculoskeletal disorders.  Materials and methods:  Using online data sources PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane in adults with musculoskeletal disorders with a pain-related …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd als afstudeerproject voor de Bachelor archeologie aan de Hogeschool Saxion in Deventer. Het eindproduct van het onderzoek is een advies voor een museumreconstructie van een laat-Romeinse waterput, spoor 57. De waterput is opgegraven in Voorthuizen door Econsultancy in 2019 …

Objective: Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) is associated with high toxicity that adversely affects physical functioning, body composition, fatigue, quality of life and treatment outcomes. Exercise interventions during treatment might counteract these negative effects. We therefore …

Inleiding: Dit artikel beschrijft een observationeel onderzoek naar de bijdrage van gebaren aan de communicatieve competentie van begeleiders die zorg bieden aan mensen met een verstandelijke beperking. Het doel van deze studie is het vergaren van ervaringen, gedachten en gevoelens van begeleiders. Hierin …