Dirk L. Knol
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View article: Psychometric properties of instruments to measure the quality of end-of-life care and dying for long-term care residents with dementia
Psychometric properties of instruments to measure the quality of end-of-life care and dying for long-term care residents with dementia Open
PurposeQuality of care for long-term care (LTC) residents with dementia at the end-of-life is often evaluated using standardized instruments that were not developed for or thoroughly tested in this population. Given the importance of using…
View article: Regression-Based Norms for the Symbol Digit Modalities Test in the Dutch Population: Improving Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis
Regression-Based Norms for the Symbol Digit Modalities Test in the Dutch Population: Improving Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis Open
Background/Aims: Appropriate and timely screening instruments that sensitively capture the cognitive functioning of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are the need of the hour. We evaluated newly derived regression-based norms for the Symbol…
View article: Newly Identified Gait Patterns in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis May Be Related to Push-off Quality
Newly Identified Gait Patterns in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis May Be Related to Push-off Quality Open
Background Limited walking ability is an important problem for patients with multiple sclerosis. A better understanding of how gait impairments lead to limited walking ability may help to develop more targeted interventions. Although gait …
View article: Transforaminal epidural steroid injections influence Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) pain response classification in candidates for lumbar herniated disc surgery
Transforaminal epidural steroid injections influence Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) pain response classification in candidates for lumbar herniated disc surgery Open
After TESIs, a peripheralizing pain pattern changed to resolved or centralizing in 62% of the patients. For the non-operated patients, those with a centralising pattern after TESIs reported better pain and disability outcomes than those wi…
View article: Writing information transfers for out-of-hours palliative care: a controlled trial among GPs
Writing information transfers for out-of-hours palliative care: a controlled trial among GPs Open
The introduction of a handover form resulted in a moderate increase of information transfers to the GP co-operative. However, the total percentage of contacts in which this information was present remained rather low. GP co-operatives shou…
View article: The Influence of Centralization and Directional Preference on Spinal Control in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain
The Influence of Centralization and Directional Preference on Spinal Control in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain Open
Study Design Prospective cohort, test-retest design. Background Directional preference (DP) with centralization (CEN) and DP without CEN are common pain-pattern responses assessed by Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). Although there i…