This systematic review aims to get insight into the feasibility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in patients with cancer prior to a physical exercise programme. We will focus on quality (defined as the adherence to international guidelines for methods of CPET) and safety of CPET. Furthermore, …

The purpose of the research was the development of a questionnaire that can measure the behaviour of groups of students (for instance departments' cohorts) in Personal Information Management (PIM). Variables for the questionnaire were derived from the international literature on PIM. The questionnaire …

In this paper validity and compatibility of the SAM and KLD screening instruments are the central themes. A screening instrument can be called valid if it identifies performance that is important to society. A screening instrument is called compatible if these instruments can be used interchangeably. …

Samenvatting Over dyscalculie bestaan er in Nederland nog veel onduidelijkheden. In de Nederlandse wetenschap zijn de meningen verdeeld over de diagnostiek, behandeling, begeleiding en de dyscalculieverklaring. Daarnaast is er verdeeldheid over de vraag of er in Nederland testmateriaal bestaat dat voldoende …

Samenvatting 'Gelegenheid alléén maakt nog geen dief' Inleiding Winkeldiefstal -diefstal van koopwaar uit een winkel, door bezoekers, gedurende openingstijd- heeft de Nederlandse detailhandel in 2009 325 miljoen euro gekost, exclusief de kosten voor preventie en nasleep van diefstallen. Behalve vanuit …

In opdracht van de gemeente Leiden is het onderzoek een zoektocht naar een effectievere en efficiëntere invulling van de communicatiemiddelenmix. Deze wordt ingezet om de wijkbewoners in Leiden Noord te informeren over de werkzaamheden in het kader van het WOP Noord (Wijkontwikkelingsplan Leiden Noord). De …

Background: There are many ways clinicians measure pain intensity in patients with musculoskeletal conditions, such as a Whiplash Associated Disorder. Objective: To assess if some ratings of pain are scored systematically higher than others and whether this pattern changes with increasing symptom duration …

We show how to estimate a Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient in Stata after running a principal component or factor analysis. Alpha evaluates to what extent items measure the same underlying content when the items are combined into a scale or used for latent variable. Stata allows for testing the reliability …

Drooling is an incapacitating feature of Parkinsons disease. Better pathophysiological insights are needed to improve treatment. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the cause of drooling is multifactorial. We examined 15 patients with Parkinsons disease with distinct diurnal saliva loss ("droolers") …

BACKGROUND: Pre-term infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are at risk of acquiring brain abnormalities. Combined with ongoing breathing difficulties, this may influence the development of their sucking patterns. OBJECTIVE: To determine the longitudinal development of sucking patterns from birth …