Background: Self-management support is essential to perform self-management behavior. To provide this support in an effective way, insight in the needs for self-management support is necessary. Objective: To give an overview of self-management support needs from the perspective of rheumatoid arthritis …

BACKGROUND: Many people suffer from complaints of the arm, neck and/or shoulder (CANS). The complaints are persistent and there is a need for intervention programs for those with longstanding CANS. Studies suggest that a behavioural change is needed in employees with CANS. A self-management program with …

Rationale To improve the quality of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) a practice guideline from the Dutch Royal Society for Physiotherapy (KNGF) has been developed. Guideline development A systematic literature search was performed to formulate conclusions …

In September 2010, Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen (the Netherlands) started a 20-week international program titled GameOn! The object of this program is for students to develop serious games, that aim to help the youth become aware of social and/or health related issues. Since the …

Presentation given to a delegation from the University of Oldenburg and the Research company Next Energy to explore fields of collaboration in research topics.

The seventh ACL Research Retreat was held March 19–21, 2015, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The retreat brought together clinicians and researchers to present and discuss the most recent advances in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury epidemiology, risk factor identification, and injury risk screening …

website of CEP (Confederation of European Probation) with with “state of the art knowledge” on probation. The information is both scientifically rigorous and practically relevant to a broad public of practitioners and interested lay persons. The context of probation is complex and multi-facetted. …

Smart home technologies are a large potential market for the construction and building services industry. This chapter discusses the topics consultants, installers, and suppliers of home automation systems encounter when working in the field. Improved communication skills and more flexible approaches …

Tegenwoordig willen steeds meer consumenten weten waar hun producten vandaan komen en welk bedrijf erachter zit. Dit laten zij via verschillende kanalen weten, waaronder social media. Deze twee topics, zijn heel belangrijk voor bedrijven. Vooral wanneer het corporate brand van een organisatie niet zichtbaar …

Aanleiding Als gevolg van het lenteakkoord en het regeerakkoord in 2012 is ten aanzien van de langdurige AWBZ zorg een wetswijziging ingevoerd. Het doel van deze wet is dat de kosten voor de AWBZ worden beperkt. Alleen (oudere) cliënten die zwaardere zorg nodig hebben (zorgzwaartepakket 4 en hoger) …