Discrepancy between self-reports and parent-proxy reports of adolescent health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been repeatedly acknowledged in the literature as the proxy problem. However, little is known about the extent and direction of this discrepancy. The purpose of this study is to explore …

To examine to what extent the concept and the domains of participation as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) are represented in general cancer-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments. Using the ICF linking rules, two coders independently …

Doel: Een evaluatie van de effecten van 'Conventionele Musculoskeletale Oefentherapie', 'Dans / Tai Chi' en 'Qigong' op de kwaliteit van leven bij patiënten met M. Parkinson. Methode: Een systematische zoektocht in de databanken PubMed, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library en PEDro. Systematic reviews …

The aim of the present study was to establish the efficacy in terms of morbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of a group asthma education-exercise programme to children with low (below 10th percentile value) quality-of-life scores. A controlled, randomised, open, clinical trial was conducted. …

Background: A meta-analysis examined differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between seekers of surgical and non-surgical treatment, and non-treatment seekers, over and above differences that are explained by weight, age, and gender. Methods: Our literature search focused on the 'Impact …

Doel Door middel van literatuuronderzoek en pilotonderzoek komen tot een objectief meetprotocol voor het meten van de (mogelijke) effecten van de McKenzie-methode in relatie tot pijn, Range Of Motion (ROM) en de functionaliteit van de lage rug in Algemeen Dagelijks Leven (ADL) / Health Related Quality …

In the Netherlands comparable levels of sports-participation between persons with haemophilia and healthy controls have been reported. This raises the question if children with haemophilia under the currently available prophylaxis do reach comparable levels of physical fitness and health-related quality …

Het doel van dit onderzoek was de effecten van huifbedtherapie bij meervoudig gehandicapten beter te onderbouwen. Huifbedtherapie is het behandelen van patiënten, met uiteenlopende aandoeningen, door middel van het huifbed. Het huifbed is een stalen frame waartussen een zeil is uitgespannen. Onder het …