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A power-assisted exercise intervention in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities living in a residential facility

Bossink, Leontien; van der Putten, Annette; Waninge, Aly (Participation And Health Of Persons With Intellectual And Visual Disabilities); Vlaskamp, Carla

OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a twenty-week power-assisted exercise intervention in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and to evaluate the potential beneficial effects of this intervention. DESIGN: …

2017-09AlgemeenArtikel

The reliability and validity of ultrasound to quantify muscles in older adults

Nijholt, Willemke; Scafoglieri, Aldo; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët (Malnutrition And Healthy Ageing); Hobbelen, Hans (Ageing And Allied Health Care); van der Schans, Cees P (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing)

This review evaluates the reliability and validity of ultrasound to quantify muscles in older adults. The databases PubMed, Cochrane, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were systematically searched for studies. In 17 studies, the reliability (n = 13) and validity (n = 8) of …

2017-07-12AlgemeenAndersoortig materiaal

The natural history of children with joint hypermobility syndrome and Ehlers–Danlos hypermobility type: a longitudinal cohort study

M.C. Scheper; L.L. Nicholson; R.D. Adams; L. Tofts; V. Pacey

Objectives The objective of the manuscript was to describe the natural history of complaints and disability in children diagnosed with joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS)/Ehlers–Danlos-hypermobility type (EDS-HT) and to identify the constructs that underlie functional decline. Methods One hundred and …

2017-04-18GezondheidArtikel

Summary points and consensus recommendations from the international protein summit

Hurt, Ryan T; McClave, Stephen A; Martindale, Robert G; Ochoa Gautier, Juan B; Coss-Bu, Jorge A; Dickerson, Roland N; Heyland, Daren K; Hoffer, L John; Moore, Frederick A; Morris, Claudia R; Paddon-Jones, Douglas; Patel, Jayshil J; Phillips, Stuart M; Rugeles, Saúl J; Sarav Md, Menaka; Weijs, Peter J M (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging); Wernerman, Jan; Hamilton-Reeves, Jill; McClain, Craig J; Taylor, Beth

The International Protein Summit in 2016 brought experts in clinical nutrition and protein metabolism together from around the globe to determine the impact of high-dose protein administration on clinical outcomes and address barriers to its delivery in the critically ill patient. It has been suggested …

2017-04-07AlgemeenArtikel

The development of a get-up aid

Simone Gravesteijn (Student); Aad Lagerberg

Standing up is harder to perform when getting older. The company SillaPlus want to create a physical device that can be attached to already existing chairs and will help elderly people get up from a chair. The company reached out to students who want to help with the development of a get up aid. The …

2017GezondheidBachelor

Preoperative functional status is not associated with postoperative surgical complications in low risk patients undergoing esophagectomy

van Egmond, M.A.; van der Schaaf, M.; Klinkenbijl, J.H.G.; Engelbert, R.H.H.; van Berge Henegouwen, M.I.

Preoperative functional status is a risk factor for developing postoperative complications (POC) in major abdominal and thoracic surgery, but this has hardly been evaluated in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to determine if preoperative …

2016-12-21AlgemeenArtikel

Surviving critical illness: what is next?

Major, M.E.; Kwakman, R. (Faculteit Gezondheid); Kho, M.E.; Connolly, B.; McWilliams, D.; Denehy, L.; Hanekom, S.; Patman, S.; Gosselink, R.; Jones, C.; Nollet, F.; Needham, D.M.; Engelbert, R.H.H. (Lectoraat Fysiotherapie - Transitie Van Zorg Bij Complexe Patiënten); van der Schaaf, M.

BACKGROUND: The study objective was to obtain consensus on physical therapy (PT) in the rehabilitation of critical illness survivors after hospital discharge. Research questions were: what are PT goals, what are recommended measurement tools, and what constitutes an optimal PT intervention for survivors …

2016-10-29AlgemeenArtikel

Prognosis of Pain and Physical Functioning in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mariëtte de Rooij (Onderzoeker); Marike van der Leeden (Onderzoeker); Martijn Heymans (Onderzoeker); Jasmijn Holla (Onderzoeker); Arja Häkkinen (Onderzoeker); Willem F. Lems (Onderzoeker); Leo D. Roorda (Onderzoeker); Cindy Veenhof (Lector); Diana C. Sánchez Ramírez (Onderzoeker); Henrica de Vet (Onderzoeker); Joost Dekker (Onderzoeker)

Objective To systematically summarize the literature on the course of pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), prognostic factors that predict deterioration of pain, the course of physical functioning, and prognostic factors that predict deterioration of physical functioning in persons with knee …

2016GezondheidArtikel

Skeletal muscle quality as assessed by CT-derived skeletal muscle density is associated with 6-month mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Looijaard, Wilhelmus G.P.M.; Dekker, Ingeborg M.; Stapel, Sandra N.; Girbes, Armand R.J.; Twisk, Jos W.R.; Oudemans-van Straaten, Heleen M.; Weijs, Peter J.M. (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging)

BACKGROUND: Muscle quantity at intensive care unit (ICU) admission has been independently associated with mortality. In addition to quantity, muscle quality may be important for survival. Muscle quality is influenced by fatty infiltration or myosteatosis, which can be assessed on computed tomography …

2016AlgemeenArtikel

Can clinical evaluation predict return to sport after acute hamstring injuries?

Schut, Lotte; Wangensteen, Arnlaug; Maaskant, Jolanda; Tol, Johannes L.; Bahr, Roald; Moen, Maarten

BACKGROUND: The current literature on the value of clinical evaluation for predicting time to return to sport (RTS) after acute hamstring injuries has not been systematically summarised. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on the prognostic value of clinical …

2016AlgemeenArtikel

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