Publications
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The diagnostic accuracy of headache measurement instruments
18 April 2019 | Urban Vitality<p>AIM: To systematically review the available literature on the diagnostic accuracy of questionnaires and measurement instruments for headaches associated with musculoskeletal ...
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Barriers and facilitators with medication use during the transition from hospital to home
29 March 2019 | Urban Vitality<p>BACKGROUND: During transitions from hospital to home, up to half of all patients experience medication-related problems, such as adverse drug events. To reduce these problems, knowledge of patient ...
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What does quality of life mean to older adults?
8 March 2019 | Urban Vitality<p>BACKGROUND: Consideration of older adults' quality of life (QoL) is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation, quality improvement and allocation of health and social care services. While numerous ...
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ICU Survivors Have a Substantial Higher Risk of Developing New Chronic Conditions Compared to a Population-Based Control Group
1 March 2019 | Urban Vitality<p>OBJECTIVES: To describe the types and prevalence of chronic conditions in an ICU population and a population-based control group during the year before ICU admission and to quantify the risk of developing ...
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CT determined psoas muscle area predicts mortality in women undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
1 March 2019 | Urban Vitality<p>Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of PMA measurement for mortality. Background: Current surgical risk stratification have limited predictive value in the transcatheter ...
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Respect for autonomy versus health promotion
1 January 2019 | Urban VitalityIntroduction: In 2011 5,3 million people had a chronic disease. Secondly patients want to have more influence in regulating their own disease. Self-management is increasingly being mentioned as a possible solution. ...
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Psychosomatic therapy for patients frequently attending primary care with medically unexplained symptoms, the CORPUS trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
1 January 2019 | Urban Vitality<b>Background:</b> Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are highly prevalent and pose a burden both on patients and on health care. In a pilot study psychosomatic therapy delivered by specialised ...
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Causes of reporting bias: a theoretical framework [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
1 January 2019 | Urban Vitality<p>Reporting of research findings is often selective. This threatens the validity of the published body of knowledge if the decision to report depends on the nature of the results. The evidence derived from ...
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Impact of peer review on discussion of study limitations and strength of claims in randomized trial reports: a before and after study
1 January 2019 | Urban Vitality<p>Background: In their research reports, scientists are expected to discuss limitations that their studies have. Previous research showed that often, such discussion is absent. Also, many journals emphasize ...
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“But I did not touch nobody!” – Patients’ and nurses’ perspectives and recommendations after aggression on psychiatric wards
1 January 2019 | Urban VitalityAims: To gain a deeper understanding of the differences in patients and staff per‐<br/>spectives in response to aggression and to explore recommendations on prevention.<br/><br/>Design: ...
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A digitally supported home-based exercise training program and dietary protein intervention for community dwelling older adults: protocol of the cluster randomised controlled VITAMIN trial
1 January 2018 | Faculty Sports and NutritionBACKGROUND: Increased physical activity and dietary protein intake are promising interventions to prevent or treat the age-related decline in physical performance in older adults. There are well-controlled exercise ...
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Practice-oriented research in the Dutch social care field – an urgent challenge
20 October 2016 | ARISIRick Kwekkeboom wrote this article in April 2016. It was then published in "Der pädagogische Blick", 24. Jg. 2016.