OBJECTIVES: Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) frequently encounter weight loss with multiple negative outcomes as a consequence. Adequate treatment is best achieved by early identification of patients at risk for critical weight loss. The objective of this study was to detect predictive factors …

Current guidelines on secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease recommend nurse-coordinated care (NCC) as an effective intervention. However, NCC programmes differ widely and the efficacy of NCC components has not been studied. To investigate the efficacy of NCC and its components in secondary prevention …

In het Utrechtse voortgezet onderwijs is vastgesteld dat er sprake is van circa honderd leerlingen die langer dan twee maanden ‘thuiszitten’. De betrokken partners – het samenwerkingsverband Sterk VO, de afdeling leerplicht van gemeente Utrecht, de jeugdgezondheidszorg en de buurtteams jeugd en gezin …

Background Total laryngectomy with or without adjuvant (chemo)radiation often induces speech, swallowing and neck and shoulder problems. Speech, swallowing and shoulder exercises may prevent or diminish these problems. The aim of the present paper is to describe the study, which is designed to investigate …

Purpose Honours programs prepare talented students to become future excellent professionals . However, competences defining an excellent professional have not been elucidated yet. We investigated how professionals characterize an excellent communication professional, aiming to develop a competence profile …

Op mijn praktijkschool, basisschool X, heb ik mijn onderzoek uitgevoerd. Vanaf groep 3 wordt er op mijn praktijkschool zaakvakonderwijs gegeven, maar met uitzondering van natuuronderwijs. Voor natuuronderwijs is een methode aangeschaft, maar deze wordt niet gebruikt. Uit mijn onderzoek blijkt dat er …

Purpose: Pressure ulcers are a high cost, high volume issue for health and medical care providers, having a detrimental effect on patients and relatives. Pressure ulcer prevention is widely covered in the literature, but little has been published regarding the risk to patients in the radiographical setting. …

Introduction: Pressure ulcers are a high cost, high volume issue for health and medical care providers, affecting patients’ recovery and psychological wellbeing. The current research of support surfaces on pressure as a risk factor in the development of pressure ulcers is not relevant to the specialised, …

Deutschlandweit erkranken jährlich fast 4000 Menschen an einem Larynx- oder Hypopharynxkarzinom. Die daraus resultierende Laryngektomie (LE) bedeutet für die Betroffenen oftmals ein reduziertes psychisches und soziales Befinden, was sich negativ auf die Lebensqualität auswirkt. Selbsthilfegruppen dienen …