Study Type – Aetiology (individual cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Recent studies have already shown associations between generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) and voiding and defecation dysfunction and/or slow transit constipation. Changes in extracellular …

In vocational rehabilitation, empowerment is understood as the notion that people should make an active, autonomous choice to find their way back to the labour process. Following this line of reasoning, the concept of empowerment implicitly points to a specific kind of activation strategy, namely labour …

In dit artikel worden de uitkomsten van twee experimenten beschreven, waarin in het eerste experiment gekeken werd naar de effecten van verschillende schrijftaken, met en zonder de bestudering van historische bronnen, op het leren van geschiedenis. In een tweede experiment werd onderzocht of het een …

In dit artikel is het energieverbruik van adolescenten gedurende een schoolweek en een weekend in kaart gebracht. Hierbij is gebruik gemaakt van gecombineerde hartslag-versnellingsmeters. Doordat deelnemers gelijktijdig een beweegdagboek bij hebben gehouden kon ook de afzonderlijke bijdrage aan het totale …

The aim of this study is to obtain insight, from a patients perspective, into the results and essential components of treatment in specialist settings for so-called difficult patients in mental health care. In cases where usual hospital treatment is not successful, a temporary transfer to another, specialist …

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of quantitative muscle ultrasound (QMUS) to visualize oral muscles and to establish normative data for muscle thickness and echo intensity of submental and tongue muscles in healthy children and young adults. The data were compared with those of …

BACKGROUND: Prenatal healthcare is likely to prevent adverse outcomes, but an adequate review of utilization and its determinants is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To review systematically the evidence for the determinants of prenatal healthcare utilization in high-income countries. METHOD: Search of publications …

Microencapsulation of cells is a promising approach to prevent rejection in the absence of immunosuppression. Clinical application, however, is hampered by insufficient insight in factors influencing biocompatibility of the capsules in humans. In the present study we exposed alginate-based capsules prepared …

The study provides positive preliminary evidence supporting validity of S-DT to measure fingertip force coordination in children and adolescents.