OBJECTIVES: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by its heterogeneity, with large differences in clinical characteristics between patients. Therefore, a stratified approach to exercise therapy, whereby patients are allocated to homogeneous subgroups and receive a stratified, subgroup-specific intervention, …

The aim of this study is to propose a model of the benefits and working mechanisms of family nursing conversations in home healthcare from the perspective of participating patients and their family members. Family nursing conversations in this study are intended to optimise family functioning, improve …

Dat een nieuw concept zoals Positieve Gezondheid binnen het vakgebied van fysiotherapie ook geschikt kan zijn voor een praktijkgericht onderzoek, blijkt uit het afstudeeronderzoek van Chrisje Boemaars, in januari 2019 afgestudeerd fysiotherapeut aan Avans Hogeschool Breda. Zij onderzocht op welke manier …

Wie in de technische sector werkt ziet het gebeuren, Amsterdam is booming! Waar voorheen Amsterdam als -alfa-stad bekend stond, is er de laatste 5 jaar een explosieve groei in -beta-gerelateerde bedrijven. Dit bracht de stad in no-time naar de wereldwijde Top 5 van potentiele vestigingsklimaten voor …

Aspects of involvement in sports and active leisure in an organized context have been extensively investigated, but none of these studies provides a comprehensive picture of the membership involvement of members in voluntary clubs (MI). Our research aims to obtain an overview of existing knowledge on …

Students growing up with a family member with a chronic illness often delay or drop out of school when the combination of family care and their educational programme is too demanding. This study aims to describe the themes experienced by students growing up in this situation. A qualitative focus group …

Amsterdam groeit met ca. 12000 inwoners per jaar. Deze groei wordt steeds meer afhankelijk van buitenlandse migratie. Hoe kan deze stad (blijven) inspelen op de veranderende samenstelling van inwoners? Welke stedelijke omgeving zorgt ervoor dat verschillende groepen nieuwkomers in evenwicht met elkaar …

Recently several attempts were undertaken to unite the field of metaphor studies, trying to reconcile the conceptual/cognition and linguistic/discourse approaches to metaphor (Hampe, 2017b). The dynamic view of metaphor espoused by amongst others Gibbs (2017a) as a way to unify the field of metaphor …

Virtual communities are online spaces with potential of integration of (member-generated) content and conversations [7,8]. In our research project we are interested in the adoption and building of virtual communities in organized sports, that is to say in the voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) in the Netherlands. …

The research concerned semi-dyadic relations in SMEs and large companies that managed innovative suppliers in New Zealand construction supply chains. It explored effects of (independent) company variables on (mediating) procurement management variables, and also the effects of these variable types on …