Doelstelling: Diabetische retinopathie (DRP) is een veel voorkomende complicatie bij diabetes. Deze kan zich uiten door micro-aneurysmata, exsudaten, neovascularisatie en maculaoedeem. Dit kan blindheid tot gevolg hebben. Er zijn een aantal risicofactoren die invloed hebben op de ontwikkeling van DRP, …

Divorce is a common and complex phenomenon with high social impact, especially when it involves pervasive conflict. This chapter discusses an analytic content-based framework for gaining an in-depth understanding of divorce. It considers seven inter- related dimensions: time, conflict, relationships, …

Background Unhealthy diets and inactivity are still common among patients with cardiovascular diseases. This study evaluates the effects of the telephonic lifestyle intervention ‘Hartcoach’ on risk factors and self-management in patients with recent coronary events. Design This was a randomised …

Evidence concerning psychosocial interventions for children and young people with externalizing behavior problems has amassed at an impressive pace in recent years. Interventions that have been proven effective are now considered vehicles through which the knowledge of “what works” can be applied in …

Presentation given and game played at the house of the Dutch provincies in Brussel. Within the Energy Battle game four roles must reach a common goal of renewable production in their village and an individual goal per role. The roles in the game are People, Planet, Profit, and Balance. The group must …

BACKGROUND: Unhealthy diets and inactivity are still common among patients with cardiovascular diseases. This study evaluates the effects of the telephonic lifestyle intervention 'Hartcoach' on risk factors and self-management in patients with recent coronary events. DESIGN: This was a randomised trial …

Frequent and targeted support to professionals is essential to control for quality delivery of services. In youth care settings, there is limited time and capability to implement all of the support systems that are suggested by program developers. With the pressure and responsibility to provide services …

Maintaining energy balance is a challenge shared by all animals which has resulted in an enormous variety of strategies for maintaining this vital balance. One of these is torpor, a mechanism that slows down basic metabolic rate (BMR) which results in a low expenditure of energy otherwise used to maintain …

De ontwikkeling van een met onderzoek onderbouwde methodiek voor het meidenwerk Dit artikel doet verslag van een zoektocht naar de mogelijkheden voor het ontwikkelen van een met onderzoek onderbouwde methodiek voor het meidenwerk. Het geeft inzicht in de mogelijkheden en moeilijkheden voor het opbouwen …

Background: The most common reason for caesarean section (CS) is repeat CS following previous CS. Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) rates vary widely in different healthcare settings and countries. Obtaining deeper knowledge of clinicians’ views on VBAC can help in understanding the factors …