Background: The feasibility and predictive validity of balance and gait measures in more severe stages of dementia have been understudied. We evaluated the clinimetric properties of the Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) in nursing home residents with dementia with a specific objective …

Our ageing population is the result of two demographic trends: decreasing fertility levels and higher life expectancy. As a corollary to these demographic trends, the working population is ageing and shrinking at the same time. This development will affect the performance of organizations in the next …

De democratisering en beschikbaarstelling van informatie die de wereld de afgelopen decennia heeft overspoeld, vraagt om een nieuwe standpuntbepaling. Hoe gaan we met al die informatie om? Hoe bepalen we welke informatie zinvol en welke zinloos is? Er is nog geen betrouwbaar en sluitend systeem ontwikkeld …

OBJECTIVE: Former studies in chronic diseases showed the importance of patients' beliefs and perceptions. The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire was developed to assess these illness perceptions. Our goal was to investigate psychometric properties of the IPQ-R for Fibromyalgia Dutch language version …

Physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) are inversely associated with the clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (RF) associated with the metabolic syndrome (MS). However, the role of individual components of PA, that is, intensity, duration and volume, and the inter-relationship …

The objective of this study was to produce a valid Danish translation of the Dutch "Occupational therapy guideline for assessment and treatment of apraxia in CVA clients"; to investigate the inter-rater reliability of the assessment instrument in terms of ADL observations; and to determine the content …

The Dutch society of today is a very mixed one. Different cultures from all over the world come together in one small country. One of the reasons that the Dutch society contains so many different cultures is because of its colonial history. The Surinamese population is one of the many ethnical minorities …

Professionalisering van docenten voor competentiegericht onderwijs: De rol van docenten in competentiegericht vmbo Economische, politieke en maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen hebben gezorgd voor grote veranderingen binnen het Nederlandse beroepsonderwijs. Niet alleen binnen Nederland, maar ook binnen …

Veel mensen krijgen tijdens hun loopbaan, levensloop, te maken met een of andere vorm van verlies. Zij worden dan geconfronteerd met wat wij aanvankelijk venijnige vraagstukken noemden, maar later hebben verwoord als loopbaanknooppunten. Situaties met consequenties voor loopbanen; situaties die leiden …

In this chapter, we explore a case inwhich a problembased learning (PBL) course at Maastricht University is responsively evaluated. Within responsive evaluation, the value of an educational practice or educational regime is dependent on the multiple, sometimes conflicting, perspectives of stakeholders …