Background  The purpose of this study is to describe feasibility and test–retest reliability of the six-minute walking distance test (6MWD) and an adapted shuttle run test (aSRT) in persons with severe intellectual and sensory (multiple) disabilities. Materials and Methods  Forty-seven persons with severe …

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and reliability of the modified Berg Balance Scale (mBBS) in persons with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (severe multiple disabilities, SMD) assigned Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) grades I and II. …

Op de Forensisch Psychiatrische Afdeling van GGZ Friesland te Franeker, draait de module omgaan met spanning (Doornebosch & Nijland 2009). In de module worden aan de deelnemers vier copingstrategieën geleerd; actief aanpakken, sociale steun zoeken, vermijden en afwachten en afleiding zoeken. Deze copingstijlen …

BACKGROUND: Anthropometric measurements are widely used to reliably quantify body composition and to estimate risks of overweight in healthy subjects and in patients. However, information about the reliability of anthropometric measurements in subjects with severe intellectual and sensory disabilities …