PURPOSE: Describe prevalence and severity of fatigue in children and adolescents with burns during six months after hospital discharge, identify potential explanatory variables, and examine the relationship with exercise capacity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fatigue was assessed using the Pediatric-Quality-of-Life-Inventory-Multidimensional-Fatigue-Scale …

Onderzoeksvraag/Doelstelling: Samenwerking in de gezondheidszorg wordt versterkt door de ontwikkeling van een gezamenlijke interprofessionele identiteit, wat leidt tot effectieve teamwork. De effectiviteit van interprofessionele samenwerking hangt in grote mate af van de mate waarin professionals erin …

Background: Frailty and multimorbidity are common among patients in geriatric rehabilitation care (GRC). Proper care of these patients involves multiple professionals which requires optimal interprofessional collaboration to provide the best possible support. Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) goes …

Het soort functionarissen dat in de huisartsenpraktijk emplooi vindt neemt nog steeds toe. Dat is het gevolg van nieuwe zorgvisies -en modellen, veranderende zorgbehoeften en aanpassingen op de ideeën en verwachtingen die de burger, en daarmee de politiek, heeft van wat de eerstelijnszorg zou moeten …

Background: A positive association between obesity based on body mass index (BMI) and periodontitis has been reported. Fat tissue-related systemic inflammation acts as the link to periodontal comorbidities of obesity. However, the BMI is unable to distinguish fat and fat-free tissues. More precise measures …

Background Adult siblings are important in the lives of individuals with profound intellectual disabilities, especially as parents age. However, little is known about the roles they assume. Method We examined these roles among 58 participants from the Netherlands, who completed an online questionnaire. …

In 2010, the definition of cachexia was jointly developed by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) Special Interest Groups (SIG) "Cachexia-anorexia in chronic wasting diseases" and "Nutrition in geriatrics". Cachexia was considered as a synonym of disease-related malnutrition …

AIM: Identification and synthesis of research data related to the roles and competencies of physicians and nurses that are prerequisites for careful shared decision-making with patients potentially undergoing cardiac surgery. DESIGN: A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs …

Introduction Although the prevalence of dementia increases among people with severe/profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities (SPI(M)D), dementia in people with SPI(M)D is not yet fully understood. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the natural history of dementia in people with SPI(M)D, …