Thirty to sixty per cent of older patients experience functional decline after hospitalisation, associated with an increase in dependence, readmission, nursing home placement and mortality. First step in prevention is the identification of patients at risk. The objective of this study is to develop and …

The aim of the study was to evaluate whether multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with risk of cataract or glaucoma. We conducted a population-based cohort study utilizing the UK General Practice Research Database (1987–2009) linked to the national hospital registry of England (1997–2008). Incident …

Unraveling triadic communication in hospital consultations with adolescents with chronic conditions

The objective was to study the prevalence of eighteen geriatric conditions in older patients at admission, their reporting rate in discharge summaries and the impact of these conditions on mortality and functional decline one year after admission. A prospective multicenter cohort study conducted between …

In many countries, the need for physical therapists to use standardised measures has been recognised and is recommended in clinical practice guidelines. Research has shown a lack of clinimetric knowledge and clinical application of measurement instruments in daily practice may hamper implementation of …

Since the beginning of the new millennium, the use of mental practice and movement imagery within several medical professions in rehabilitation and therapy has received an increased attention. Before this introduction in healthcare, the use of movement imagery was mainly researched in sports science. …

Sinds de eeuwwisseling heeft het gebruik van mental practice (Nederlands: mentale training) en movement imagery (Nederlands: bewegingsvoorstellingen) binnen diverse disciplines in de revalidatie steeds meer aandacht gekregen. Het gebruik van bewegingsvoorstellingen werd daarvoor vooral toegepast in de …

Recentelijk bezocht minister Van Bijsterveldt een praktijkschool voor VMBO in Parkstad Heerlen. Zij benoemde het belang voor een leerling om op kleinschalig niveau vorm te geven aan het doorgaan van de ene opleiding in de andere. Dicht bij de leerling staan en dicht bij de leerling zijn ontwikkeling …