Publicaties

In this exploratory study of 15 families with a twin-pair, of which one has an intellectual disability, the Nijmegen Questionnaire on Childrearing Situations (NQCS) was used to ask mothers about their perceptions and experiences of parenting. An i...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the characteristics of residents and professional caregivers are associated with the professionals' expressed emotion (EE). METHOD: Fifty-six residents in sheltered living who suffer from...

Currently, the most important risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Europe is intravenous drug use. To establish a better insight into the epidemiology of hepatitis C among intravenous drug users (IVDUs) in western European countrie...

BACKGROUND: Depression has been linked to the occurrence of a number of somatic diseases. There are no data for PD. OBJECTIVE: To determine if depression is associated with a subsequent risk for PD. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study design bas...

Expressed emotion (EE) refers to the quality of the emotional climate between a relative and a family member with a serious psychiatric disorder. Well-established, it has proven to be a reliable predictor of the relapse rate of psychiatric patient...

Expressed emotion (EE) refers to the quality of the emotional climate between a relative and a family member with a serious psychiatric disorder. Well-established, it has proven to be a reliable predictor of the relapse rate of psychiatric patient...

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to 1) examine the prevalence of sexual problems in women with type 1 diabetes, 2) compare this prevalence rate with that of an age-matched control group, 3) study the influence of diabetes-related somatic factors on fem...

We performed a prospective study to describe the broad spectrum of causes of chest pain in patients presenting to the emergency department and to compare the diagnoses in referred patients, self-referred patients and patients rushed in by ambulanc...

In this cross-sectional study we examined the occurrence of any relation between the emergence of medical disorders and the family structure and interactions, as measured with the Dutch version of the Family Environment Scale (GKS-II). Less cohesi...

STUDY DESIGN: A clinical practice guideline. OBJECTIVES: To assist physiotherapists in decision making and to improve the efficacy and uniformity of care for patients with whiplash-associated disorders Grades I and II. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: ...

The case of a 66-year-old woman with rapidly progressive respiratory distress caused by a massive anterior neck mass with tracheal compression is presented. Within 24 hours, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and immunocytochemistry provided a...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic performance of the CAGE and AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) and its derivatives, and laboratory tests for screening alcohol abuse or dependence in a male medical hospital population. DESIGN: A d...

Although elderly with alcohol problems often use health care organisation and alcoholism is a threat for their health, it is seldom detected. Therefore, an instrument for a first screening of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in elderly would b...

Patiënten met een drankprobleem worden door hun huisarts vaak niet herkend. Toch is een tijdige interventie van belang om de gezondheidsrisico's voor de patiënt en diens omgeving te beperken. Deze studie werd verricht op een steekproef van1.992 pa...