Background: All countries are affected by one or more forms of malnutrition. 90 Percent of chronically malnourished children in developing countries live in Africa and Asia. India accounts for more than three in ten stunted children worldwide. Recent evidence shows that one in four children in India …

Multiple organizations around the world have issued evidence-based exercise guidance for patients with cancer and cancer survivors. Recently, the American College of Sports Medicine has updated its exercise guidance for cancer prevention as well as for the prevention and treatment of a variety of cancer …

In most countries, the demand for integrated care for people with chronic diseases is increasing as the population ages. This demand requires a fundamental shift of health-care systems towards more integrated service delivery models. To achieve this shift in China, the World Health Organization, the …

In Luganda, the widest spoken minority language in East African country Uganda, the word for photographs is Ebifananyi. However, ebifananyi does not, contrary to the etymology of the word photographs, relate to light writings. Ebifananyi instead means things that look like something else. Ebifananyi …

Introduction: The implementation of oncology care pathways that standardize organizational procedures has improved cancer care in recent years. However, the involvement of “authentic” patients and caregivers in quality improvement of these predetermined pathways is in its infancy, especially the scholarly …

In de zoektocht naar relevant muziekonderwijs vanuit het theoretisch concept idiocultureel muziekonderwijs, van Evert Bisschop Boele, is de eigenzinnige lespraktijk van muziekdocent Johan ’t Hart drie maanden intensief gevolgd om tot een gedetailleerde beschrijving van zijn manier van werken te komen. …

The increase of people living with chronic conditions has compelled society to develop and implement strategies that promote collaboration between patients and healthcare professionals, and which provide the patients with an active role in their care. In order to accomplish this, the World Health Organization, …

Vanuit het cliënttevredenheidsonderzoek (Triqs, 2016) is naar voren gekomen dat de communicatie tussen hulpverlener en cliënt gemiddeld lager scoort, maar nog wel voldoende. De opdrachtgever vanuit Stichting Back to Basic Twente wil deze verbetering creëren door middel van het opkomende eHealth. Dit …

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous disorder associated with lifelong tumor growth propensity and neurocognitive impairments. Although follow‐up of adults with NF1 often focuses on tumor growth, follow‐up of cognitive or social problems and other NF1‐related comorbidity is often not a …

OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed an Integrated Care for Older People approach to guide health systems and services in better supporting functional ability of older people. A knowledge gap remains in the key elements of integrated care approaches used in health and social …