Background: The objective of this study was to derive evidence-based physical activity guidelines for the general Dutch population. Methods: Two systematic reviews were conducted of English language meta-analyses in PubMed summarizing separately randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies …

Abstract Background: The shortage of nursing professionals is of growing concern. The causes of this include the demanding physical and mental workload, leading to a dropout of nurses that may start during their education. However, it is unclear to what extent nursing students already perceive a physical …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to improve medication safety for children; it is important to quantify the occurrence of preventable medication errors (MEs). A trigger tool may be an effective and time-saving strategy, but its measurement performance is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to estimate …

Although homelessness is inherently associated with social exclusion, homeless individuals are rarely included in conventional studies on social exclusion. Use of longitudinal survey data from a cohort study on homeless people in four major Dutch cities (n = 378) allowed to examine: changes in indicators …

Purpose: To examine the effects of different small-sided games (SSGs) on physical and technical aspects of performance in wheelchair basketball (WB) players. Design: Observational cohort study. Methods: Fifteen highly trained WB players participated in a single 5v5 (24-s shot clock) match and …

Flavanolen zijn scheikundige verbindingen die in veel plantaardig voedsel voorkomen, zoals cacaobonen, appels, thee, wijn en de pitten en zaden van veel vruchten. Flavanolen (flavan-3-olen) hebben drie subgroepen: monomere (catechinen), oligomere (proanthocyanidinen) en polymere (tannines) flavanolen. …

Background: Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disorder and the standard treatment is replacement therapy with levothyroxine (LT4). Although many hypothyroid patients improve upon treatment with LT4, a proportion seems to experience residual hypothyroid complaints despite treatment, even when plasma …

Introduction: Intractable epilepsy can be treated with the Ketogenic diet (KD). One of the side-effects of the KD is poor bone health. Experience from the Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital (EMCS) shows that the status of bone mineral density (BMD) is unknown in many cases. This makes it difficult …

Inleiding: Het aantal 65+’ers met dementie die een heupfractuur oplopen zal door de vergrijzing tot het jaar 2040 toenemen. Door deze toename zal de vraag naar fysiotherapie voor deze doelgroep stijgen. Het is daarom voor fysiotherapeuten van belang om te weten wat de recente bevindingen zijn over de …