ACHTERGROND: Jaarlijks ontstaan er gemiddeld 720.000 knieblessures in Nederland. Wat overeenkomt met 38 knieblessures per 100.000 uren sport. 2 op de 5 knieblessures (41% van het totaal aantal knielblessures) hebben een medische behandeling of fysiotherapie nodig. Een minder frequent voorkomende knieletsel …

Falls are a major health problem in nursing home residents with dementia. In nursing homes one-third of all falls results in an injury. In order to take tailor-made preventive measures in time, the fall risk profile of each individual nursing home resident should be periodically evaluated. A systematic …

The objective was to study the prevalence of eighteen geriatric conditions in older patients at admission, their reporting rate in discharge summaries and the impact of these conditions on mortality and functional decline one year after admission. A prospective multicenter cohort study conducted between …

There has been increasing focus on factors predicting the development of chronic musculoskeletal disorders. For patients already experiencing chronic non-specific low back pain it is also relevant to investigate which prognostic factors predict recovery. We present the design of a cohort study that aims …

BACKGROUND: Paratonia is a progressive motor problem that is observed in individuals with dementia and is not a well-known phenomenon. This study explores the development and risk factors of paratonia in moderate stage dementia patients. METHODS: A multi-center, longitudinal, one-year follow-up cohort …

Working paper t.b.v. het onderzoeksprogramma Leven Lang Leren, Kenniscentrum Arbeid, Hanzehogeschool

Delirium is a serious and frequent psycho-organic disorder in critically ill patients. Reported incidence rates vary to a large extent and there is a paucity of data concerning delirium incidence rates for the different subgroups of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their short-term health consequences. …

Inleiding: In dit systematisch review is het effect van oefentherapie op de vermindering van valangst onderzocht bij patiënten met een CVA, gemeten met de FES of de ABC-scale. Methode: Er is gezocht in verschillende databanken ( PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database), Pubmed, CINAHL, CEBP en The Cochrane …

Comment on Briggs et al., Health literacy and beliefs among a community cohort with and without chronic low back pain [Pain 2010;150:275–283]

Background: There are many ways clinicians measure pain intensity in patients with musculoskeletal conditions, such as a Whiplash Associated Disorder. Objective: To assess if some ratings of pain are scored systematically higher than others and whether this pattern changes with increasing symptom duration …