Background and objective Public involvement in palliative care is challenging and difficult, because people in need of palliative care are often not capable of speaking up for themselves. Patient representatives advocate for their common interests. The aim of our study was to examine in depth the current …

Purpose To empirically define the concept of burden of neck pain. The lack of a clear understanding of this construct from the perspective of persons with neck pain and care providers hampers adequate measurement of this burden. An additional aim was to compare the conceptual model obtained with the …

Background A variety of options and techniques for causing implicit and explicit motor learning have been described in the literature. The aim of the current paper was to provide clearer guidance for practitioners on how to apply motor learning in practice by exploring experts’ opinions and experiences, …

De opdrachtgever weet niet hoe ze een gezichtsspray op een onderscheidende manier moet positioneren en ervaart dat er veel concurrentie is op de cosmeticamarkt. Deze twee factoren vormen de aanleiding voor het onderzoek naar de positionering van het product. De theorie die centraal staat in het onderzoek …

De Nederlandse dialysemarkt is aan verandering onderhevig door de toenemende concurrentie en medisch technologische factoren die de markt beïnvloeden. Deze factoren creëren de aanleiding voor dit positioneringsonderzoek van het vakantiedialysecentrum op Texel. De wetenschap toont diverse theorieën om …

Offering physical activities matching with the preferences of residents in long-term care facilities could increase compliance and contribute to client-centered care. A measure to investigate meaningful activities by using a photo-interview has been developed (“MIBBO”). In two pilot studies including …

Purpose of review: To summarize the latest research on the risks and consequences of the burden that may be imposed on informal carers of persons living and dying with advanced heart failure. Recent findings: A systematic search in PubMed over the period 2013–2014 ultimately revealed 24 original articles …