BACKGROUND: Communicative participation is the most important outcome of speech and language therapy, but there are no measurement instruments for children, adolescents, and young adults. This paper describes the development of MyCommunication-Youth: an item bank to measure self-reported communicative …

BACKGROUND: Communicative participation is the primary outcome of speech and language therapy for people with communication disorders. However, there are no instruments that measure communicative participation from the perspective of adolescents and young adults. Moreover, little research has been conducted …

Objective: To evaluate psychometrics of wearable devices measuring physical activity (PA) in ambulant children with gait abnormalities due to neuromuscular conditions.  Data Sources: We searched PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus in March 2023.  Study Selection: We included studies if …

Purpose: This study aims to systematically identify items that measure comnicative participation from measurement instruments that measure (aspects communication and/or participation in children and adolescents (5–18 years with communication disorders, for developing an item bank. Method: A systematic …

Given the unpleasant nature of social isolation and loneliness (SIL) and their negative effects on health and wellbeing, interventions are needed. However, persistent issues in the design, evaluation, and reporting of SIL interventions preclude conclusive evidence and commentary on the effectiveness …

Given the unpleasant nature of social isolation and loneliness (SIL) and their negative effects on health and wellbeing, interventions are needed. However, persistent issues in the design, evaluation, and reporting of SIL interventions preclude conclusive evidence and commentary on the effectiveness …

Purpose: This study aims to systematically identify items that measure commu-nicative participation from measurement instruments that measure (aspects of) communication and/or participation in children and adolescents (5–18 years old) with communication disorders, for developing an item bank. Method: …

Welke meetinstrumenten zijn valide om de mobiliteit van klinisch opgenomen kwetsbare ouderen in kaart te brengen? Met de groeiende bevolking van ouderen en de grote impact op gezondheids- en sociale zorg, wordt het steeds belangrijker om deze kwetsbare groep te identificeren. Zij hebben mogelijk meer …

Purpose:  This systematic review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the validity and reliability of existing measurement instruments for quantifying head and neck lymphedema.  Methods:  Four databases were searched on January 31st, 2022. The COnsensus-based Standards for selecting health Measurement …