BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit (ICU) stays often lead to reduced physical functioning. Change in physical functioning in patients in the ICU is inadequately assessed through available instruments. The de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI), developed to assess mobility in elderly hospitalized patients, is …

BACKGROUND: Many intensive care unit survivors (ICU) are confronted with undesirable and long-lasting impairments in physical, cognitive, and mental health, but not only patients are at risk of developing this post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Family members can experience symptoms of depression, …

BACKGROUND: Over 30 % of older patients experience hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) (i.e., loss of independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)) after an acute hospitalization. Despite its high prevalence, the mechanisms that underlie HAD remain elusive. This paper describes the protocol …

BACKGROUND: Critical illness and the problems faced after ICU discharge do not only affect the patient, it also negatively impacts patients' informal caregivers. There is no review which summarizes all types of burden reported in informal caregivers of ICU survivors. It is important that the burdens …

Afstudeeronderzoek naar de factoren die een rol spelen bij het evidence based en eenduidig werken met infuussystemen binnen Isala op de AOA (Acute Opname Afdeling) en de verpleegafdeling Urologie/Gynaecologie. Sinds juli 2014 wordt er binnen Isala met de ToeDieningsRegistratie (TDR), een digitaal programma, …

Onderzoek naar de zichtbaarheid van het reanimatiebeleid binnen het Isala ziekenhuis te Zwolle. Op de Acute Opname Afdeling (hierna: AOA) en op de afdeling Chirurgie kwam naar voren dat het niet altijd duidelijk is welk reanimatiebeleid een patiënt heeft. In dit afstudeeronderzoek is onderzocht wat verpleegkundigen …

In de afgelopen jaren hebben er in de zorg veel veranderingen plaatsgevonden. Ook in 2015 werden er diverse veranderingen in de wijkzorg doorgevoerd. In het kader van deze veranderingen is in opdracht van Hogeschool Viaa te Zwolle en Accolade Zorggroep, locatie d’ Amandelboom, onderzoek gedaan waar …

Formula scoring (FS) is the use of a don't know option (DKO) with subtraction of points for wrong answers. Its effect on construct validity and reliability of progress test scores, is subject of discussion. Choosing a DKO may not only be affected by knowledge level, but also by risk taking tendency, …

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based recommendations for effective and safe diagnostic assessment and intervention strategies for the physiotherapy treatment of patients in intensive care units. METHODS: We used the EBRO method, as recommended by the 'Dutch Evidence Based Guideline Development Platform' …

The goal of my PhD is to analyse socializing practices of peers from 4-8 in after school centers en study the role of caretakers in the socializing practices. My main focus is on how children socialize each other whithin a setting that is changing every day. When we know more of the children’s social …