Publications

Parents' information needs during the first year at home with their very premature born child; a qualitative study

Objective: To obtain insights into parents' information needs during the first year at home with their very preterm (VP) born infant. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with parents of VP infants ...

Facilitators and barriers for the implementation of the dynamic school day

From September 2024 onwards we will start the development of an educational innovation for Dutch primary schools to design a dynamic school day (a school day in which sedentary learning is regularly interrupted by ...

Biopsychosocial complexity in patients scheduled for elective TKA surgery

Objective: Primary aim; to determine the feasibility of implementation of the INTERMED Self-Assessment (IM-SA) in adult patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Secondary aim; to measure biopsychosocial ...

Promoting public playgrounds usage and children's physical activity with sports activities

This study aimed to evaluate the children's usage and their physical activity levels at playgrounds with (N = 4) and without (N = 4) organized sports activities, following a quasi-experimental study design. Direct ...

Metabolic load during morning care and active bed exercises in critically ill patients

Background: To avoid overexertion in critically ill patients, information on the physical demand, i.e., metabolic load, of daily care and active exercises is warranted. Objective: The objective of this study was ...

Personality characteristics of Dutch nurse anesthetists and surgical nurses when compared to the normative Dutch population, a quantitative survey study

Background Working in the perioperative context is complex and challenging. The continual evaluation in this environment underscores the need for adaptability to technological advancements, and requires substantial ...

Automatic categorization of self-acknowledged limitations in randomized controlled trial publications

Objective: Acknowledging study limitations in a scientific publication is a crucial element in scientific transparency and progress. However, limitation reporting is often inadequate. Natural language processing ...

Development and Testing of the Aftercare Problem List, a Burn Aftercare Screening Instrument

A growing interest in person-centered care from a biopsychosocial perspective has led to increased attention to structural screening. The aim of this study was to develop an easy-to-comprehend screening instrument ...

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Take it Personal!+ in People With Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Substance Use Disorder

Individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning are at increased risk to develop a substance use disorder—however, effective treatment programs adapted to this target ...

Nutritional and exercise interventions in individuals with sarcopenic obesity around retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Retirement is an opportune time for people to establish new healthy routines. Exercise and nutritional interventions are promising in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenic obesity. This systematic review aimed ...

Optimizing and Implementing a Community-Based Group Fall Prevention Program

Falls and fall-related injuries among older adults are associated with decreased health. Therefore, fall prevention programs (FPPs) are increasingly important. However, the translation of such complex programs into ...

Open Versus Closed Suctioning in Invasively Ventilated Critically Ill Patients for Sustainability of ICU Care: A Life-Cycle Assessment Comparison

Lifestyle and health changes in wheelchair users with a chronic disability after 12 weeks of using the WHEELS mHealth application

<p>PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine changes in physical activity, nutrition, sleep behaviour and body composition in wheelchair users with a chronic disability after 12 weeks of using the ...

‘New’ Dutch Civic Integration: learning ‘Spontaneous Compliance’ to address inherent difference

In January 2022 the new Dutch Civic Integration programme was launched together with promises of improvements it would bring in facilitating the ‘integration’ of newcomers to the Netherlands. This study ...

Healthy development of children: a spiral of (dis)engagement?

Background: Healthy development of children is under pressure. While governments, schools and organizations are trying to stimulate physical activity in children, reduce overweight and improve motor skills, they are ...

Pediatric Sedation in Dutch Dental Clinics: The Influence of Guideline Modifications on Adverse Events

Background: Dental fear and uncooperative behavior can hinder dental treatment quality. Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PPSA) is used to facilitate treatment when the coping capacity is exceeded. ...

Automatically listing senior members of departments as co-authors is highly prevalent in health sciences

A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted to assess the prevalence of automatically listing (a) senior member(s) of a department as co-author(s) on all submitted articles in health sciences and the ...

Clinimetrics

The additional value of e-Health for patients with a temporomandibular disorder: a mixed methods study on the perspectives of orofacial physical therapists and patients

Purpose<br/>To assess the experience and perceived added value of an e-Health application during the physical therapy treatment of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).<br/><br/>Materials ...

Experiences of resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study among high and low socio-economic status individuals in the Netherlands

Resilience to adverse events is increasingly recognized as important for human health. Socio-economic status (SES) is also frequently identified as a predictor of resilience. However, it is not well-understood how ...

The OARSI Joint Effort Initiative

Objective: The Joint Effort Initiative (JEI) is an international collaboration of clinicians, researchers, and consumer organisations with a shared vision of improving the implementation of osteoarthritis management ...

Evaluating routine dietetic interventions in geriatric rehabilitation: implications to address malnutrition, sarcopenia and underweight

Background: Although diagnosing and treating malnutrition, sarcopenia and underweight are recommended to be embedded and sustained within nutritional care, it is unknown if that is facilitated in geriatric ...

Psychosomatic Therapy for Patients with Persistent Somatic Symptoms in Primary Care

Community-Engaged-Scholarship: Approaching the future by exploring pedagogical experiences

Community Engaged Scholarship (CES) aims to develop mutually beneficial relationships between educational and research institutions and communities. In this project, we understand CES as a commitment to engaging in ...

Preventative Parenting: Governmental Racialization of Migrant Families

“Your brain can’t wait”

Purpose: Physical interventions during subacute rehabilitation have potential to improve functional recovery. This study explored the perspectives of children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) and ...

Examining the effect of task constraints on the emergence of creative action in young elite football players by using a method combining expert judgement and frequency count

In adult football, small-sided games are associated with increased action variability and suggested to promote more creative actions compared to regular 11v11 formats. This aligns with predictions from an ecological ...

Center of Pressure Analysis Tool

This GitHub repository contains the code for a RShiny App for the calculation of center of pressure parameters for individuals performing a balance task. Such data can be obtained from (consumer grade) force plates ...

Media representations of naturalized athletes

Turkey has received consistent criticism from international media for having many naturalized athletes in its national squad, both in the Olympic Games and other major international sporting events. Similar ...

Effects of exercise during chemotherapy for breast cancer on long-term cardiovascular toxicity

Objective Animal data suggest that exercise during chemotherapy is cardioprotective, but clinical evidence to support this is limited. This study evaluated the effect of exercise during chemotherapy for breast cancer ...