The severe shortage of donors is a major constraint facing European countries. In Europe more than 60,000 patients are on waiting lists for an organ transplantation. Because of the shortage of donated organs, every day almost ten people die in Europe while on the waiting list. But what are the causes …

BACKGROUND: It is generally unknown to what extent organ transplant recipients can be physically challenged. During an expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro, the tolerance for strenuous physical activity and high-altitude of organ transplant recipients after various types of transplantation was compared to …

BACKGROUND: Sufficient physical activity is important for solid organ transplant recipients (heart, lung, liver, kidney). However, recipients do not meet the recommended amount or required type of physical activity. The perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in this population are …

Background: Short-term survival after solid-organ transplantation has substantially improved, and the focus has shifted to long-term survival, including the role of physical activity (PA). Knowledge about PA and sedentary time in recipients of solid-organ transplantation is limited, and identification …

PURPOSE: To explore the underlying dimensions of the Barriers and Motivators Questionnaire that is used to assess barriers to and motivators of physical activity experienced by recipients of solid organ transplantation and thereby improve the application in research and clinical settings. METHOD: A cross-sectional …

Op het congres van de European Society of Organ Transplantation in Brussel, september 2015 heb ik in de sessie van de European Transplant Allied Health Care Professionals gepresenteerd. De presentatie was gericht op een healthy lifestyle en de rol van de fysiotherapeut hierin.

Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the standard of care in high-risk patients with severe aortic valve stenosis who are not eligible for conventional aortic valve replacement. Despite the less invasive nature of TAVI, mortality remains high. Prior studies1,2 reported …

Op het congres van de Britisch Transplant Society en de Nederlandse Transplantatie Vereniging dat gehouden werd in Bournemouth, Engeland is deze bijgevoegde poster gepresenteerd. De poster beschrijft het onderzoek naar de inspanningstolerantie van mensen na een orgaantransplantatie op grote hoogte, tijdens …

Op de sessie georganiseerd door de European Transplantation Allied Healthcare Professionals taskforce, onderdeel van de European Society of Organ Transplantation heb ik een presentatie gegeven over de rol van fysieke activiteit en de rol van de fysiotherapeut in een healthy lifestyle. Het ESOT congres …