Aims: To document the attitudes of general practitioners (GPs) from eight European countries to alcohol and alcohol problems and how these attitudes are associated with self-reported activity in managing patients with alcohol and alcohol problems. Methods: A total of 2345 GPs were surveyed. The questionnaire …

Background: General practitioners with more positive role security and therapeutic commitment towards patients with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption are more involved and manage more alcohol-related problems than others. In this study we evaluated the effects of our tailored multi-faceted improvement …

Deze scriptie beschrijft het onderzoek naar het gebruik van rijenbemesting van drijfmest in de maïsteelt middels GPS-besturing en de bereidheid tot het gebruik hiervan door loonwerkers en maïstelers.

Een verpleegkundige die evidence-based handelt, maakt gebruik van zowel wetenschappelijk onderzoek als zijn eigen professionele ervaringskennis, gecombineerd met de kennis en voorkeuren van de patiënt. Een gangbare benadering om dit evidence-based handelen in de praktijk te krijgen, is het ontwikkelen …

People suffering from mild dementia may get lost during a walk, which can be dangerous for them and adds to the anxiety felt by their informal caregivers. TalkMeHome is a new service that allows these people to get home safely in such situations using their mobile phone. They can call a remote care professional …

According to the Dutch parliament, Holland is still recovering from the Euro crisis. The Euro crisis starts with the malfunctioning tax system of Greece and the consequences are felt throughout the whole of Europe. It is a very difficult time for companies and especially for exporting companies. However, …

Background. One of the stakeholders in tackling the rise and health consequences of overweight and obesity is the general practice physician (GP). GPs are in a good position to inform and give nutrition guidance to overweight patients. Objective. Assessment of working mechanism of determinants of the …

Met behulp van GPS technologie is het mogelijk wereldwijd plaatsbepalingen te doen met een fout van maximaal 7 meter. Wanneer een hogere precisie nodig is, biedt dGPS een oplossing. Professionele dGPS apparatuur kan een precisie bereiken met een sub-centimeter fout. Deze apparatuur is echter duur en …

The enhancement of GPS technology enables the use of GPS devices not only as navigation and orientation tools, but also as instruments used to capture travelled routes: as sensors that measure activity on a city scale or the regional scale. TU Delft developed a process and database architecture for collecting …