For many decades social sciences have been captivated by the statistical method. In itself there is nothing wrong with this method, but a serious side effect of a large fixation on surveys, likert-scales and normal distributions is that the argument is still seen mainly as opinion and therefore hardly …

Purpose : A structured, tailored exercise therapy strategy was found to significantly improve physical functioning, reduce pain and was safe for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and severe comorbidity. The intervention was performed in a specialized, secondary care center. Before the intervention …

Inleiding Nederlanders hebben een steeds hogere levensverwachting. Ook komen ouderen vaker in het ziekenhuis terecht dan vroeger. De opname in een ziekenhuis brengt voor veel ouderen een groot risico met zich mee. Om mensen in een zo goed mogelijke staat van gezondheid weer naar huis te laten gaan, lijkt …

Achtergrond: Tot nu toe is nog altijd weinig vooruitgang geboekt op het gebied van de zorg voor de EPA-doelgroep. Om de opgelopen achterstanden in te lopen is goede herstelondersteunende zorg nodig (Couwenbergh & van Weeghel, 2014). De EPA-doelgroep ondervindt beperkingen en problemen op meerdere levensgebieden …

Cross-sectional multicentre study to investigate (1) the diagnostic value of the Signs of Depression Scale (SODS) in a Likert scale format and (2) whether the Likert scale improves the diagnostic value compared with the original dichotomous scale. A total of 116 consecutive hospitalized stroke patients, …

BACKGROUND: Various feedback characteristics have been suggested to positively influence student learning. It is not clear how these feedback characteristics contribute to students' perceived learning value of feedback in cultures classified low on the cultural dimension of individualism and high on …

Introduction: Visually impaired people experience trouble with navigation and orientation due to their weakened ability to rely on eyesight to monitor the environment [1][2]. Smartphones such as the iPhone are already popular devices among the visually impaired for navigating [3]. We explored if an iPhone …

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders are the main complaints for visiting a physical therapist (PT) in primary health care; they have a negative effect on an individual's quality of life and result in a major cost to society. Qualitative research has shown that physical therapists (PTs) treating patients …

BACKGROUND: The study objective was to obtain consensus on physical therapy (PT) in the rehabilitation of critical illness survivors after hospital discharge. Research questions were: what are PT goals, what are recommended measurement tools, and what constitutes an optimal PT intervention for survivors …

Kadera, een organisatie dat opvang en begeleiding biedt aan personenen die te maken hebben gehad met huiselijk geweld, verzorgt op één van haar locaties groepstrainingen voor vrouwen die op de Intensieve Zorg (IZZ) afdeling verblijven. Het groepsaanbod bestaat uit de trainingen Weerbaarheid, Bijzonder …