In the Future
(1) Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium (2) Department of Electronic and Informatics – ETRO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium imec, Leuven, Belgium …
NURSING
The Technology
(1) Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium (2) Department of Electronic and Informatics – ETRO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium imec, Leuven, Belgium …
Health Promotion and Health Education: Improving Patients’ Health Status
(1) University of Applied Sciences , Utrecht, The Netherlands Many common health problems are influenced by the lifestyle and (health) behavior of people. If we are able to change…
Patient Education and Improving Patients’ Self-Management
(1) University of Applied Sciences , Utrecht, The Netherlands Patient education is more effective by tailoring, individualization, feedback and reward, facilitation, and participation (Sect. 5.1). Self-management is about how…
The Nursing Professional as a Health Coach
(1) University of Applied Sciences , Utrecht, The Netherlands Nursing professionals provide comprehensive care, based on evidence, using health and patient education as an intrinsic part of it. The…
Prevention Within the Nursing Profession
(1) University of Applied Sciences , Utrecht, The Netherlands The basic understanding in health is prevention. Prevention is concerned with preventing health problems by optimizing the conditions for health…
Health, Health Risks, and Mapping Public Health
(1) University of Applied Sciences , Utrecht, The Netherlands Health and health problems are affected by health determinants. Health determinants are groups of factors that may provide a way…
Health, Health Indicators, and Public Health
(1) University of Applied Sciences , Utrecht, The Netherlands This chapter focuses on health. It is about how you can define health and what views on health are important….
Clinical Evaluation of Dysphagia
Severity score Definition Characteristics 7 Within normal limits No condition of dysphagia 6 Minimum problem Some symptoms of dysphagia but no need of rehabilitation or exercise 5 Oral problem Significant…
Swallowing Exercises
Fig. 7.1 Four main methodologies that comprise the core components of rehabilitation exercise: comprehensive medical management, the activity-function-structure relationship, therapeutic learning, and the assistive system The activity-function-structure relationship refers to…
