The ITS European Congress is part of a bigger cluster of ITS Congresses. It is organised in a European city in the years where there is no ITS World Congress in Europe. The ITS World Congress rotates between Europe, the Asia Pacific region and the Americas. For all European Congresses, ERTICO and its …

Study design: Prospective cohort study including patients with shoulder pain in primary care physiotherapy. Background: There is an increased tendency to use diagnostic ultrasound to aid the diagnostic strategy and target treatment. It is a relatively cheap and accessible imaging technique but the implications …

Abstract Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of the estimated 11–25 years reduced life expectancy for persons with serious mental illness (SMI). This excess cardiovascular mortality is primarily attributable to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia. Obesity is associated …

Aanleiding: Een belangrijke passieve structuur die bijdraagt aan de stabiliteit van de knie is de voorste kruisband. Meer dan 70% van de voorste kruisbandrupturen komt tot stand door een ‘non-contact’ traumamechanisme. Waarbij de incidentie van een voorste kruisbandruptuur oploopt tot 3% bij amateursporters …

Background: According to the principles of Reablement, home care services are meant to be goal-oriented, holistic and person-centred taking into account the capabilities and opportunities of older adults. However, home care services traditionally focus on doing things for older adults rather than with …

BackgroundE-mental health holds promise for people with severe mental illness, but has a limited evidence base. This study explored the effect of e-health added to face-to-face delivery of the Illness Management and Recovery Programme (e-IMR).MethodIn this multi-centre exploratory cluster randomized …

In opdracht van Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte is onderzoek gedaan naar excessief zitten onder kenniswerkers tijdens werkuren. De hoofdvraag van het onderzoek is: “Op welke manier kunnen kenniswerkers bewust worden gemaakt van hun gedragspatronen en hoe kunnen zij worden gemotiveerd om meer te bewegen tijdens …

Background: Integrating physical therapy sessions and an online application (e-Exercise) might support people with hip osteoarthritis (OA), knee OA, or both (hip/knee OA) in taking an active role in the management of their chronic condition and may reduce the number of physical therapy sessions. Objective: …

Onderzoekend vermogen is één van de kenmerken van de (aspirant) onderwijsprofessional, maar het ontwikkelen van dit vermogen door lerarenopleiders blijkt in de praktijk geen sinecure. Omdat het onderzoekend vermogen van lerarenopleiders zelf gerelateerd lijkt aan de kwaliteit van de begeleiding die ze …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive workers’ health surveillance (WHS) program on aspects of sustainable employability and cost-benefit. Methods A cluster randomized stepped wedge trial was performed in a Dutch meat processing company from february 2012 until march 2015. In total …