Publications by authors named "R J Van den Berg-Emons"
Associations of environmental and personal factors, participation and health-related quality of life with physical activity and sedentary behavior in people with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a cross-sectional accelerometer-based study.
Disabil Rehabil
January 2025
Purpose: To explore associations of environmental and personal factors, participation, and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) with physical behavior (PB) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
Materials And Methods: PB, expressed in duration and distribution of physical activity (PA; walking, running, cycling) and sedentary behavior (SB; lying/sitting) and PA intensity was assessed with the Activ8 accelerometer during 7 days. Environmental and personal factors (social influence, health-condition, illness-perception, self-efficacy, fatigue, mood, kinesiophobia, cognition, coping, sleep), participation and HR-QoL, were assessed with validated questionnaires.
An eHealth intervention for patients with a low socioeconomic position during their waiting period preceding cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized feasibility study.
Eur Heart J Digit Health
January 2025
Aims: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) shows lower effectiveness and higher dropouts among people with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) compared to those with a high SEP. This study evaluated an eHealth intervention aimed at supporting patients with a low SEP during their waiting period preceding CR.
Methods And Results: Participants with a low SEP in their waiting period before CR were randomized into an intervention group, receiving guidance videos, patient narratives, and practical tips, or into a control group.
Objectives: To establish recommendations for designing, delivering, evaluating, and reporting exercise intervention research to improve fitness-related outcomes in people living with spinal cord injury (PwSCI).
Design: International consensus process.
Setting: (1) An expert panel was established consisting of 9 members of the governing panel of the International Spinal Cord Society Physical Activity Special Interest Group and 9 additional scientists who authored or co-authored ≥1 exercise randomized controlled trial paper involving PwSCI.
Study Design: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the ALLRISC cohort study.
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of obesity and its association with time since injury (TSI) and physical activity (PA) in wheelchair users with long-standing (TSI > 10 years) spinal cord injury (SCI).
Setting: Community, The Netherlands.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers wanted to know how satisfied COVID-19 patients were with their aftercare one year after being in the hospital.
- They used a special questionnaire to gather feedback from patients about their care, information they received, and any needs that weren't met.
- Most patients were generally happy with their care, especially their follow-up appointments, but many wanted more information about who to contact when they had health questions.