PURPOSE: To understand the patient journey to Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery (LSFS) and patients' experiences of surgery. METHODS: Qualitative study using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Adult participants following LSFS were recruited from 4 UK clinical sites using purposive sampling to ensure …

BACKGROUND: Self-management support is considered an important component in the physiotherapeutic treatment of people with chronic low back pain. The stratified blended physiotherapy intervention e-Exercise Low Back Pain is an example of a self-management intervention. More insight may contribute to …

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people worldwide. We conducted an international survey (n = 3646) examining the degree to which people's appraisals and coping activities around the pandemic predicted their health and well-being. We obtained subsamples from 12 countries-Bangladesh, Bulgaria, …

Background: Survivors of lymphoma experience multiple challenges after treatment. However, a lack of knowledge of in-depth experiences of lymphoma survivors in early aftercare persists. Objective: To gain an in-depth understanding of the experiences of lymphoma survivors in early aftercare who have …

Presentation at conference about methods and result scoping review into factors influencing family involvement in treatment decision making for older patients with cancer. Presenter is Bea Dijkman. Other names where involved in the research and approved the presentation.Background and purposeMany older …

This study explored the use of cash transfers for increasing resilience of smallholder farmers against drought. Smallholder farmers who are dependent on rainfed agriculture productivity in Shangombo District, Western Province, Zambia. Their main livelihood portfolio is from the maize crop which they …

Door de COVID-19-pandemie zijn er veel maatregelen genomen om het aantal besmettingen terug te dringen, waardoor het leven van veel mensen is veranderd. Studenten worden ook getroffen door de coronamaatregelen. Deze maatregelen kunnen een effect hebben op het middelengebruik van studenten. Ook kunnen …

Urban planning for climate change is a complex topic for historical and large cities like Alexandria, which are also coping with economic and demographic pressures. In this project the design of water engineering is drawn into the horizon of the local population, by mapping several containment measures …

De leerlingen van 3 Office-Retail in de onderzoeksschool blijven bij moeilijkheden zoals beperkende maatregelen, tegenslag en stress hangen in een fixed mindset (Dweck, 2011). Ze reageren niet altijd veerkrachtig waardoor ze afhankelijk zijn en hun welbevinden niet groot is. Doordat leerlingen met een …

Er is steeds meer aandacht gekomen voor hoogsensitiviteit en maar liefst 20% van de bevolking is hoogsensitief. Wanneer iemand hier niet goed mee heeft leren omgaan of opgegroeid is in een omgeving die niet bevorderlijk was, kan hoogsensitiviteit tot verschillende problemen leiden. Dit onderzoek is gedaan …