from the article: "In the Netherlands, housing corporations are increasingly adopting self-service technologies (SSTs) to support affairs their tenants need to arrange. The purpose of the study is to examine the customers’ motivations of using SSTs in the context of the Dutch public housing sector. An empirical investigation is presented based on a sample of 1,209 tenants. Using partial least squares (PLS), the acceptance model of Blut, Wang, and Schoefer is adopted and tested. The results show that especially the need for interaction negatively influence the adoption of SSTs by tenants. Positively, subjective norm and self-efficacy influence the adoption. Furthermore, playfulness negatively influences this adoption. Developers of SSTs should focus on its ulitalitarian function, rather then invest in its playfulness. Moreover, adoption is propelled by the encouragement of others. This can be enhanced by positive word-of mouth and should therefore stimulated."
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Objective Primary to provide an overview of diagnostic accuracy for clinical tests for common elbow (sport) injuries, secondary accompanied by reproducible instructions to perform these tests. Design A systematic literature review according to the PRISMA statement. Data sources A comprehensive literature search was performed in MEDLINE via PubMed and EMBASE. Eligibility criteria We included studies reporting diagnostic accuracy and a description on the performance for elbow tests, targeting the following conditions: distal biceps rupture, triceps rupture, posteromedial impingement, medial collateral ligament (MCL) insufficiency, posterolateral rotatory instability (PLRI), lateral epicondylitis and medial epicondylitis. After identifying the articles, the methodological quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 checklist. Results Our primary literature search yielded 1144 hits. After assessment 10 articles were included: six for distal biceps rupture, one for MCL insufficiency, two for PLRI and one for lateral epicondylitis. No articles were selected for triceps rupture, posteromedial impingement and medial epicondylitis. Quality assessment showed high or unclear risk of bias in nine studies. We described 24 test procedures of which 14 tests contained data on diagnostic accuracy. Conclusions Numerous clinical tests for the elbow were described in literature, seldom accompanied with data on diagnostic accuracy. None of the described tests can provide adequate certainty to rule in or rule out a disease based on sufficient diagnostic accuracy.
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Research on psychological treatment of depression in inpatients is not conclusive,with some studies finding clear positive effects and other studies finding no significant benefit compared to usual care or structured pharmacotherapy. The results of a meta-analysis investigating how effective psychological treatment is for depressed inpatients are presented. A systematic search in bibliographical databases resulted in 12 studieswith a total of 570 respondents. This set of studies had sufficient statistical power to detect small effect sizes. Psychological treatments had a small (g=0.29), but statistically significant additional effect on depression compared to usual care and structured pharmacological treatments only. This corresponded with a numbersneeded- to-be-treated of 6.17. Heterogeneity was zero inmost analyses, and not significant in all analyses. There wasno indication for significant publication bias. Effectswere not associatedwith characteristics of the population, the interventions and the design of the studies. Although the number of studieswas small, and the quality ofmany studieswas not optimal, it seems safe to conclude that psychological treatments have a small but robust effect on depression in depressed inpatients. More high-quality research is needed to verify these results.
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Global climate change (CC) affects marine mammals, such as cetaceans, by exposing them to an altered marine environment. Cetaceans are indirectly influenced by CC (e.g. through their prey, warmer environment). They are indicator species, significant to marine ecosystems and one of the most endangered vertebrate groups on this planet. Since oceanic water temperatures have increased, a noticeable shift in diversity of cetaceans present in marine hotspots is expected. In this paper, the community structure (occurrence) of cetacean species present around São Miguel Island, Portugal were investigated to contribute to the current understanding of the effects of CC on cetaceans.
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Effective collaboration between families and professionals in education and youth care is essential for supporting the development of children. Collaboration that centers on the child’s best interests benefits from the diverse perspectives of various stakeholders around a child. The Timeline helps to bring these perspectives together and discuss them, supporting better collaboration. The Timeline tool offers a visual representation of what is happening in a child’s life, both at home and at school. It is particularly useful when multiple professionals from youth care, education and parental support are involved. The Timeline tracks all events in chronological order from a child’s development, the support provided, to the quality of collaboration among those involved. By visually mapping the perspectives of parents and professionals, the tool facilitates open discussions. It also helps to reflect on past events and to plan what is needed to support the child’s ongoing development and education. This tool was developed based on the research project Around the Child.
