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The PRECIS-2 tool has good interrater reliability and modest discriminant validity

Loudon, Kirsty; Zwarenstein, Merrick; Sullivan, Frank; Donnan, Peter; Gágyor, Ildikó; Hobbelen, Hans (Ageing And Allied Health Care); Althabe, Fernando; Krishnan, Jerry A; Treweek, Shaun

OBJECTIVE: PRECIS - 2 is a tool that could improve design insight for trialists. Our aim was to validate the PRECIS - 2 tool, unlike its predecessor, testing the discriminant validity and inter-rater reliability. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Over 80 international trialists, methodologists, clinicians and …

2017-06-08Gezondheid; …Artikel

Effect of a high protein diet and/or resistance exercise on the preservation of fat free mass during weight loss in overweight and obese older adults: a randomized controlled trial

Verreijen, Amely M; Engberink, Mariëlle F; Memelink, Robert G (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging); van der Plas, Suzanne E (Faculteit Bewegen, Sport En Voeding); Visser, Marjolein; Weijs, Peter J M (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging)

BACKGROUND: Intentional weight loss in obese older adults is a risk factor for accelerated muscle mass loss. We investigated whether a high protein diet and/or resistance exercise preserves fat free mass (FFM) during weight loss in overweight and obese older adults. METHODS: We included 100 overweight …

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Cost effectiveness of interpersonal community psychiatric treatment for people with long-term severe non-psychotic mental disorders: protocol of a multi-centre randomized controlled trial

Lisette Schoonhoven; Steven Teerenstra; Eddy Adang; Bauke Koekkoek; M. van Veen; Debby Postulart; Theo van Achterberg; N. Mulder

Background This study aims for health gain and cost reduction in the care for people with long-term non-psychotic psychiatric disorders. Present care for this population has a limited evidence base, is often open ended, little effective, and expensive. Recent epidemiological data shows that 43.5% of …

2015AlgemeenArtikel

What makes it work? Mapping effective game mechanics for health game user research

Folkerts, Jef

Many research projects have assessed the possibility and effectiveness of implementing games as health interventions. Recent literature shows generally positive results in specific case studies. However we acknowledged that research projects in this field regularly seem to disregard the connection to …

2014AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Factors associated with functional capacity test results in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

van Abbema, Renske; Jorna-Lakke, Sandra (Ageing And Allied Health Care); Reneman, Michiel F; van der Schans, Cees; van Haastert, Corrien J M; Geertzen, Jan H B; Wittink, Harriët

INTRODUCTION: Functional capacity tests are standardized instruments to evaluate patients' capacities to execute work-related activities. Functional capacity test results are associated with biopsychosocial factors, making it unclear what is being measured in capacity testing. An overview of these factors …

2011-12Gezondheid; …Artikel

Driving cycle characterization and generation, for design and control of fuel cell buses

J. Bruinsma; Bram Veenhuizen; P.P.J. van den Bosch; Edwin Tazelaar

Optimization routines for battery, supercap and fuel cell stack in a fuel cell based propulsion system face two problems: the tendency to cycle beating and the necessity to maintain identical amounts of stored energy in battery and supercap at the start and end of the driving cycle used in the simulation. …

2009AlgemeenArtikel

Passive movement therapy in patients with moderate to severe paratonia; study protocol of a randomised clinical trial (ISRCTN43069940)

Hobbelen, Johannes S M (Ageing And Allied Health Care); Verhey, Frans R J; Bor, Jacobus H J; de Bie, Rob A; Koopmans, Raymond T C M

BACKGROUND: Paratonia, a form of hypertonia, is associated with loss of mobility and with the development of contractures especially in the late stages of the dementia. Passive movement therapy (PMT) currently is the main physiotherapeutic intervention. General doubt about the beneficial effects of this …

2007-12-19Gezondheid; …Artikel

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