Objective: To predict mortality by disability in a sample of 479 Dutch community-dwelling people aged 75 years or older. Methods: A longitudinal study was carried out using a follow-up of seven years. The Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS), a self-reported questionnaire with good psychometric …

Aim: Participation of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder hardly occurs in settings outside of home and school. Little is known about how their participation is influenced by environmental factors. This study explored how and why adolescents with autism spectrum disorder perceive aspects of their …

Aim: Participation of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder hardly occurs in settings outside of home and school. Little is known about how their participation is influenced by environmental factors. This study explored how and why adolescents with autism spectrum disorder perceive aspects of their …

Purpose: There is growing international interest in the implementation of structured osteoarthritis management programs (OAMPs) to deliver best evidence osteoarthritis (OA) care. A consortium of researchers, clinicians and consumers concerned with optimising implementation of OAMPs have established the …

This thesis is written for Disability Studies in Nederland. This thesis deals with the experienced perception of inclusion of people with a disability working in the hospitality industry in order to stimulate the inclusion of people with a disability in this sector. By combining a desk research and qualitative …

More and more network interventions are developing at neighborhood level, with the aim of strengthening the network (in the neighborhood) of people with a disability. Some interventions are of a temporary nature, while others are structurally In this study, the various neighborhood-oriented network interventions …

Background People with activity limitations participate less in society, which may be due to both societal barriers and personal factors. The aim of this study was to examine the role of one specific personal factor, namely the perceptions that people have of their health condition. We hypothesized …

Achtergrond: Coxartrose wordt vaak in het eindstadium behandeld met een Totale Heup Artroplastiek (THA). In de postoperatieve fase na een THA varieert het fysiotherapeutische beleid. Mogelijk leidt een verhoogd BMI tot een trager functioneel herstel na een THA. Een aangepast revalidatietraject zou dan …

Frailty and Physical Therapy講演要旨 （Abstract）The speed of ageing differs from country to country, but ageing is worldwide happening more quickly than in the past. We live in a dangerous world and all kinds of negative influences like stress or poor nutrition causes random molecular damage with an accumulation …

Paul Wagstaff Commemorative Lecture 2019Prof. dr. Hans HobbelenHanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the NetherlandsPhysiotherapy and FrailtyFor a physiotherapist it can be difficult to use the term frailty in relation to the physical condition of a patient. We should focus on improvement of …