De aanleiding tot het onderzoek op het Copernicus College naar de vermeende rekenachterstand van de leerlingen in brugklas 1, is het hoge aantal leerlingen dat aan het eind van hun eerste schooljaar de overgangsnormen niet haalt. De uitstroom van leerlingen die het niet redden op onze school is sinds …

Bij aanvang van het cohort 2010- 2011 is het Friesland College gestart met een nieuw taalbeleid. Daarnaast is in maart 2010 het Protocol Dyslexie MBO uitgekomen, dit protocol moet ingepast worden in het nieuwe taalbeleid. De dyslexiebegeleiding moet door het Servicecentrum Cursisten van het Friesland …

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) increases, but the impact of the disorder on peoples' functional capacity is not known. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare self-reported health status and functional capacity of subjects with early OA of hip and/or knee to reference …

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the prevalence of phantom (limb) pain over time and to analyse factors associated with phantom (limb) pain in a prospective cohort of amputees. DESIGN: A multicentre longitudinal study. PATIENTS: One hundred and thirty-four patients scheduled for amputation were included. METHODS: …

OBJECTIVE: Change in psychophysical capacity, calculated as the ratio between physical capacity and perceived effort, may be a determinant of change in perceived disability. The aim of this study was to identify determinants for change in perceived disability, as measured with the Roland Morris Disability …

Background: The feasibility and predictive validity of balance and gait measures in more severe stages of dementia have been understudied. We evaluated the clinimetric properties of the Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) in nursing home residents with dementia with a specific objective …

OBJECTIVES: Patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may experience functional limitations in work settings. In the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee study (CHECK) physical function was both self-reported and measured performance-based, using Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE). Relations between self-reported …

OBJECTIVE: Based on prospective and retrospective disease cohort studies, the aim of this review was to determine common prognostic factors for work disability among employees with rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, and ischemic heart disease (IHD). …

Background: Falls are a major health problem among the elderly, particularly in nursing homes. Abnormalities of balance and gait, psychoactive drug use, and dementia have been shown to contribute to fall risk. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the literature to investigate which psychoactive …

Het project Flexibele Toelating Fontys (FTF) beoogt flexibilisering van de toelating tot het hbo. Middels flexibilisering van de toelating tot het hbo kan het tekort aan kenniswerkers worden aangepakt en het verlies aan human capital worden bestreden. In het kader van het FTF-project is een instrumentarium …