Background. Deviant shoulder girdle movement is suggested as an eminent factor in the etiology of shoulder pain. Reliable measurements of shoulder girdle kinematics are a prerequisite for optimizing clinical management strategies. Purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability, measurement …

Introductie: Wereldwijd staat borstkanker in de top vier van meest voorkomende soorten kanker. Een voorkomende chronische aandoening van de behandeling van borstkanker is (secundair) lymfoedeem in de bovenste ledematen. De Delphin MoistureMeterD compact® (MMDC) is een meetinstrument die lokaal het vochtgehalte …

This chapter diagnoses the situation of high-tech small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Eindhoven Brainport region in the south of the Netherlands, based on desk research and additional background interviews. This region has an ecosystem with a very proliferated heritage of technology-based companies …

Een kwalitatief semi- gestructureerd interviewonderzoek onder 1ste lijns- fysiotherapeuten over de invloed van door patiënten gevonden diagnoses en behandelmogelijkheden op het behandelproces. Als eerste toont dit onderzoek aan dat fysiotherapeuten patiënten meer moeten overtuigen van hun bevindingen. …

Background: Both childhood trauma and negative memory bias are associated with the onset and severity level of several psychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety disorders. Studies on these risk factors, however, generally use homogeneous noncomorbid samples. Hence, studies in naturalistic …

Inleiding Psoriasis is een wereldwijd veel voorkomende chronische inflammatoire huidaandoening. Er zijn echter zeer beperkte epidemiologische, klinische en therapeutische data beschikbaar met betrekking tot psoriasis in niet-blanke etnische groepen. Het herkennen van psoriasis bij een donker huidtype …

Nurses are accountable to apply the nursing process, which is key for patient care: It is a problem-solving process providing the structure for care plans and documentation. The state-of-the art nursing process is based on classifications that contain standardized concepts, and therefore, it is named …

Nursing diagnoses and length of stay in orthopedic surgery

Background In 2007, routine hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody testing was introduced for men who have sex with men (MSM) with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive or unknown status attending a Dutch sexually transmitted infection (STI) outpatient clinic. We evaluated whether this screening resulted …

Nursing outcome calculation, and future possibilities. An example in orthopedic specialty nursing. Comparing nursing diagnoses in hip prosthesis patients and knee prosthesis patients in a Dutch hospital.