INTRODUCTION: In patients with cancer, low muscle mass has been associated with a higher risk of fatigue, poorer treatment outcomes, and mortality. To determine body composition with computed tomography (CT), measuring the muscle quantity at the level of lumbar 3 (L3) is suggested. However, in patients …

Background A healthy lifestyle is indispensable for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases. However, lifestyle medicine is hampered by time constraints and competing priorities of treating physicians. A dedicated lifestyle front office (LFO) in secondary/tertiary care may provide an important contribution …

Kliniek langdurige zorg De Meander is een locatie binnen GGZ Drenthe waar mensen met ernstige psychiatrische aandoeningen verblijven. Een van de onderzoekers heeft stage gelopen bij kliniek de Meander, tijdens haar stageperiode gaven de werknemers aan gebreken te ervaren omtrent rehabiliterend en herstelgericht …

Background Several conditions and diseases can result in speech problems that can have a negative impact on everyday functioning, referred to as communicative participation. Subjective problems with acquired speech problems are often assessed with the speech handicap index (SHI). To assess generic participation …

Objective: Many patients with COVID-19 infections were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Physical impairments are common after ICU stays and are associated with clinical and patient characteristics. To date, it is unknown if physical functioning and health status are comparable between patients …

Inleiding: Uit wetenschappelijk onderzoek blijkt dat er variatie bestaat in de interne belasting die voetbalspelers ervaren, zelfs bij een gelijke externe belasting(Castagna et al., 2011). De fysieke capaciteiten van professionele voetballers kunnen hier invloed op hebben (Rabbani, et al., 2021). Dit …

The goal of this cross-sectional study was to further explore the relationships between motor competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight status in different age categories of Dutch primary school children. Participants were 2068 children aged 4 to 13 years …

Timeis.capital is an online platform for audio-visual research on self-organisation. It consists of interviews with people who self-organise and the 3D scans of the spaces from which they do this — project spaces, squats and living rooms. It’s aim is to collect practice-based knowledge and strategies …

Background: People with dementia have a yearly risk of falling of 60 to 80 percent. Therefore, a walker is often recommended. However, the use of a walker in people with dementia is associated with a threefold increased odds of falls compared to their healthy peers. Better advice and training could reduce …

Een betere financiële sector bereik je sneller met deugden dan met regels. Toch wordt na iedere missstand de regelgeving aanscherpt, zonder dat er iets wezenlijks verandert. Regels krijgen we opgelegd, deugden horen bij onszelf. Het denken van Alisdair MacIntyre biedt verdiepende inzichten hierin.