Objectives To evaluate the feasibility and validity of gait parameters measured with an electronic walkway system in predicting short-term fall risk in nursing home residents with dementia. Methods 57 ambulatory nursing home residents with moderate to severe dementia participated in this prospective …

The aim of this research was to study the clinical characteristics and mortality and disability outcomes of patients who present distinct risk profiles for functional decline at admission. A multicenter, prospective cohort study was conducted between 2006 and 2009 in three hospitals in the Netherlands …

Objective: Multimorbidity is known for its negative effects on health related functioning. It remains unclear if these effects are stable over time. The aim was to investigate if the relation between single morbidity/multimorbidity and health related functioning is temporary or persistent. Methods: Data …

To report on the development and psychometric evaluation of the Radboud Oral Motor Inventory for Parkinsons Disease (ROMP), a newly developed patient-rated assessment of speech, swallowing, and saliva control in patients with Parkinsons disease (PD). To evaluate reproducibility, 60 patients completed …

The purpose of the research we undertook for this Conference Paper was to investigate whether marketing campaigns for specific types of drinks could be directed towards age cohorts rather than towards intercultural differences between countries. We developed consumer profiles based on drinking motives …

In this article, we raised the question as to what extent members from higher status groups effectuated social resources, more specifically voluntary association membership, as a possible new compensating strategy to guarantee a successful intergenerational transmission of their occupational status. …

Inleiding Een inversie trauma is een veel voorkomende blessure bij sporters. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat aan 47% van de doorgemaakte inversie trauma's een eerder inversie trauma vooraf is gegaan. Aan de hand van dit literatuur onderzoek zal het effect van corrigerende zolen worden vergeleken met het gebruik …

The aim of the study was to evaluate whether multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with risk of cataract or glaucoma. We conducted a population-based cohort study utilizing the UK General Practice Research Database (1987–2009) linked to the national hospital registry of England (1997–2008). Incident …

Vraagstelling - "Wat is het effect van het gemodificeerde Kleinert protocol en het Early Active protocol in het postoperatieve traject van patiënten tussen de dertien en 60 jaar na het herstel van flexorpeesletsel in zone II op de uitkomst in ruptuur percentage en actieve flexie?" Doel - Dit literatuuronderzoek …

Epicondylalgia Lateralis (LE) is een veel voorkomende aandoening. In recente reviews wordt geconcludeerd dat er onduidelijkheid is over wat een effectieve behandelmethode is. Onlangs is er een nieuwe manueel therapeutische therapie geïntroduceerd, genaamd Mobilization With Movement (MWM). Deze therapie …