BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders are the main complaints for visiting a physical therapist (PT) in primary health care; they have a negative effect on an individual's quality of life and result in a major cost to society. Qualitative research has shown that physical therapists (PTs) treating patients …

The experiences of beginning and experienced teachers in parent teacher contact Beginning teachers struggle during their first years, which is shown in the number of beginning teachers that leave the profession. 25 percent leaves within five years. This is worrying, as there is a lack of teachers. Beginning …

Ria den Hertog onderzocht hoe verpleegkundigen in het ziekenhuis in hun besluitvorming rekening houden met de voorkeuren van patiënten. Welke kennis zetten zij daarvoor in? En wat zegt de bestaande literatuur erover?

Het onderwerp in dit proefschrift is de vraag welke professionele kennis verpleegkundigen in het ziekenhuis gebruiken om hun zorg af te stemmen op de individuele voorkeuren van patiënten en hun familie, en hoe zij die kennis inzetten om goede, individueel afgestemde verpleegkundige zorg te verlenen. …

Het voorliggende rapport bevat kwalitatief actie-onderzoek over de sociale teams De Hoogte/Indische Buurt (H/I) en Beijum. Het algehele doel van dit onderzoek is om meer inzicht te krijgen in de werkwijze en de werking van de sociale teams en wat deze aanpak volgens het team heeft opgeleverd in termen …

This study aims to describe how the Illness Management and Recovery program enhanced recovery of persons with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders from their own perspective. Participants valued learning how to divide huge goals into attainable steps, how to recognize and prevent a relapse by …

Background: In the Netherlands, most patients with severe mental illness (SMI) receive flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) provided by multidisciplinary community mental health teams. SMI patients with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are sometimes offered evidence-based trauma-focused …

Purpose: To manage social roles is a challenging part of self-management post-stroke. This study explored how stroke survivors act as role managers with their spouses in the context of everyday activities. Method: Two stroke survivors with a first time stroke living at home with a spouse were included. …