PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to adapt the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88) for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) and to determine the test-retest and interobserver reliability of the adapted version. METHOD: Sixteen paediatric physical therapists …

Validity and Reproducibility of a New Treadmill Protocol: The Fitkids Treadmill Test. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 47, No. 10, pp. 2241–2247, 2015. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the validity and reproducibility of a new treadmill protocol in healthy children and adolescents: the Fitkids Treadmill Test …

Background: Activity trackers can potentially stimulate users to increase their physical activity behavior. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of ten consumer activity trackers for measuring step count in both laboratory and free-living conditions. Method: Healthy adult …

Three-dimensional (3D) body scanning becomes increasingly important in the medical, ergonomical and apparel industry. The SizeStream 3D body scanner is a 3D body scanner in the shape of a fitting room that can generate a 3D copy of the human body in a few seconds. The Poikos modeling system generates …

Management Summary This research focuses on the marketing plan Social and Cultural Center De Enck implemented in its theater, and how this plan affects the visitor intent. At the moment, De Enck experiences a decrease in the amount of theater visitors, as many other theaters, and they want to find …

OBJECTIVES: To compare the dietary intakes of Dutch nutrition and dietetics students with the Dutch RDA and the Dutch National Food Consumption Survey (DNFCS), and to assess whether dietary intake changes during education.DESIGN: Cross-sectional and longitudinal research (2004-2010).SETTING: Data collection …

The motivation for this paper came from the board of Aksept; a re-integration company specialized in working with people with autism. The request contained an intervention method to increase the self-esteem of the clients. Therefore, the intervention method (so called) ‘Weerbaarheid’ has been developed. …

In this research, the effect on the quality of life of people older than 80, who participated in psychomotor therapy (PMT) and mainly the (re)discovering of their qualities, is measured. Within this research, literature study has been carried out to clarify the concepts and to make the concepts understandable. A …

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The number of applications for debt management services in the Netherlands shows a steady increase of about 10 percent each year, over the last few years. Municipalities, responsible for these services, at the same need to cut back on expenditures. Our research shows that the (social) return on debt …