Background: Prognosis of acute idiopathic neck pain is poor. An overview of modifiable and non-modifiable prognostic factors for the development of chronic musculoskeletal neck pain after an episode of idiopathic, non-traumatic neck pain is needed. Objective: Identify prognostic factors for pain intensity …

Purpose: To examine whether the Canadian normative values of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) are appropriate for Dutch infants. Method: In a cross-sectional study, 499 infants developing typically (0.5-19 months) were assessed using the AIMS home video method. The scaling method was used for calculating …

Objective: Systematic review to identify predictors for dropout during interdisciplinary pain management programmes. Data sources: PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase, and SPORTDiscus were searched from inception to 22 June 2017. Study selection: Screening, data-extraction and quality assessment was carried …

Background: Accurate measurement of health literacy is essential to improve accessibility and effectiveness of health care and prevention. One measure frequently applied in international research is the Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL). While the Dutch SAHL (SAHL-D) has proven to be valid and …

Objective: To explore predictors of dropout of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain from an interdisciplinary chronic pain management programme, and to develop and validate a multivariable prediction model, based on the Extended Common- Sense Model of Self-Regulation (E-CSM). Methods: In this …

Background. The Treatment Beliefs Questionnaire has been developed to measure patients’ beliefs of necessity of and concerns about rehabilitation. Preliminary evidence suggests that these beliefs may be associated with attendance of rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the …

Naar aanleiding van de sportnota opgesteld door de gemeente Den Haag in 2015, kwam uit het lectoraat Gezonde Leefstijl in een Stimulerende Omgeving en het lectoraat Revalidatie van de Haagse Hogeschool de vraag voor het starten van een onderzoek met als doel: ‘Het optimaliseren van de beweegvriendelijke …

Op welke wijze kan multidisciplinaire leefstijlcoaching heropname verminderen bij patiënten met hartfalen die zorg krijgen binnen Zuyderland Medisch Centrum te Sittard-Geleen

Phantom limb pain following amputation is highly prevalent as it affects up to 80% of amputees. Many amputees suffer from phantom limb pain for many years and experience major limitations in daily routines and quality of life. Conventional pharmacological interventions often have negative side-effects …

Aanleiding: Zo’n 80% van de 1,6 miljoen vrouwen in Nederland die in de overgang zijn ervaart klachten die in sommige gevallen een ernstige impact kunnen hebben op het dagelijks leven. Ook op de langere termijn kan de overgang gezondheidsrisico’s met zich meebrengen, zoals het ontstaan van osteoporose …