Objectives: Decline in the performance of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and mobility may be preceded by symptoms the patient experiences, such as fatigue. The aim of this study is to investigate whether self-reported non-task-specific fatigue is a long-term risk factor for IADL-limitations …

Knowledge of spatial and temporal trends in the environmental exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) is a key prerequisite for RF-EMF risk assessment studies attempting to establish a link between RF-EMF and potential effects on human health as well as on fauna and flora. In this …

Background: The purpose of this study is to increase our understanding of environmental correlates that are associated with route choice during active transportation to school (ATS) by comparing characteristics of actual walking and cycling routes between home and school with the shortest possible route …

Mental health care is increasingly given at a distance, supported by technology. In this article, we focus on whether care, when technology comes in, still counts as good care.

The aim of this dissertation is to indicate the effects of the Dutch economic diplomacy on the export of Life Sciences & Health companies to China in the period from 2010 until 2015. Economic diplomacy is a form of diplomacy where the government actively tries to influence economic elements like export …

AIMS: Despite its general benefits for health, exercise complicates the maintenance of stable blood glucose concentrations in individuals with type 1 diabetes. The aim of the current study was to examine changes in food intake, insulin administration, and 24-h glycemic control in response to consecutive …

Background: In general people after stroke do not meet the recommendations for physical activity to conduct a healthy lifestyle. Programs to stimulate walking activity to increase physical activity are based on the available insights into barriers and facilitators to physical activity after stroke. However, …

Deze scriptie had als doel de verschillen aan te tonen tussen het geopereerde- en niet-geopereerde kniegewricht bij het uitvoeren van een single-leg hop for distance ná een VKB-reconstructie, waarbij de krachten i.c.m. de kniehoeken van het kniegewricht als belangrijkste parameters werden gezien. Deze …

Inleiding: In Nederland komen voorste kruisbandrupturen bij veldvoetbal vaak voor. Binnen de voorste kruisbandrevalidatie is de Single Leg Hop Test for distance (SLHTFD) een veel gebruikte test, die tevens een indirecte schatter is van het vermogen in de onderste extremiteit. De Keiser Legpress A420 …

Introduction: The 6-minute walk test is a submaximal exercise test used to quantify the functional exercise capacity in clinical populations. It measures the distance walked within a period of 6-minutes. Obtaining reference values in the pediatric population is especially demanding due to factors as …