Rationale: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation is a promising therapy for cancer-relatedmalnutrition, which affects 20-70% of patients with cancer1,2. This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of oralomega-3 PUFA supplementation on muscle maintenance and quality of life …

Doel: Een adequate en evenwichtige inname van Omega-3 meervoudige onverzadigde vetzuren (MOV’s) blijkt van belang en gunstig te zijn voor bescherming tegen inflammatie, chronische en metabole ziekten. Het doel van dit onderzoek was het verkrijgen van kennis en inzicht over de invloed van Omega-3 op de …

Background & aims: A low muscle mass before start of treatment and loss of muscle mass during chemotherapy is related to adverse outcomes in patients with cancer. In this randomized controlled trial, the effect of nutritional counseling on change in muscle mass and treatment outcome in patients with …

Aims and objectives: To identify interventions to prevent and treat malnutrition in older adults, which can be integrated in nursing care, and to evaluate the effects of these interventions on outcomes related to malnutrition. Background: Older adults are at great risk for malnutrition, which can lead …

Aims: To assess the effectiveness of a variety of physical treatments in the management of tension-type headache (TTH) in children. Methods: This review is reported in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines and was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42014015290). Randomized and nonrandomized controlled …

Course materials play a vital role in the foreign language classroom. Relatively little attention has been paid, however, to analyzing the activities that foster oral interactional ability in EFL course materials. For the purpose of this study, a coding scheme was designed that focuses specifically on …

Aims and Objectives: To analyse oral care delivery in one hospital through exploring experiences from both nurses’ and patients’ perspectives and examining patients’ oral health. Background: Oral health problems are associated with undernutrition and other general health outcomes. Although oral care …

Veel studenten hebben moeite met de taal die in het hbo wordt gebruikt. Er zijn aanwijzingen dat dit kan leiden tot achterstanden of zelfs uitval, met name onder studenten die de eerste in hun familie zijn die studeren, die uit het mbo instromen, en studenten met een migratieachtergrond. Tegelijk vormen …

Oral presentation at Healthy Ageing symposium: 'Technologische ontwikkelingen in Zorg en Welzijn'Ambulanceverpleegkundigen hebben in toenemende mate te maken met complexe en onvoorspelbare omstandigheden (denk hierbij aan het omgaan met opdringerige omstanders, het bekogeld worden met vuurwerk tijdens …

In this epilogue, I take a teaching practice and teacher education perspective on complexity in Instructed Second Language Acquisition. I take the stance that it is essential to understand if and how linguistic complexity relates to learning challenges, what the implications are for language pedagogy, …