This graduation assignment report describes the research about pilot project of livelihood for persons with disabilities in Iloilo and Antique province, Western Visayas region, the Philippines.

Purpose The aims of this study were to adapt the Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, Dutch version (PEDI-NL) for children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) and cerebral palsy (CP) and determine test–retest and inter-respondent reliability. Method The Delphi method was used to gain consensus …

Stimulating physical activity behaviour in persons with a physical disability is important, especially after discharge from rehabilitation. A tailored counselling programme covering both the period of the rehabilitation treatment and the first months at home seems on the average effective. However, a …

Eerder onderzoek laat zien dat er bij mensen met verstandelijke beperkingen en diabetes, hun begeleiders en mantelzorgers behoefte bestaat aan voorlichtingsmateriaal over leven met diabetes, toegesneden op hun situatie. Daarom ontwikkelden vijf organisaties gezamenlijk een website voor deze drie doelgroepen. …

Introductie Transcutane Elektrische Neuro Stimulatie (TENS) kan een bijdrage leveren aan de behandeling van lumbosacrale radiculaire pijn (LRP) maar wordt wegens onvoldoende evidence niet als standaard geadviseerd. Doel Vergelijken van het effect van TENS-behandeling met een transforaminale epidurale …

Background: There are indications that older adults who suffer from poor balance have an increased risk for adverse health outcomes, such as falls and disability. Monitoring the development of balance over time enables early detection of balance decline, which can identify older adults who could benefit …

Background: The population ageing in most Western countries leads to a larger number of frail older people. These frail people are at an increased risk of negative health outcomes, such as functional decline, falls, institutionalisation and mortality. Many approaches are available for identifying frailty …

To develop a self-management program with an additional eHealth module, using the six steps of the intervention mapping (IM) protocol, to help employees with complaints of the arm, neck, and/or shoulder (CANS) cope with their problems. In Step 1 of the IM protocol, a needs assessment was performed consisting …

Introduction: Falling causes long term disability and can even lead to death. Most falls occur during gait. Therefore improving gait stability might be beneficial for people at risk of falling. Recently arm swing has been shown to influence gait stability. However at present it remains unknown which …

BACKGROUND: In typically developing children, participation in sports has been proven to be positively correlated to both physical and psychosocial health outcomes. In children and adolescents with a physical disability or chronic disease participation in both recreational and competitive sports is …