Deze thesis onderzoekt het gebruik van bedhekken als vrijheidsbeperkende interventie binnen de verpleegkundige zorg, met als doel inzicht te verkrijgen in de relatie met valincidenten en de afwegingen van verpleegkundigen tussen veiligheid en bewegingsvrijheid.  In het theoretisch kader wordt ingegaan …

INTRODUCTION: Integrated care is considered to be a means to reduce costs, improve the quality of care and generate better patient outcomes. At present, little is known about integrated care in maternity care systems. We developed questionnaires to examine integrated care in two different settings, using …

BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life in patients with Addison's disease has been assessed in various European countries, indicating a reduced quality of life. However, no studies have addressed the impact of Addison's disease on physical activity. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate …

This study aimed towards a better insight in the necropsy findings of harbour porpoises that stranded during periods of high stranding frequency. To achieve this aim, the study was divided into two areas of research. The first area of this study focussed on stranding data. Firstly, it was necessary to …