Dit artikel beschrijft kwalitatief onderzoek naar de ervaringen van dove tolkgebruikers van kleur en tolken NGT-NL van kleur. De verhouding tussen hen lijkt scheef te zijn, enkel 2.3% van de tolken in Nederland is van kleur. Door middel van semigestructureerde interviews met 6 participanten is onderzocht …

Aims Genetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is caused by mutations in sarcomere protein-encoding genes (i.e. genotype-positive HCM). In an increasing number of patients, HCM occurs in the absence of a mutation (i.e. genotype-negative HCM). Mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to be a key driver of …

Uit onderzoek blijkt dat borstvoeding belangrijke langetermijneffecten heeft op de gezondheid van zowel kinderen als moeders. Veel moeders ervaren echter problemen met borstvoeding en stoppen eerder dan ze zouden willen. Eén van de belangrijkste redenen dat vrouwen vroegtijdig stoppen met borstvoeding …

The objective of this study was to assess the association between psychosocial factors (in terms of anxiety, somatization, depression, and optimism) and pain (in terms of headache pain intensity and pain-related disability), in patients with a painful temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and one of the following …

Background Hospital admissions are common in the last phase of life. However, palliative care and advance care planning (ACP) are provided late or not at all during hospital admission. Aim To provide insight into the perceptions of in-hospital healthcare professionals concerning current and ideal practice …

Rationale: In order to optimize training effects for prevention of sarcopenia and frailty in community dwelling older adults a higher daily protein intake is required. To increase total daily protein intake to optimal levels (minimal 1.2 g/kg/d, optimal 1.5 g/kg/d) during a resistance exercise training …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of psychosomatic therapy versus care as usual in primary care for patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS). Methods We conducted a pragmatic, two-armed, randomised controlled trial among primary care patients with PSS in the Netherlands that included 39 …

Democratie en burgerschap staan onder druk. We leven in een tijd van affectieve polarisatie waar mensen elkaar niet vanzelf als gerespecteerde gesprekspartners zien, er breed nepnieuws gedeeld wordt, democratische rechten niet per se als vanzelfsprekend worden gezien, de overheid burgers ‘vermorzelt’ …

Technological innovations enable rapid DNA analysis implementation possibilities. Concordantly, rapid DNA devices are being used in practice. However, the effects of implementing rapid DNA technologies in the crime scene investigation procedure have only been evaluated to a limited extent. In this study …