Publications

High performance sport management and the role of gender in the coach-athlete relationship.

Can clinical evaluation predict return to sport after acute hamstring injuries?

<p>BACKGROUND: The current literature on the value of clinical evaluation for predicting time to return to sport (RTS) after acute hamstring injuries has not been systematically ...

Effectiveness and characteristics of school based physical activity interventions in adolescents

Effects of three months cross-sex hormone therapy on resting energy expenditure and energy intake in transgender people

Best of both worlds: combining evidence with local context to develop a nursing shift handover blueprint

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Standardization of the handover process is deemed necessary to ensure continuity and safety of care. However, local context is considered of equal importance to improve the ...

Validity and reliability of 6-a-side small-sided game locomotor performance in assessing physical fitness in football players

<p>In order to determine whether small-sided game (SSG) locomotor performance can serve as a fitness indicator, we (1) compared 6-a-side (6v6) SSG-intensity of players varying in fitness and skill, (2) examined ...

The effect of manipulating task constraints and player numbers in small-sided games in field hockey

Determinants of disability in cervical dystonia

BACKGROUND: Cervical dystonia (CD) is characterized by involuntary muscle contractions causing abnormal postures and/or twisting movements of the head and neck. These motor symptoms can have a major impact on ...

Faster, slower or real time?

More active and a healthy lifestyle by using apps?

Equestrian sport at the Olympic Games from 1900 - 1948.

Assessing competence in sport psychology

<p>Competent practice in sport psychology is of utmost importance for the professional status of the field, and hence proper assessment of competence for sport psychology practice is needed. We describe three ...

Rowers' on-water power output is commonly underestimated

An examination of elite female athletes retention in rowing

Look! A healthy neighborhood: Means to motivate participants in using an app for monitoring community health

Participatory data collection relies on the commitment<br/>of the participants to report data continuously, which<br/>makes providing incentives to people crucial. In this<br/>case study, we ...

Skeletal muscle quality as assessed by CT-derived skeletal muscle density is associated with 6-month mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Muscle quantity at intensive care unit (ICU) admission has been independently associated with mortality. In addition to quantity, muscle quality may be important for ...

Citizen Science for public health.

Evaluation of bioelectrical impedance analysis in critically Ill patients

<p>BACKGROUND: In critically ill patients, muscle loss is associated with adverse outcomes. Raw bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) parameters (eg, phase angle [PA] and impedance ratio [IR]) have received ...

The construct validity of the Dutch version of the activity card sort

<p>PURPOSE: Establishing construct validity of the ACS-NL in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD).</p><p>METHOD: Discriminative validity was established in 191 community-dwelling individuals ...

Seasonal variation in vitamin D status in elite athletes

<p>Studies monitoring vitamin D status in athletes are seldom conducted for a period of 12 months or longer, thereby lacking insight into seasonal fluctuations. The objective of the cur-rent study was to ...

Smoking cessation after an acute coronary syndrome: immediate quitters are successful quitters

<p>BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines stress the importance of smoking cessation and recommend intensive follow-up. To guide the development of such cessation support strategies, we ...

SUN-PP223: Reduced Lean Body Mass Within School Children With Normal BMI is Associated with Low Gross Motor Performance

MON-PP209: Effect of a High Protein Diet and/or Resistance Exercise on Preservation of Fat Free Mass During Weight Loss in Overweight Older Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Publication

Motives For Running And Perceived Importance Of Application Functionalities: A Comparison Of Fast And Slow Runners

Community-based comprehensive lifestyle programs in patients with coronary artery disease: Objectives, design and expected results of Randomized Evaluation of Secondary Prevention by Outpatient Nurse SpEcialists 2 trial (RESPONSE 2)

<p>Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are at high risk of recurrent events. A healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce this risk. A previous trial, Randomized Evaluation of Secondary Prevention by ...

Erratum: Health in all policies? The case of policies to promote bicycle use in the Netherlands

Is motor performance in 5.5-year-old children associated with the presence of generalized joint hypermobility?

<p>OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) in Dutch children aged 5.5 years, and to examine the association between GJH and motor performance and development over ...

Differences in motives for running and perceived importance of app functionalities between fast and slow runners

Chronic pain in patients with the hypermobility type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

<p>Chronic widespread pain is highly present in patients with the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT), but up to now, evidence for generalized hyperalgesia is lacking. The aim of this study is to ...

Reply to AM Bernstein et al.