Botulinum NeuroToxin-A (BoNT-A) injections to the medial gastrocnemius (MG) and lower-leg casts are commonly combined to treat ankle equinus in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). However, the decomposed treatment effects on muscle or tendon structure, stretch reflexes, and joint are unknown. In this study, BoNT-A injections to the MG and ca...
BACKGROUND: The Dutch-Flemish PROMIS® Upper Extremity (DF-PROMIS-UE) V2.0 item bank was recently developed using Item Response Theory (IRT). Unknown for this bank are: (1) if it is legitimate to calculate IRT-based scores for short forms and Computerized Adaptive Tests (CATs), which requires that the items meet the assumptions of and fit the IRT-mo...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder with progressive impairments in activities of daily living. With disease progression, people with PD (PwP) need more help and care from their spouses or professional caregivers. Identifying factors that help caregivers to cope with their burden is needed to frame future interventions...
This article extends the job demands–resources model in the public sector by including (a) cross-level (moderation) effects of job demands and resources, (b) positive and nonlinear effects of job demands, and (c) vitality as a key work engagement concept. Data on expected contributions and developmental rewards in public university colleges (n = 65...
Published in JAMA internal medicine
High-quality evidence on how to improve palliative care in nursing homes is lacking. To investigate the effect of the Palliative Care for Older People (PACE) Steps to Success Program on resident and staff outcomes. A cluster-randomized clinical trial (2015-2017) in 78 nursing homes in 7 countries comparing PACE Steps to Success Program (interventio...
OBJECTIVE: The aims of the study were to compare mobility in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, and stroke, and to quantify the relationship between mobility and participation restrictions. DESIGN: This is a multicenter cross-sectional study. Included were compliant subjects with Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke seen for rehabi...
Published in Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
The present study aimed at examining differences in motor competence (MC) in children aged 6-9 years old in northern, central, and southern European regions using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). The secondary aim of the study was to examine interactions between region and children's age, sex, and weight status (determined as healthy w...
BACKGROUND: Children with Generalized Joint Hypermobility (GJH) have been reported to have poorer proprioception than children with normal mobility. However, they were usually tested under unloaded conditions and in an age-group in which pain starts to play a role. RESEARCH QUESTION: In contrast, some young children with GJH perform well in motor t...
BACKGROUND: Binge eating and purging behaviors (BPB) are common among college students, but evidence is scant on prevalence and associations of BPB with mental health problems and objective academic performance. This study aims to investigate: (a) 12-month prevalence of BPB among college first-year students, (b) comorbidity patterns of BPB with var...
AIM: To assess the responsiveness, concurrent validity, and feasibility of the Dyskinesia Impairment Scale (DIS) in non-ambulatory patients with dyskinetic cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD: The study is a secondary analysis of data collected in the IDYS trial, a randomized controlled trial on the effects of intrathecal baclofen (ITB). The DIS and Barry-...
