Background: For most women, participation in decision-making during maternity care has a positive impact on their childbirth experiences. Shared decision-making (SDM) is widely advocated as a way to support people in their healthcare choices. The aim of this study was to identify quality criteria and …

Europe in general and Romania specifically has been increasingly a target of foreign and domestic investors. Due to its cheap land prices and agricultural policies supporting largescale agricultural investments Romania has become a country with high risks concerning land grabbing. However, the academic …

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 …

Introduction A qualitative study was carried out to understand how people with a slow progressive adult type neuromuscular disease (NMD) perceive employment participation. Methods 16 paid employed persons with NMD were interviewed in open, in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using the constant comparison …

Objectives: To compare the content of the Fatigue Severity Scale and the subscale "subjective experience of fatigue" of the Checklist Individual Strength, and (ii) to assess the reliability of both questionnaires in polio survivors. Design: Repeated-measures at a 3-week interval. Subjects: Consecutive …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate how mechanical ventilation-dependent adults with neuromuscular disorders experience their occupational and social participation. Methods: Data were collected through two successive focusgroup discussions with six men (aged 23–40 years) living in …

In een door het lectoraat Revalidatie uitgevoerd onderzoek bij jongeren met niet aangeboren hersenletsel (NAH) hebben veertien studenten van de Academie voor Gezondheid geparticipeerd. Bij jongeren hebben zij, twee jaar na het oplopen van hersenletsel door een ongeval of hersenaandoening, tijdens een …

Purpose: This study aims at a sociological understanding of the concept of (un)motivation in order to provide clues for improving vocational rehabilitation (VR) support. Method: (Un)motivation is understood as the product of the interaction between clients and professionals in an institutional context. …

Study goal: This study was carried out to answer the following research question: which motivation do healthy volunteers have to participate in phase I clinical trials? - Methods: A literature search was done through Google Scholar and Academic Search Premier, followed by three interviews with volunteers …