Inleiding: De Hand Held Dynamometer is een meetinstrument voor kracht. Het wordt veel gebruikt in de praktijk als basismeting of als evaluatief middel. Het is een betrouwbaar instrument voor de gezonde patiënt. Er is niet veel onderzoek gedaan naar het gebruik van de Hand Held Dynamometer bij verstandelijke …

Doel: Op systematische wijze de werking van IMT onderzoeken bij COPD en CF patiënten. Methode: Voor deze studie is literatuur gezocht in PubMed, Cochrane, PEDro en Googlescholar met betrekking tot IMT bij COPD en CF. De volgende zoektermen zijn gehanteerd: Inspiratory muscle training - IMT, COPD, Cystic …

The strengths of design-based research (DBR from now on) is that it teststheories in the real word of practice and in doing so generates newknowledge and artifacts useful to both the scientist and the practitioner.However, DBR’s strength might also be considered its weakness; becausethe research takes …

The 6-Minute-Walk-Test (6MWT) is used in clinical practice and clinical trials of lung diseases to measure the functional physical capacity; however, it is not clear whether there are influencing variables. We analyzed the values of 6MWT, Borg dyspnea pre- and post 6MWT, lung function tests and the checklist …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the use of a submaximal exercise test in detecting change in fitness level after a physical training program, and to investigate the correlation of outcomes as measured submaximally or maximally. DESIGN: A prospective study in which exercise testing was performed before and after …

The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether grip strength is related to total muscle strength in children, adolescents, and young adults. The second purpose was to provide reference charts for grip strength, which could be used in the clinical and research setting. This cross-sectional study …

Het voorland is onderdeel van de waterkering, het werkt mee aan de sterkte, maar kan de waterkering ook verzwakken. Om de soorten belastingen op voorlanden te definiëren, wordt inzicht gegeven in de verschillende systemen. De belastingen die als gevolg van hoogwater op het voorland inwerken, kunnen bepaalde …

This book, ‘Outreach work and imminent eviction: RAAK research’, is a report of the results obtained from the examination of these innovations. The first chapter contains a description of the pilot projects, which brought together care workers from the Blankenberg Foundation and Dynamo for early intervention …

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 …

To determine the number of employed people in a group of patients with neuromuscular diseases and in 3 separate subgroups (facioscapulo-humeral dystrophy, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, and myotonic dystrophy) to investigate any differences in employment status between the patient groups, and …