BACKGROUND: The performance of activities of daily living (ADL) at home is important for the recovery of older individuals after hip fracture. However, 20-90% of these individuals lose ADL function and never fully recover. It is currently unknown to what extent occupational therapy (OT) with coaching …

Dit verhaal gaat over mijn pleegzoon (25 jaar). In formele zin is hij allang geen pleegkind meer, maar voor de anonimiteit is het handiger hem zo te noemen dan zijn naam prijs te geven. Ongeveer tegelijk met zijn eerste schreden op het pad van de criminaliteit ben ik me gaan verdiepen in literatuur over …

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 …

Objectives: While poor health contributes to early work exits, it is less clear how early work exits affect health. This study therefore examines changes in health associated with retirement. Method: Survey data from gainfully employed individuals aged 57 to 66 in 2002 were used to assess changes in …

Existing methods for risk assessment for medical aids are being surpassed by the rapid rise and availability of apps, serious games and online e-health applications. There is a lack of transparency for end users (consumers, patients, care professionals and consultants, and health insurers) regarding …

In this study, Dutch and Australian planning regimes are examined to determine whether they are ready to face climate extremes. Five different “cultural” facets of spatial planning determine the differences between the two regimes. These planning characteristics are first confronted with current climate …

For already many years the Israeli-Palestinian crisis is a complicated situation. Despite all the efforts to come to a peace agreement, a solution has not been found yet. The land that is now called ‘Israel’ is and has been very important for different reasons; economical, strategic and religious. Many …

Achtergrond en doel: Volgens recent onderzoek zijn CIMT en mCIMT mogelijk goede therapieën om de hand- en armfunctie van een CVA patiënt te verbeteren. Het doel van deze literatuurstudie is om het effect van CIMT en mCIMT te vergelijken met het effect van conventionele therapieën. Methode: Zes artikelen …