BACKGROUND: Scar contracture is a well-known sequela of burns that is specifically relevant as it may limit function. Reports regarding the course of scar contractures, however, are scarce and, moreover, not focussed on function. This study describes the course of prevalence of scar contractures that …

Nursing Platform UMCG Diagnostics and Technology in Modern Nursing Times

Students growing up with a family member with a chronic illness often delay or drop out of school when the combination of family care and their educational programme is too demanding. This study aims to describe the themes experienced by students growing up in this situation. A qualitative focus group …

BACKGROUND: Students living with a chronically ill family member may experience significant pressure, stress, and depression due to their caregiving situation. This may also lead to them delaying or dropping out of school when the combination of being a caregiver and their education program are too demanding. …

Guest lecturer in clinical reasoning for nurses

The capacity to utilize ingested protein for optimal support of protein synthesis and lean body mass is described within the paradigm of anabolic competence. Protein synthesis can be stimulated by physical exercise, however, it is not known if physical exercise affects post-exercise protein oxidation. …

The goal of this Master Class is to train participants in the possibilities of the Center of Nursing Excellence’s e-platform to improve their own nursing education; nursing practice and nursing research and to contribute to the further development and the wider use of the CNE in Kazakhstan. The Master …

Fysiotherapie bij mensen met dementieFysiotherapie bij mensen met dementieWe leven in een vergrijzende samenleving en ouderdom is de grootste risicofactor om dementie te ontwikkelen. De rol van de fysiotherapeut is bij mensen met dementie tot nu toe beperkt. Reactief wordt de fysiotherapeut ingezet voor …

The ideal tool for determination of malnutrition risk or malnutrition in long term care (LTC) is elusive. This study compares prevalence, association with resident risk factors and sensitivity (SE) and specificity (SP) of malnutrition or risk categorization in 638 residents from 32 LTC homes in Canada …

Increasing awareness of the impact of frailty on elderly people resulted in research focusing on factors that contribute to the development and persistence of frailty including nutrition and physical activity. Most effort so far has been spent on understanding the association between protein intake and …