INTRODUCTION: Functional capacity tests are standardized instruments to evaluate patients' capacities to execute work-related activities. Functional capacity test results are associated with biopsychosocial factors, making it unclear what is being measured in capacity testing. An overview of these factors …

Parenting with success and satisfaction: a research based program for parents with psychiatric disabilities. Presentation Cape Town.

The present study examined the influence of group climate on empathy in a Dutch youth correctional facility in a sample of 59 incarcerated delinquent boys. Higher levels of empathy have been shown to be associated with less delinquent and more prosocial behaviour, and may therefore be vital for successful …

We tested the effects on problem-solving, anxiety and depression of 12-week group-based self-management cancer rehabilitation, combining comprehensive physical training (PT) and cognitive-behavioural problem-solving training (CBT), compared with PT. We expected that PT + CBT would outperform PT in improvements …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of body function, activities and pain on the level of activity in adults with Kashin Beck Disease (KBD). Seventy-five KBD patients with a mean age of 54.8 years (SD 11.3) participated. Anthropometrics, range of joint motion (ROM) and muscle strength …

The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review on training outcomes influencing physical fitness, activity of daily living performance, and quality-of-life in institutionalized older people. We reviewed 27 studies on older people (age, ≥70 yrs) in long-term care facilities and nursing …

Reducing recidivism of individual offenders usually is a multifaceted task. Behavioural interventions, based on the ‘what works principles’ go along with interventions in the domains of education, work, housing and social networks. An integrative approach seems to improve the effectiveness of rehabilitation. …

Aanleiding: Fasciopathie plantaris is de meest voorkomende vorm van inferieure hielpijn. De etiologie van de aandoening wordt nog niet volledig begrepen; in 85 procent van de gevallen is de oorzaak onduidelijk. Er zijn veel verschillende behandelmethodes, maar er is momenteel nog geen methode die voor …

Drooling is an incapacitating feature of Parkinsons disease. Better pathophysiological insights are needed to improve treatment. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the cause of drooling is multifactorial. We examined 15 patients with Parkinsons disease with distinct diurnal saliva loss ("droolers") …

Baggeren is een dure maatregel die niet altijd kan worden uitgevoerd omdat het afvoeren van bagger over het algemeen een kostbare maatregel is. Tijdelijke droogval zou kunnen leiden tot een verbetering van de waterkwaliteit. Hierbij zouden de kosten voor een waterkwaliteits-verbetering lager uitvallen …