What happens when an etic category or label like “first-generation students” enters public discourse? In the Netherlands, public discussions of first-generation or first-in-family students and their predicaments have arisen in recent years. But few people grow up thinking of themselves in those terms. …

BACKGROUND: Patients' self-care behaviour is still suboptimal in many heart failure (HF) patients and underlying mechanisms on how to improve self-care need to be studied. AIMS: (1) To describe the trajectory of patients' self-care behaviour over 1 year, (2) to clarify the relationship between the trajectory …

Background—Self-management interventions are widely implemented in care for patients with heart failure (HF). Trials however show inconsistent results and whether specific patient groups respond differently is unknown. This individual patient data meta-analysis assessed the effectiveness of self-management …

Dit onderzoeksverslag heeft als onderwerp: Succesvolle begeleiding van jongeren in de leeftijd van 17 tot 27 jaar, die psychosociale problematiek ervaren en een grote afstand tot de arbeidsmarkt hebben. Het doel van dit onderzoeksverslag is om aanbevelingen te kunnen doen voor 50|50 Workcenter op locatie …

Background: Anemia is a serious and highly prevalent co-morbidity in chronic heart failure (HF) patients. Its influence on health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) has rarely been studied, and no data is available regarding the role it plays in hospitalized HF patients. Methods: Baseline data from the …

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 …

In dit onderzoek wordt een ontwerp gemaakt voor een verbeterde instructie om de aansluiting van groep 3 naar groep 4 te verbeteren. Er wordt antwoord gegeven op de vraag welke interventies met betrekking tot spellen nodig zijn om tot aantoonbare verhoogde prestaties in groep 3 te komen, waardoor een …

BACKGROUND: It is unclear if psycho-education on top of physical training is of additional value regarding quality of life in revascularised patients. DESIGN: Prospective randomised study comparing two types of cardiac rehabilitation: exercise based versus a more comprehensive approach including psychological …