BACKGROUND: Urinary and (peripheral and central) intravenous catheters are widely used in hospitalized patients. However, up to 56% of the catheters do not have an appropriate indication and some serious complications with the use of these catheters can occur. The main objective of our quality improvement …

Background: Assessment can have various functions, and is an important impetus for student learning. For assessment to be effective, it should be aligned with curriculum goals and of sufficient quality. Although it has been suggested that assessment quality in physical education (PE) is suboptimal, research …

BACKGROUND: The quality standards of the Dutch Society of Intensive Care require monitoring of the satisfaction of patient's relatives with respect to care. Currently, no suitable instrument is available in the Netherlands to measure this. This study describes the development and psychometric evaluation …

World globalisation drives companies to undertake international expansion with the aim of retaining or growing their businesses. When companies globalize, managers encounter new challenges in making international marketing strategy (IMS) decisions, which are influenced by perceived cultural and business …

In patients with COPD, self-management skills are important to reduce the impact of exacerbations. However, both detection and adequate response to exacerbations appear to be difficult for some patients. Little is known about the underlying process of exacerbation-related self-management. Therefore, …

'' How can Almuntazar introduce their products to the Kuwaiti market ? To answer the central research question, three areas have been used for data collection and analysis. Survey data collection from 200 participants, 3 manager interviews on how they introduce new products within the market, and 3 …

This study is commissioned by OCLC to research the interest of customers of OCLC in hosted services. OCLC is a worldwide organisation that provides software and services to libraries in 170 countries. Libraries use these management systems to optimize their workflow. OCLC endeavours to satisfy the needs …

The project ‘Exergaming for active healthy ageing and rehabilitation’ (EXACT) aims to develop a new generation exergames for the elderly to help them stay active in general and as an exercise tool in rehabilitation settings in particular. This is important because the elderly population is outgrowing …

The available Bachelor thesis deals with the topic "Delay of studies concerning the part-time study social education at the Saxion Hogeschool Enschede". The objective of this thesis is to recognize essential factors, which lead to exceeding the standard period of studying. Subsequently, practice-based …

BACKGROUND: Over 30 % of older patients experience hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) (i.e., loss of independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)) after an acute hospitalization. Despite its high prevalence, the mechanisms that underlie HAD remain elusive. This paper describes the protocol …