Publications

A digitally supported home-based exercise program and dietary protein intervention for community dwelling older adults: protocol of a cluster randomized controlled study (VITAMIN study)

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Higher protein intake is associated with less injuries in freshman rowers during competition season

Validation of segmental bio-electrical impedance analysis to assess sarcopenia in older adults

SUN-P297 - Minerals and sarcopenia; the role of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, and zinc on muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance in older adults

Rationale: Minerals may contribute to prevent and treat sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the role of ...

Protein intake and clinical outcome in ICU patients

The association between headaches and temporomandibular disorders is confounded by bruxism and somatic symptoms

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this observational study was to establish the possible presence of confounders on the association between temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and headaches in a patient population from a ...

SUN-P284: Higher Protein Intake is Associated with Less Injuries in Freshman Rowers During Competition Season: A Pilot Study

Hypermobility in adolescent athletes, pain, functional ability, quality of life and musculoskeletal injuries

Community participation in Health Impact Assessment. A scoping review of the literature

<p>Currently, the engagement of local communities in Health Impact Assessment is becoming more and more important. A scoping review was performed to take stock of visions, methods and experiences in this field. ...

Sitting duck or scaredy-cat

Purpose: Law enforcement may require police officers to inhibit intuitive responses to high threat and thereby affect their emotional reaction and operational effectiveness. Upon this premise, the current study ...

Feasibility of a home-based exercise intervention with remote guidance for patients with stable grade II and III gliomas

OBJECTIVE: In this pilot study, we investigated the feasibility of a home-based, remotely guided exercise intervention for patients with gliomas. DESIGN: Pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with randomization ...

The intensive care medicine research agenda in nutrition and metabolism

PURPOSE: The objectives of this review are to summarize the current practices and major recent advances in critical care nutrition and metabolism, review common beliefs that have been contradicted by recent trials, ...

SUN-P204

Anxiety and performance

When the pressure is on and anxiety levels increase it is not easy to perform well. In search of mechanisms explaining the anxiety-performance relationship, we revisit the integrated model of anxiety and ...

Effect of nocturnal sound reduction on the incidence of delirium in intensive care unit patients

<p>INTRODUCTION: Delirium in critically-ill patients is a common multifactorial disorder that is associated with various negative outcomes. It is assumed that sleep disturbances can result in an increased risk ...

Protein nutrition and exercise survival kit for critically ill

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Protein delivery as well as exercise of critically ill in clinical practice is still a highly debated issue. Here we discuss only the most recent updates in the literature concerning protein ...

Pain measurement in mechanically ventilated patients after cardiac surgery

OBJECTIVES: The Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) and Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) are behavioral pain assessment tools for sedated and unconscious critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to ...

Community-Based lifestyle intervention in patients with coronary artery disease

BACKGROUND: Among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), improvement of lifestyle-related risk factors (LRFs) reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, modification of LRFs is highly ...

Local professionals' perceptions of health assets in a low-SES Dutch neighbourhood

BACKGROUND: Asset-based approaches have become popular in public health. As yet it is not known to what extent health and welfare professionals are able to identify and mobilise individual and community health ...

How clinicians analyze movement quality in patients with non-specific low back pain

BACKGROUND: Observation of movement quality (MQ) is an indelible element in the process of clinical reasoning for patients with non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP). However, the observation and evaluation of MQ in ...

The impact of protein quantity during energy restriction on genome-wide gene expression in adipose tissue of obese humans

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity is a growing health problem worldwide. The most effective strategy to reduce weight is energy restriction (ER). ER has been shown to be beneficial in disease prevention and it ...

Professional competence in a health promotion program in the Netherlands

Health promotion for senior citizens ('seniors') is an increasingly important factor in health and welfare policy, having important implications for occupational therapy. The health promotion program 'Healthy and ...

Surviving critical illness, what is next?

Abstract number: A-804-0000-00276

Preoperative functional status is not associated with postoperative surgical complications in low risk patients undergoing esophagectomy

Protein supplementation augments muscle fiber hypertrophy but does not modulate satellite cell content during prolonged resistance-type exercise training in frail elderly

OBJECTIVE: Protein supplementation increases gains in lean body mass following prolonged resistance-type exercise training in frail older adults. We assessed whether the greater increase in lean body mass can be ...

Body weight-supported bedside treadmill training facilitates ambulation in ICU patients

The diuretic action of weak and strong alcoholic beverages in elderly men

With ageing, there is a greater risk of dehydration. This study investigated the diuretic effect of alcoholic beverages varying in alcohol concentration in elderly men. Three alcoholic beverages (beer (AB), wine ...

Report Inventory phase

In this report, the results of the inventory phase are discussed. The goal of the inventory phase was to collect data on the current and desired situation concerning opportunities for children and youth with a ...

Resident participation in neighbourhood audit tools

Background: Healthy urban environments require careful planning and a testing of environmental quality that goes beyond statutory requirements. Moreover, it requires the inclusion of resident views, perceptions and ...

Clinimetric properties of the Nociception Coma Scale (-Revised)

The Nociception Coma Scale is a nociception behaviour observation tool, developed specifically for patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) due to (acquired) brain injury. Over the years, the clinimetric ...