In the following paper I investigate the relation between the purpose of Facebook use and its possible relation with students’ previous education and their subjective study success in higher education. Three surveys (six in total) were conducted in two successive years (cohort 2011-2012 and 2012-2013) …

Artrose is een degeneratieve aandoening van het kraakbeen, waarbij ook de andere structuren in de gewrichten betrokken zijn. De aandoening kan leiden tot beperkingen in het dagelijks functioneren. De huidige kennis betreffende de effecten van artrose op arbeidsparticipatie is onvolledig. In de literatuur …

BACKGROUNDS: Alcohol use among adolescents has become a major public health problem in the past decade and has large short- and long-term consequences on their health. The aim of this systematic review was to provide an overview of longitudinal cohort studies that have analyzed the association between …

QUESTION: Do negative expectations in patients after the onset of acute low back pain increase the odds of absence from usual work due to progression to chronic low back pain? DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective inception cohort studies. PARTICIPANTS: Adults with acute or subacute …

Aanleiding: Patiënten ervaren vaak klachten na een arthroscopische partiële meniscectomie. De patiënt volgt of fysiotherapie of doet een thuisprogramma met oefeningen om de kniefunctie te herstellen. Vraagstelling: Is er verschil in effect tussen het volgen van fysiotherapie of een thuisprogramma doen …

Study Type – Aetiology (individual cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Recent studies have already shown associations between generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) and voiding and defecation dysfunction and/or slow transit constipation. Changes in extracellular …

Objectives To evaluate the feasibility and validity of gait parameters measured with an electronic walkway system in predicting short-term fall risk in nursing home residents with dementia. Methods 57 ambulatory nursing home residents with moderate to severe dementia participated in this prospective …

The aim of this research was to study the clinical characteristics and mortality and disability outcomes of patients who present distinct risk profiles for functional decline at admission. A multicenter, prospective cohort study was conducted between 2006 and 2009 in three hospitals in the Netherlands …

Objective: Multimorbidity is known for its negative effects on health related functioning. It remains unclear if these effects are stable over time. The aim was to investigate if the relation between single morbidity/multimorbidity and health related functioning is temporary or persistent. Methods: Data …

ACHTERGROND: Jaarlijks ontstaan er gemiddeld 720.000 knieblessures in Nederland. Wat overeenkomt met 38 knieblessures per 100.000 uren sport. 2 op de 5 knieblessures (41% van het totaal aantal knielblessures) hebben een medische behandeling of fysiotherapie nodig. Een minder frequent voorkomende knieletsel …