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Illness perceptions in patients with fibromyalgia

van Ittersum, M W; van Wilgen, C P; Hilberdink, W K H A; Groothoff, J W; van der Schans, C.P.

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 …

2009-01-01AlgemeenArtikel

Common prognostic factors of work disability among employees with a chronic somatic disease: a systematic review of cohort studies.

Sarah Detaille; Yvonne Heerkens; Josephine Engels; J.W. van der Gulden; F.J. van Dijk

OBJECTIVE: Based on prospective and retrospective disease cohort studies, the aim of this review was to determine common prognostic factors for work disability among employees with rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, and ischemic heart disease (IHD). …

2009AlgemeenArtikel

Extremes in vitamin K status of bone are related to bone ultrasound properties in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

van Summeren, M J H; Vermeer, C; Engelbert, R H H (Faculteit Gezondheid); Schurgers, L J; Takken, T; Fischer, K; Kuis, W

OBJECTIVE: Osteopenia is a common complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). In adults, low bone density and increased fracture risk are associated with low vitamin K status of bone. The vitamin K-dependent protein osteocalcin plays an important role in bone metabolism. Its activity depends …

2008-06-27AlgemeenArtikel

Responsiveness of exercise parameters in children with inflammatory myositis

Takken, Tim; van der Net, Janjaap; Engelbert, Raoul H. H. (Faculteit Gezondheid); Pater, Suzanne; Helders, Paul J. M.

OBJECTIVE: Juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) is an inflammatory myopathy in which the immune system targets the microvasculature of the skeletal muscle and skin, leading to significant muscle weakness and exercise intolerance, although the precise etiology is unknown. The goal of this study was to investigate …

2008-01-15AlgemeenArtikel

Splinting the juvenile arthritic wrist

Helders, Paul J M; van Der Net, Janjaap; Nieuwenhuis, Marianne K (Functional Recovery And Quality Of Life After Burns)

Hand function in children is very important in the development of skills needed for daily childhood activities; therefore, preserving this function warrants special attention. One of the interventions aiming to preserve functionis splinting of the affected wrist joint. The rationale for the use of splinting …

2002-02-01Gezondheid; …Andersoortig materiaal

Force transmission through the juvenile idiopathic arthritic wrist

Manal, Kurt; Lu, Xiaopeng; Nieuwenhuis, Marianne K (Functional Recovery And Quality Of Life After Burns); Helders, Paul J M; Buchanan, Thomas S

Force transmission across the wrist during a grasping maneuver of the hand was simulated for three children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and for one healthy age-matched child. Joint reaction forces were estimated using a series of springs between articulating bones. This method (i.e., rigid …

2002-01-01Gezondheid; …Artikel

The measurement of social support in the "European Research on Incapacitating Diseases and Social Support": the development of the Social Support Questionnaire for Transactions (SSQT)

Suurmeijer, Theo P; Doeglas, Dirk M; Briancon, Serge; Krijnen, Wim P (Statistical Techniques For Applied Research)

Investigated if the SSQT allows for meaningful comparisons between patients with rheumatoid arthritis from different countries and explored the dimensionality and invariance of the SSQT dimensions. Based on types of social support, the authors formulated a series of items to measure actual supportive …

1995Gezondheid; …Artikel

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