Chronic non-specific low back pain is assumed to be a multifactorial affliction, implying that a number of different risk factors contribute to its development and persistence. After onset, prognostic factors can potentially predict the future course. Risk factors for the development of chronic pain …

Physical health issues in persons with Severe or Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (SPIMD) Aims: People with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities experience a wide range of complex health problems. However, the prevalence of different types of health problems and their …

The objective of this study was to identify determinants of professionals’ intention to use the new board game SeCZ TaLK to facilitate sexual health discussions with young people with chronic health conditions and disabilities, and to gauge whether intention led to actual use. A cross-sectional web-based …

A “cluster 3 school” is an institution focused on children with psychical disabilities, mental disabilities or chronic diseases. Within this institution there is a lot of attention for all the care these children need. There are, for example, nurses, physical therapists and doctors. However, psychomotor …

The Mastication Observation and Evaluation (MOE) instrument was developed to allow objective assessment of a child's mastication process. It contains 14 items and was developed over three Delphi rounds. The present study concerns the further development of the MOE using the COSMIN (Consensus based Standard …

Momenteel zijn er nog geen natuurbelevingsprogramma’s voor mensen met een ernstige meervoudige beperking ontwikkeld. Toch is natuurbeleving ook voor hen belangrijk. Wetenschappelijk onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat natuur een positieve gedragsverandering kan veroorzaken en dat natuur een positieve invloed …

Dit rapport beschrijft de wijze waarop voor de stichting in2nature een lesprogramma ontwikkeld is voor het VO. In2nature streeft een duurzame relatie na tussen natuur en mens en gaat daarbij uit van de systeemgedachte dat mens en natuur niet zonder elkaar kunnen. In het programma staat de bushcracftexpeditie …

This project builds upon a collaboration which has been established since 15 years in the field of social work between teachers and lecturers of Zuyd University, HU University and Elte University. Another network joining this project was CARe Europe, an NGO aimed at improving community care throughout …

This article describes a European project which was aimed at improving the situation of persons with psychiatric or learning disabilities with regard to social participation and citizenship. The project took place in three countries (Estonia, Hungary and the Netherlands) and four cities (Tallinn, Budapest, …

In a pilot study we aimed to identify the initial experiences with and results of the program Parenting with Success and Satisfaction (PARSS), which was developed to support parents with severe mental illness based on psychiatric rehabilitation. Methods: The outcome measures in this study were: Satisfaction …