BACKGROUND: Work schedules contribute substantially to the health and well-being of nurses. Too broad typologies are used in research that do not meet the current variety in work schedules. OBJECTIVE: To develop a newtypology for nurses' work schedules based on five requirements and to validate the typology. …

Background Oleaginous yeast species are an alternative for the production of lipids or triacylglycerides (TAGs). These yeasts are usually non-pathogenic and able to store TAGs ranging from 20 % to 70 % of their cell mass depending on culture conditions. TAGs originating from oleaginous yeasts can be …

Alzheimer is een groeiend problem, daarom is het belangrijk om een goede diagnose te stellen. Imaging technieken zijn echter vaak een aanvulling behalve als een differentiaal diagnose nodig is. Door de ontwikkeling van biomarkers is het echter mogelijk dat imaging technieken in de toekomst meer op de …

Current guidelines on secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease recommend nurse-coordinated care (NCC) as an effective intervention. However, NCC programmes differ widely and the efficacy of NCC components has not been studied. To investigate the efficacy of NCC and its components in secondary prevention …

BACKGROUND: Unhealthy diets and inactivity are still common among patients with cardiovascular diseases. This study evaluates the effects of the telephonic lifestyle intervention 'Hartcoach' on risk factors and self-management in patients with recent coronary events. DESIGN: This was a randomised trial …

Prophylactic replacement therapy is the cornerstone of treatment in severe haemophilia. Regular infusions with clotting factor concentrate have been proven effective to prevent bleeding, subsequent (joint) damage, and positively affect the impact of haemophilia on daily life [1]. Patients or parents …

Met je billen in het zand opent op een hele eigen wijze je ogen voor kinderen, hun spel en de omgeving waarin zij spelen. Het geeft ruimte aan een manier van kijken naar kinderen die we in de afgelopen decennia zijn kwijt geraakt. Het nodigt je uit in de huid van kinderen te kruipen, jouw kinderen te …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines stress the importance of smoking cessation and recommend intensive follow-up. To guide the development of such cessation support strategies, we analysed the characteristics that are associated with successful smoking cessation after an acute …

Dit onderzoek geeft antwoord op de volgende onderzoeksvraag: Welke nieuwe cliëntgroepen kunnen worden opgenomen naast de huidige revalidanten op geriatrische revalidatieafdelingen en onder welke voorwaarden?

Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are at high risk of recurrent events. A healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce this risk. A previous trial, Randomized Evaluation of Secondary Prevention by Outpatient Nurse SpEcialists (RESPONSE), demonstrated that nurse-coordinated outpatient clinics …