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de Jonge, A. (author), Teunissen, D.A.M. (author), van Diem, M.T. (author), Scheepers, P.L.H. (author), Lagro-Janssen, A.L.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aim. This paper is a report of a study to explore the views of midwives on women's positions during the second stage of labour. Background. Many authors recommend encouraging women to use positions that are most comfortable to them. Others advocate encouragement of non-supine positions, because offering 'choice' is not enough to reverse the...article 2008
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Hosli, E.J. (author), Elsinga, J. (author), Buitendijk, S.E. (author), Assendelft, W.J.J. (author), van der Pal-de Bruin, K.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aims: Information about risk factors and preventive measures given before conception is estimated to prevent 15-35% of adverse pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to identify women's motives for not responding to an invitation for preconception counseling (PCC) from their general practitioner. Methods: A purposive sample of 11 women who did not respond...article 2008
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van der Pal, S.M. (author), Maguire, C.M. (author), Bruil, J. (author), le Cessie, S. (author), van Zwieten, P. (author), Veen, S. (author), Wit, J.M. (author), Walther, F.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)This study explored the effects of basic developmental care on the behaviour of very pre-term infants and parental stress at I and 2 years of corrected age. A randomized controlled trial was done to compare basic Developmental Care (standardized nests and incubator covers) and controls (standard care). Parents of infants born < 32 weeks of...article 2008
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- van Wouwe, J.P. (author), Jacobusse, G. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2008
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Jacobusse, G.W. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author)Op het consultatiebureau wordt de ontwikkeling van jonge kinderen gevolgd met behulp van het Van Wiechenonderzoek. Dit artikel beschrijft de ‘developmental score’ (D-score). De D-score is een samenvattende score voor de uitkomsten op alle kenmerken die bij een kind zijn afgenomen. De D-score is ontwikkeld en gevalideerd op basis van het...article 2008
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), Breuning-Boers, M. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author)Borstvoeding is goed voor moeder en kind. Soms komt het voor dat een kind te weinig borstvoeding en daarmee vocht binnenkrijgt. Als dit gebeurt kan het kind te veel gewicht verliezen en uitdrogen. Maar wat is te veel? Veel verloskundigen hanteren 10% verlies van het geboortegewicht als vuistregel. Maar deze bewering is gebaseerd op ervaring uit...article 2008
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- van Buuren, S. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2008
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Grote, F.K. (author), Oostdijk, W. (author), Muinck Keizer de, (author), Schrama, S.M.P.F. (author), Boersma, B. (author), Damen, G.M. (author), Csizmadia, C.G. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), Wit, J.M. (author), van Buuren, S. (author)Background: It is generally assumed that most patients with celiac disease (CD) have a slowed growth in terms of length (or height) and weight. However, the effectiveness of slowed growth as a tool for identifying children with CD is unknown. Our aim is to study the diagnostic efficiency of several growth criteria used to detect CD children....article 2008
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Lanting, C. (author), van Wouwe, K. (author)Middels vragenlijsten werd de prevalentie van borst- voeding bij zuigelingen van zes maanden en jonger in 2007 vastgesteld en vergeleken met voorafgaande jaren. Daarnaast werd onderzocht of er vaker en langer borst- voeding wordt gegeven als gebruik wordt gemaakt van de diensten van een gecertificeerde organisatie voor kraamzorg en/of...article 2008
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Kamphuis, M. (author), Fleuren, M.A.H. (author), Kooijman, K. (author), Vergeer, M. (author), Heerdink-Oberhuysen, N. (author), Wagenaar-Fischer, M. (author) article 2008
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van der Eijk, E.A. (author), Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (author), Lanting, C.I. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author) article 2008
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Rodrigues Pereira, R. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)0-19, PZ.article 2007
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van den Hurk, K. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), HiraSing, R.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children living in the Netherlands and compare the findings with the Third and Fourth National Growth Studies carried out in 1980 and 1997, respectively. Design and methods: Data were obtained from the child health care system. International cut-off points for body mass index (BMI)...article 2007
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van der Meer, V. (author), van Stel, H.F. (author), Detmar, S.B. (author), Otten, W. (author), Sterk, P.J. (author), Sont, J.K. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Internet and short message service are emerging tools for chronic disease management in adolescents, but few data exist on the barriers to and benefits of internet-based asthma self-management. Our objective was to reveal the barriers and benefits perceived by adolescents with well-controlled and poorly controlled asthma to current...article 2007
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van Laar, J.J.N. (author), Grishchenko, M. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), Stronks, K. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aims: Little is known about ethnic differences in the timely diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (Type 1 DM). This study aimed to assess ethnic inequalities in the timely diagnosis of Type 1 DM, as indicated by a more adverse clinical condition at onset. In addition, we assessed whether these differences could be explained by differences in...article 2007
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Hille, E.T.M. (author), Weisglas-Kuperus, N. (author), van Goudoever, J.B. (author), Jacobusse, G.W. (author), Ens-Dokkum, M.H. (author), de Groot, L. (author), Wit, J.M. (author), Geven, W.B. (author), Kok, J.H. (author), de Kleine, M.J.K. (author), Kollée, L.A.A. (author), Mulder, A.L.M. (author), van Straaten, H.L.M. (author), de Vries, L.S. (author), van Weissenbruch, M.M. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)OBJECTIVE. Young adults who were born very preterm or with a very low birth weight remain at risk for physical and neurodevelopmental problems and lower academic achievement scores. Data, however, are scarce, hospital based, mostly done in small populations, and need additional confirmation. METHODS. Infants who were born at <32 weeks of...article 2007
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Vogel, I. (author), Brug, J. (author), van der Ploeg, C.P.B. (author), Raat, H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objectives: This descriptive summary of the literature provides an overview of the available studies (published before October 2006) on sociodemographic, psychosocial, and other correlates of risk and protective behaviors for hearing loss in young people aged 12 to 25 years. Methods: Publications were identified by a structured search in PubMed,...article 2007
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- Grenier, D. (author), Elliot, E.J. (author), Zurynski, Y. (author), Rodrigues Pereira, R. (author), Preece, M. (author), Lynn, R. (author), von Kries, R. (author), Zimmermann, H. (author), Dickson, N.P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2007
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Molkenboer, J.F.M. (author), Vencken, P.M.L.H. (author), Sonnemans, L.G.J. (author), Roumen, F.J.M.E. (author), Smits, F. (author), Buitendijk, S.E. (author), Nijhuis, J.G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective. To compare the difference in neonatal mortality and morbidity between breech and cephalic presentations at term. Methods. This was a retrospective matched cohort study in two centers between July 1998 and April 2000, including all breech deliveries between 37+0 and 41+6 weeks, except cases with multiple gestations and antepartum...article 2007
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Hack, W.W.M. (author), Voort van der-Doedens, L.M. (author), Sijstermans, K. (author), Meijer, R.W. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Since the mid-1990s, acquired undescended testis has gradually been recognised as a separate entity for which the efficacy of prepubertal surgery has not been univocally been demonstrated. Therefore, in our hospital, orchidopexy was no longer routinely performed for acquired undescended testis. Aim: To investigate the effect of...article 2007