The scope of this thesis of Gerrit Bouwhuis, lecturer at Saxion Research Centre for Design and Technology in Enschede is the development of a new industrial applicable pre-treatment process for cotton based on catalysis. The pre-treatment generally consists of desizing, scouring and bleaching. These …

The aim of this study was to give insight in the prevalence of pain, and the (effect of) pain management according to the national emergency medical services analgesia protocol in trauma patients in the Netherlands. The retrospective document study included adult and alert trauma patients. Data collection …

Research on psychological treatment of depression in inpatients is not conclusive,with some studies finding clear positive effects and other studies finding no significant benefit compared to usual care or structured pharmacotherapy. The results of a meta-analysis investigating how effective psychological …

In psychiatric care professionals perceive some patients as 'difficult', especially patients with long-term non-psychotic disorders. For these patients few evidence-based treatments exist. An intervention program, Interpersonal Community Psychiatric Treatment (ICPT), was developed by the authors. It …

Mensen met persoonlijkheidsproblematiek ondervinden vaak moeite in het aangaan en onderhouden van relaties. Veel behandelingen sluiten hierbij aan door groepsbehandeling aan te bieden. De sociale relaties binnen deze groepen vormen de mogelijkheid tot het vinden van herkenning, het geven en ontvangen …

Dit onderzoek heeft tot doel het vergroten van het inzicht op het gebied van kinderen met een verstoorde gewetensontwikkeling Een gebrekkige gewetensontwikkeling is een fenomeen dat veel voorkomt bij kinderen die in jeugdzorginstelligen of justitiële jeugdinrichtingen terecht komen. Dit onderzoek gaat …

BACKGROUND: Paratonia, a form of hypertonia, is associated with loss of mobility and with the development of contractures especially in the late stages of the dementia. Passive movement therapy (PMT) currently is the main physiotherapeutic intervention. General doubt about the beneficial effects of this …

BACKGROUND: Chest physiotherapy is widely prescribed to assist the clearance of airway secretions in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) devices provide constant back pressure to the airways during expiration. This may improve clearance by building up gas behind mucus …

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited life-limiting disorder, characterised by pulmonary infections and thick airway secretions. Chest physiotherapy has been integral to clinical management in facilitating removal of airway secretions. Conventional chest physiotherapy techniques (CCPT) have depended …

It goes without saying that studies in evidence-based medicine should lead to clear and convincing evidence of the effectiveness of treatments. But can this approach be extrapolated to other research areas; for instance, where medicine connects with other scientific disciplines, such as hospital architecture? …