The rising rate of preprints and publications, combined with persistent inadequate reporting practices and problems with study design and execution, have strained the traditional peer review system. Automated screening tools could potentially enhance peer review by helping authors, journal editors, and …

Objective The first objective was to assess the psychometric properties of the 92-item Dutch Naming Test (DNT-92), developed to assess word finding difficulties in people with aphasia, using Item Response Theory (IRT). The second objective was to select suitable items for a short version with a discriminative …

Background and objective: Hospital and home care nurses and nursing assistants do not provide optimal nutritional care to older adults, which is due to several factors that influence their current behaviour. To successfully target these factors, we developed a microlearning intervention. The next step …

In het Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+ (MUMC+) kwamen 280 patiënten in 2020 in aanmerking voor een fysiotherapeutisch hartrevalidatietraject (FIT-module) (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 2021). Uit eerder onderzoek blijkt dat deze niet altijd voldoet in het behalen van de patiënten hulpvraag. …

This roadmap helps teacher teams to improve their education step-by-step in an evidence-informed manner. Shaping your education using the principles of blended learning has many advantages for both students and teachers. However, this requires a thorough, long-term redesign of courses. Partly due to …

This research examines how Dutch border retailers are responding to business opportunities from cross-border shoppers as a specific target group. Further on, it describes shopping behaviour of German cross-border shoppers in the Netherlands. Interviews about their marketing policy are conducted with …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led highly developed healthcare systems to the brink of collapse due to the large numbers of patients being admitted into hospitals. One of the potential prognostic indicators in patients with COVID-19 is frailty. The degree of frailty could be used to assist both …

Objective: To examine the underlying factor structure and psychometric properties of the Assessment of Self-management in Anxiety and Depression (ASAD) questionnaire, which was specifically designed for patients with (chronic) anxiety and depressive disorders. Moreover, this study assesses whether the …

Streven naar duurzame werknemers in een veranderende arbeidsmarkt: Hoe doen we dat? : lezing

Background: The proportion of frail older adults is increasing and is expected to further increase in the coming years, both globally and in the Dutch population. This poses a great challenge to public health. To determine the prevalence of frailty in a population, a frailty index (FI) is recommended. …