Introduction It is unknown how awake prone positioning was practiced in patients with COVID–19 in the second wave of the national outbreak in the Netherlands. Objectives We studied the practice of awake prone positioning in COVID–19 patients admitted to the ICU because of acute hypoxemic respiratory …

This study examines trends in children’s screen time and outdoor play between 2014-2022, and differences herein between pre, mid and post-Covid-19. Data was collected via yearly questionnaires among pupils grade 3-6 (Mage = 10.09±1.27 years; n=7745 questionnaires). MANCOVA (sex + age as covariate) showed …

In Nederland verleent ongeveer een derde van de volwassen bevolking onbetaalde zorg. Het verlenen van mantelzorg kan in normale tijden zeer belastend zijn, maar de impact van een volksgezondheidscrisis op mantelzorgers is grotendeels onbekend. Deze studie richt zich op de vraag hoe de belasting van mantelzorgers …

Sinds 2021 is het SARS-CoV-2 virus wereldwijd uitgebroken en zorgt de ziekte COVID-19 voor aanhoudende vermoeidheidsklachten. Het ziektebeeld is snel ontstaan, waardoor ergotherapeuten geen duidelijke interventies hadden voor het vormgeven van een passende behandeling. Om deze reden is de groepsinterventie …

The Covid-19 pandemic triggered governments and designers to revalue and redesign public spaces. This paper focuses on the various design responses to Covid-19 proposed and implemented in public spaces. In particular, we identify the kinds of challenges that such design responses address and the strategies …

The following research justification focuses on the potential of Be Event Group to find and retain returning customers. As the company has experienced a transition period during Covid, it has now changed its strategy to a differentiation strategy, while also looking to change its customer base towards …

BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence indicates the potential benefits of restricted fluid management in critically ill patients. Evidence lacks on the optimal fluid management strategy for invasively ventilated COVID-19 patients. We hypothesized that the cumulative fluid balance would affect the successful …

In Amsterdam we have been working with a diversity of partners in the city for more than a decade now. Our study and research in our research group Cities & Visitors have been focused on the image and reputations of our cities, including the image and reputation of different areas of the city itself. …

It’s late April 2022 in Bologna and we meet in Franco’s apartment. He shows me his collection of collages he produced in the Covid period, his art therapy to fight off depression. The paintings can be found here and there online, exhibited under the pseudonym Istubalz. We’ve come together to discuss …

Standard SARS-CoV-2 testing protocols using nasopharyngeal/throat (NP/T) swabs are invasive and require trained medical staff for reliable sampling. In addition, it has been shown that PCR is more sensitive as compared to antigen-based tests. Here we describe the analytical and clinical evaluation of …