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Interventions for older people are often not evaluated and, if evaluated, are not proven successful. Based on a systematic literature review and two qualitative studies about the social needs of older people, an intervention has been developed, implemented, and evaluated. Important social needs that emerged from these studies are connectedness, meaningfulness, and independence.
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Factors affecting repeated sprint ability (RSA) were evaluated in a mixed-longitudinal sample of 48 elite basketball players 14 to 19 years of age (16.1±1.7 years). Players were observed on six occasions during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons. Three basketball-specific field tests were administered on each occasion: the Shuttle Sprint Test (SST) for RSA, the Vertical Jump (VJ) for lower body explosive strength (power), and the Interval Shuttle Run Test (ISRT) for interval endurance capacity. Height and weight were measured; body composition was estimated (percent fat, lean body mass). Multilevel modeling of RSA development curve was used with 32 players (16.0±1.7 years) who had two or more observations. The 16 players (16.1±1.8 years) measured on only one occasion were used as a control group to evaluate the appropriateness of the model. Age, lower body explosive strength, and interval endurance capacity significantly contributed to RSA (p < .05). RSA improved with age from 14-17 years (p < .05) and reached a plateau at 17-19 years. Predicted RSA did not significantly differ from measured RSA in the control group (p > .05). The results suggest a potentially important role for the training of lower body explosive strength and interval endurance capacity in the development of RSA among youth basketball players. Age-specific reference values for RSA of youth players may assist basketball coaches in setting appropriate goals for individual players.
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Inleiding op een themanummer van British Journal of Social Work over sociaal werk in de digitale samenleving.
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Onderzoek wijst uit dat veel mensen met een ernstige psychische aandoening (EPA) een ongezonde leefstijl hebben (waaronder ongezonde voeding, inactiviteit en roken). Zij hebben ook vaak één of meerdere lichamelijke aandoeningen (comorbiditeit of multimorbiditeit). Vaak speelt ook langdurige medicatiegebruik dat initiatieven tot gezonder gedrag belemmert. De zorg voor deze patiëntengroep is minder toegankelijk. Hulpverleners kunnen pessimistisch zijn over de effecten van een leefstijlbevorderde aanpak. Hierdoor blijft de aandacht voor een gezonde leefstijl bij mensen met EPA achter bij wat wenselijk en mogelijk is. Gerichte leefstijlinterventies kunnen de risicofactoren voor veel voorkomende lichamelijke aandoeningen gunstig beïnvloeden. Vanuit de principes van shared-decision-making in samenwerking met de patiënt kunnen professionals in de ggz (huisartsenzorg inclusief POH-ggz, generalistische basis-ggz en gespecialiseerde ggz) lichamelijke aandoeningen herkennen en een gezonde leefstijl bevorderen. Deze richtlijn beoogt ggz-professionals - in het bijzonder verpleegkundigen - te ondersteunen bij het bevorderen van een gezonde leefstijl en het uitvoeren van leefstijlinterventies bij mensen met een ernstige psychische aandoening. Mede auteurs: Ronald van Gool, Sonja van Hamersveld, Merlijn Bakkenes, Anneriek Risseeuw, Titia Feldmann, Anneke Wijtsma-van der Kolk, Matthijs Rümke, Evelyn SlootsJongen, Ingrid van Vuuren, Maarten Bak, Katie Dermout, Marieke van Piere, Digna van der Kellen, Paul de Heij, ichard Starmans, Cilia Daatselaar, Christine van Veen en Marleen Hermens (Werkgroep Richtlijnontwikkeling Algemene somatische screening & Leefstijl).
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Technologie staat niet centraal in het werk van agogen. Maar technologie biedt ons wel een kader om structurele vraagstukken inzake sociale kwaliteit van de samenleving en de professionele situering door hulpverleners aan de orde te stellen. Het brandpunt moet verschuiven naar het sociale kwaliteit van alle burgers - ook als het gaat om deelname aan ICT en internettechnologie. We zullen er bovendien naar moeten streven die burgers te engageren als co-producenten. Dat betekent een aanzienlijke vergroting van de bandbreedte waarin de sociale sector werkt en heeft dus budgettaire consequenties. Extra investeringen in de sociale infrastructuur van Nederland zouden dan ook het logische gevolg moeten zijn van de politieke keuzes. In de geest van de informatiesamenleving kan voor die bredere opvatting van sociaal agogisch handelen gebruik gemaakt worden van de term breedband-hulpverlening.
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