Atypical language is one of the most common developmental problems in early childhood. The estimated prevalence of children with atypical language development varies from 2% to 19%. Early identification of children with atypical language development is important in order to prevent the significant impact …

Characteristics of children with listening difficulties: APD or not?Introduction: It is not clear for speech-language pathologists and audiologists, which characteristics are typically for children with listening difficulties, and whether auditory processing disorders (APD) can be distinguished from …

Purpose. So-called spontaneous remissions in cancer often seem to occur after febrile events. Mistletoe preparations (MPs) are used off-label intravenously to induce fever within concepts of integrative oncology. We wanted to investigate the frequency of febrile reactions and safety related to intravenously …

Background: There is an increasing number of patients with a chronic illness demanding primary care services. This demands for effective self-management support, including collaborative goal setting. Despite the fact that primary care professionals seem to have difficulties implementing goal setting, …

This special issue will look in more detail at how CIM research is addressing these key questions; what is clear is that it is time to be counted so that CIM actions can be considered on a level playing field with alternative potential ways of investing in health.

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Objective To develop, implement and evaluate a personalized patient discharge letter (PPDL) to improve the quality of handoff communication from hospital to home. Design From the end of 2006–09 we conducted a quality improvement project; consisting of a before–after evaluation design, and a process evaluation. …

Obesity is a fast growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as absenteeism and large healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on often occurring emotional …

Welke gevolgen heeft telezorg voor de verpleegkundige zorg in een GGZ-praktijk? Omdat telezorg steeds vaker onderdeel van het zorgaanbod is, worden in dit artikel de gevolgen daarvan verkend voor de zorg. Het artikel toont de eerste resultaten van een onderzoek naar het gebruik van webcams door mensen …