The Nociception Coma Scale (NCS) is a pain observation tool, developed for patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) due to acquired brain injury (ABI). The aim of this study was to assess the interrater reliability of the NCS and NCS-R among nurses for the assessment of pain in ABI patients with …

Column op de website van het Sport Science Instituut Groningen over de economische meerwaarde van sportevenementen en de discussies die dit thema met zich meebrengt.

Tijdens dit project is de fysieke belasting bij diverse doelgroepen en in diverse situaties bepaald met behulp van het Zephyr Bioharness. Dit is gedaan bij voetballers van FC Groningen om het verschil in fysieke belasting te meten bij een partijspel op klein versus groot veld. Bij de brandweer is de …

Progress report EuroFM WG3 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INNOVATION

Factors affecting repeated sprint ability (RSA) were evaluated in a mixed-longitudinal sample of 48 elite basketball players 14 to 19 years of age (16.1±1.7 years). Players were observed on six occasions during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons. Three basketball-specific field tests were administered …

ENSSEE Forum economic and social value of local sport events. Conference presentation on research on social and economic impacts and legacy of sportevents. ENSSEE Forum in Groningen 24 October 2013.

Monitoring (physical) stress in professional fire fighters. It is important to measure physical performance and stress of people with physically demanding professions. This will prevent (too) high physical strain and stress that leads to a negative influence on decision-making which ultimately may causes …

European Bachelor Physical Activity and Lifestyle Counselling (PAL(C). Lifestyle related health problems are a tremendous burden for European societies that demands a shift towards prevention and a professional to guide this process. Therefore a new bachelor program PALC was developed. A consortium …

The aim of applying science into practice is to deliver high-quality health care. Thinking about teaching the necessary accompanying skills, a distinction can be made between using evidence for individual patient care and using scientific knowledge for the development of protocols or guidelines for groups …