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 …

Several models have been developed to predict prolonged stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) after cardiac surgery. However, no extensive quantitative validation of these models has yet been conducted. This study sought to identify and validate existing prediction models for prolonged ICU length of …

Het gebruik van symboliek in de dramatherapeutische methode storytelling bij de handicapverwerking van chronisch zieke pubers.

Een CVA of beroerte is een van de hoofdoorzaken van sterfte of disfunctioneren in de westerse wereld. Van het totale aantal sterftegevallen in ons land wordt negen procent veroorzaakt door een beroerte. Vanuit verpleegkliniek Sevagram te Heerlen is de vraag gesteld om een geschikt oefenprogramma te maken …

The use of measurement instruments has become a major issue in physical therapy, but their use in daily practice is infrequent. The aims of this case report were to develop and evaluate a plan for the systematic implementation of two measurement instruments frequently recommended in Dutch physical therapy …

After being hospitalised, 30–60% of older patients experience a decline in functioning, resulting in a decreased quality of life and autonomy. The objective of this study was to establish a screening instrument for identifying older hospitalised patients at risk for functional decline by comparing the …

Living independently is an important component of quality of life. Cardiovascular diseases are prominent among the chronic conditions that predispose elderly people to functional limitations and disability, which impair quality of life. Insight into factors that play a role in the development process …

Patients with poststroke aphasia have higher mortality rates and worse functional outcome than patients without aphasia. Nurses are well aware of aphasia and the associated problems for patients with stroke because they have daily contact with them. The challenge is to provide evidence-based care directed …