BACKGROUND: Sufficient physical activity is important for solid organ transplant recipients (heart, lung, liver, kidney). However, recipients do not meet the recommended amount or required type of physical activity. The perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in this population are …

BACKGROUND: Hemodialysis patients experience an elevated risk of malnutrition associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Nocturnal hemodialysis (NHD) results in more effective removal of waste products and fluids. Therefore, diet and fluid restrictions are less restricted in NHD patients. However, …

Standard treatment for large burns is transplantation with meshed split skin autografts (SSGs). A disadvantage of this treatment is that healing is accompanied by scar formation. Application of autologous epidermal cells (keratinocytes and melanocytes) may be a suitable therapeutic alternative, since …

A substantial proportion of patients with burn injury develop chronic itch, which can severely affect their quality of life. As found in research on chronic pain, different psychophysiological processes may also play a role in chronic itch, of which central sensitization, conditioned modulation, and …

College over nut en noodzaak beweeginterventies, evidence based beweeginterventies bij patiënten met dementie. Beweegbeleid binnen instellingen.

Somatische gezondheidsproblemen bij mensen met (zeer) ernstige verstandelijke en motorische beperkingen.

Background: Body composition measurements provide importanti nformation about physical fitness and nutritional status. People with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (SIVD) have an increased risk for altered body composition. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been evidenced as a reliable …

De ultieme test: Kilimanjaro.Op het 1ste congres van het Groningen Transplantatie Centrum heb ik een presentatie gegeven over de expeditie naar de Kilimanjaro. Het voorbereidingstraject en de expeditie zijn uiteengezet en de onderzoeksresultaten gepresenteerd.