Individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning are at increased risk to develop a substance use disorder—however, effective treatment programs adapted to this target group are scarce. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Take it Personal!+ in individuals with …

(1) Background: Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) is associated with severe toxicity resulting in fatigue and weight loss, including loss of skeletal muscle mass. Exercise interventions might positively affect physical fitness and quality of life. Sufficient adherence and compliance …

Objective:  International guidelines recommend supervised exercise therapy (SET) as primary treatment for all patients with intermittent claudication (IC), yet primary endovascular revascularisation (ER) might be more effective in patients with iliac artery obstruction.  Methods:  This was a multicentre …

Chronische aandoeningen komen veel voor in de huidige samenleving, in 2002 is van alle overleden mensen zo’n 60% gediagnosticeerd met een chronische aandoening gemeld door het WHO (World Health Organization). Om ervoor te zorgen dat het leven met een chronische aandoening zo min mogelijk invloed heeft …

Up to 88% of oncological patients apply complementary therapies and up to 77% apply complementary mistletoe therapy in the context of integrative oncological approaches. An evidence-based consultation of oncological health professionals regarding complementary therapies used in Germany is missing. Therefore, …

Non-pharmacological interventions such as mirror therapy are gaining increased recognition in the treatment of phantom limb pain; however, the evidence in people with phantom limb pain is still weak. In addition, compliance to self-delivered exercises is generally low. The aim of this randomised controlled …

BACKGROUND: Since the number of heart failure (HF) patients is still growing and long-term treatment of HF patients is necessary, it is important to initiate effective ways for structural involvement of primary care services in HF management programs. However, evidence on whether and when patients can …

To reduce unintentional and avoidable adverse events in patients in hospitals in the Netherlands, a patient safety agency (VMS) programme was launched in 2008. Among the VMS topics, the programme optimal therapy in severe sepsis, according to the international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC), aims to …

Doel: Met dit onderzoek wordt het verschil in effectiviteit bepaald tussen aquajoggen en fitness bij mensen met obesitas met betrekking tot gewichtsgerelateerde variabelen, algemeen lichamelijke conditie en GezondheidsGerelateerde Kwaliteit van Leven. Tevens wordt gekeken naar het verschil in therapietrouw …

Samenvatting Voorgeschiedenis Voorlichting is een steeds belangrijker deel binnen de gezondheidszorg. Voorlichting vergroot de kennis van patiënten en versnelt daardoor het revalidatieproces. Binnen veel ziekenhuizen wordt er op dit moment hard gewerkt aan het opzetten van voorlichtingsprogramma's. …