Background: Compassion-based interventions (CBIs) such as Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living (MBCL) are effective for treating depression, with improvements in self-compassion partly mediating the effects. The aim of this study is to investigate whether experiential avoidance, fear of self-compassion, …

1. Samenvatting 1.1. Inleiding Stotteren wordt vaak geassocieerd met negatieve stereotypen en stigma (Craig, Blumgart, & Tran, 2009). Dit heeft niet alleen invloed op het zelfbeeld van mensen die stotteren, maar ook op hun sociale en professionele kansen. Onderzoek laat zien dat een focus op vloeiendheid …

Op dit moment vindt er in Europa een structurele verandering plaats op het gebied van inclusief onderwijs. Dit houdt in dat alle kinderen, ongeacht een beperking, moeten kunnen deelnemen aan het reguliere onderwijs. Ergotherapeuten kunnen meer doen op scholen, namelijk het bevorderen van participatie …

Purpose  The aim of this study was to gain insight into the perspectives of older adults on the quality of geriatric rehabilitation (GR) during the trajectory of GR from admission until six weeks after discharge. Methods We conducted a longitudinal qualitative study. Participants were interviewed three …

Objective To investigate whether duration of knee symptoms influenced the magnitude of the effect of exercise therapy compared to non-exercise control interventions on pain and physical function in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Method We undertook an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis …

Healthcare settings are increasingly adopting nature-based interventions (NBIs) to support users’ health and well-being, but these interventions are often underutilized. To get a grip on utilization problems, insight into factors that affect use and uptake of NBIs in routine care is needed. This scoping …

Introduction: Writing Readiness Inventory Tool In Context (WRITIC) is a context-based assessment tool to evaluate which kindergarten children are at risk of developing handwriting difficulties. WRITIC-assessment is valid, reliable, feasible, predictive, and norm-referenced tool. Objectives: Building …

Introduction: The ROTOS Foundation, dedicated to Occupational Therapy (OT) and Occupational Science (OS) research, is one of three branches of OT-Europe, alongside education and practice. Its vision is to enhance the lives of European citizens by uniting OT and OS researchers under a single, influential …

In this Masterclass we will discuss factors to consider when critically appraising standardised assessments and outcome measures for practice and research. This includes the assessments’ purpose, content and level of measurement, the adequacy of standardisation, and evidence of validity, reliability, …

Bijna 60 procent van de ouderen heeft beperkte gezondheidsvaardigheden. Fysiotherpeuten hadden de vraag: Welke communicatiestrategieën en tools kunnen (verder) worden ontwikkeld, geëvalueerd en geïmplementeerd in de fysiotherapeutische behandeling voor patiënten met chronische aandoeningen en beperkte …