The transition from higher education to the labour market is experienced as difficult by students with a disability. This gap between higher education and the labour market has tangible consequences for the participation of (young) people with a disability. Research shows that these students have a higher …

In twee focusgroepsbijeenkomsten is verpleegkundigen, werkzaam in de thuiszorg of in het ziekenhuis, gevraagd of en welke taken zij voor zichzelf weggelegd zien bij de aanmelding van patiënten bij een hospicevoorziening. Bij de verwijzing naar een hospicevoorziening hebben verpleegkundigen naar eigen …

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of quantitative muscle ultrasound (QMUS) to visualize oral muscles and to establish normative data for muscle thickness and echo intensity of submental and tongue muscles in healthy children and young adults. The data were compared with those of …

Dysphagia is reported in advanced stages of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The population of DMD is changing due to an increasing survival. We aimed to describe the dysphagia in consecutive stages and to assess the underlying mechanisms of dysphagia in DMD, in order to develop mechanism based recommendations …