Background: Discussing end-of-life care with people with dementia and their family soon after diagnosis is a crucial aspect of professional care. Research in the hospital setting is scarce. Aim: To investigate how often end-of-life issues and euthanasia are discussed during hospital consultations with …

Introduction While principles of neuroplasticity and motor learning emphasise the potential of high dosage of physical rehabilitation in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) during the subacute phase, we lack empirical evidence to demonstrate its impact in terms of meaningful outcomes. …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity is essential in burn care to counteract the effects of severe burns and inactivity during hospitalization. However, detailed knowledge of performed physical activities is lacking. This study evaluated the feasibility of a dual accelerometer-based method to assess type, frequency, …

This study examines the reasons of people with dementia request euthanasia and how these reasons change over time with a special focus on reasons related to family. In addition, it examines how family relates to their loved one’s euthanasia wish. Seven people with dementia and a euthanasia wish in the …

Econsultancy heeft in opdracht van Nikkels projecten een archeologisch onderzoek (bureau-, boor-, proefsleuf- en definitief onderzoek) uitgevoerd in het plangebied aan de Binnenweg te Wilp in de gemeente Voorst. In het plangebied worden 43 nieuwbouwwoningen gerealiseerd. Bij de daarbij behorende graafwerkzaamheden …

Het gebied rond het Markermeer kent een lange geschiedenis. Al eeuwenlang wonen mens en dier in deze regio. Het Markermeer, en specifieker een verdronken dijk in de buurt van Uitdam, vormt het startpunt van dit onderzoek. In dit onderzoek worden de resultaten van het materiaalonderzoek van het Verdronkendijk- …

In het kader van doorontwikkelen is Jeugdhulp Friesland in oktober 2022 gestart met het brancheproject ‘Zorg voor Zingeving’. Dit brancheproject is gestart naar aanleiding van een recent scriptieonderzoek. Uit dit onderzoek (De Jong, 2019) blijkt dat er door professionals te weinig aandacht wordt …

The aim of this study was to develop and validate an algorithm that can identify the type, frequency, and duration of activities common to intensive care (IC) patients. Ten healthy participants wore two accelerometers on their chest and leg while performing 14 activities clustered into four protocols …

Background Several conditions and diseases can result in speech problems that can have a negative impact on everyday functioning, referred to as communicative participation. Subjective problems with acquired speech problems are often assessed with the speech handicap index (SHI). To assess generic participation …