Background: In addition to medical intervention and counseling, patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) need to manage their disease and its consequences by themselves in daily life. Objective: The aim of this paper is to describe the development of "Vascular View," a comprehensive, multi-component, …

Objective reduction of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy is common but undesirable, as it is associated with negative outcomes, including excessive gestational weight gain. Our objective was to explore changes in five types of activity that occurred during pregnancy and the behavioural determinants …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the role of motivational cultural intelligence and its related strategies in the experiential learning and cross-cultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriate (SIE) women. Design/methodology/approach – Interactive qualitative analysis (IQA) …

Although science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) study paths and STEM work fields may be relatively difficult and therefore not appropriate for everyone, too many children prematurely exclude STEM-related study and work options, based on negative images of the field or negative ability …

Placing the woman at the centre of midwifery care is a key recommendation for optimising Dutch midwifery care, although not fully utilised.

Het revalidatiecentrum Revant te Breda heeft een sportloket. Dit sportloket is opgezet door Mirjam van den Bos en Astrid Bink. Zij willen op deze manier (oud) revalidanten een passend sportadvies aanbieden. De initiatiefneemsters zien dat (oud) revalidanten terugkeren bij het revalidatiecentrum met oude …

Er is onderzoek gedaan naar hoeverre eerstejaarsstudenten van de opleiding Toegepaste Psychologie en Human Resource Managment van Saxion te Deventer ondernemerschapskenmerken, self-efficacy, locus of control en proactiviteit bezitten. Ook is er naar de samenhang van de drie kenmerken en studieprestaties …

​Uit diverse onderzoeken, waaronder die van Netten et al. (2012) en Mol (2010), blijkt de noodzaak tot het bevorderen van leesmotivatie. Ook is bekend dat de leerkracht hier een cruciale rol in kan spelen. De vraag is echter middels welke leesactiviteiten de leerkracht leerlingen intrinsiek kan motiveren …

OBJECTIVES: This systematic and meta-analytic review aimed to quantify the association of psychosocial correlates with oral hygiene behaviour among 9- to 19-year olds. METHODS: A systematic search up to August 2015 was carried out using the following databases: PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, CINAHL and …

Background: The care for children with a chronic kidney disease (CKD) is complex. Parents of these children may experience high levels of stress in managing their child's disease, potentially leading to negative effects on their child's health outcomes. Although the experienced problems are well known, …