Background: If nurses have the communication skills and the time, they can play an important role in increasing the intrinsic motivation of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) to change their lifestyle. Motivational Interviewing (Mo-Int) can be used to further support this role. However, few …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether student characteristics, lower-extremity kinematics, and strength are risk factors for sustaining lower-extremity injuries in preprofessional contemporary dancers. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Codarts University of the Arts. PATIENTS: Forty-five first-year …

Background/Aims: This study examines the feasibility of a preoperative exercise program to improve the physical fitness of a patient before gastrointestinal surgery. Methods: An outpatient exercise program was developed to increase preoperative aerobic capacity, peripheral muscle endurance and respiratory …

Background: The ability to generate muscle strength is a pre-requisite for all human movement. Decreased quadriceps muscle strength is frequently observed in older adults and is associated with a decreased performance and activity limitations. To quantify the quadriceps muscle strength and to monitor …

The purpose of this study was to assess predictive value of a new submaximal rowing test (SmRT) on 2,000-m ergometer rowing time-trial performance in competitive rowers. In addition, the reliability of the SmRT was investigated. Twenty-four competitive male rowers participated in this study. After determining …

Physical and psychosocial stress and recovery are important performance determinants. A holistic approach that monitors these performance determinants over a longer period of time is lacking. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effect of a player’s physical and psychosocial stress and recovery …

Obesitas is niet alleen een chronische aandoening, het is ook een risicofactor voor andere aandoeningen zoals, hart‐ en vaatziekten, diabetes mellitus type 2 en kanker. De richtlijn ‘Diagnostiek en behandeling van obesitas bij volwassenen en kinderen’ (CBO, 2008) beveelt aan om onder andere de lichamelijke …

Restoration of walking capacity, as reflected by walking speed and walking distance, is a primary goal after stroke. Peak aerobic capacity (peak oxygen consumption [V̇O2peak]) is suggested to be correlated with walking capacity after stroke. Although the strength of this correlation is unclear, physical …

Monitoring studies van het RIVM verwachten grote toenames onder chronisch zieken. Dit kan deels voorkomen worden door (actieve) leefstijl veranderingen. Preventief bewegen om zo de belastingcapaciteit te vergroten, wordt de trend binnen de Fysiotherapie. Voor deze literatuurstudie is het van belang een …

The current literature review investigates wheter interval training or continuous training has a superior effect on maximum exercise capacity in chronic heart failure patients.