BACKGROUND: Many intensive care unit survivors (ICU) are confronted with undesirable and long-lasting impairments in physical, cognitive, and mental health, but not only patients are at risk of developing this post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Family members can experience symptoms of depression, …

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based recommendations for effective and safe diagnostic assessment and intervention strategies for the physiotherapy treatment of patients in intensive care units. METHODS: We used the EBRO method, as recommended by the 'Dutch Evidence Based Guideline Development Platform' …

Sprache fördern ist innerhalb der Kindertagesstätten zu einem wichtigen Bestandteil der täglichen Aufgaben einer Erzieherin geworden. Wie wird Sprache jedoch gefördert, über welche Voraussetzungen sollte eine Kindertagesstätte verfügen und wie ist die Sicht der Erzieherinnen auf dieses Thema? Liegen …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the functional status of patients within the first week of discharge from an intensive care unit (ICU), and to identify predictors and explanatory factors of functional status. METHODS: A prospective, observational, cohort study was conducted with consecutive ICU patients who had …