BACKGROUND Mental disorders are the main reasons for rising proportions of premature pension in most high-income countries. Although inpatient medical rehabilitation has increasingly targeted work-related stress, there is still a lack of studies on the transfer of work-specific interventions into work contexts. Therefore, we plan to evaluate an online aftercare program aiming to improve vocatio...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of laparoscopic or open colectomy with fast track or standard perioperative care on patient's immune status and stress response after surgery. METHODS Patients with nonmetastasized colon cancer were randomized to laparoscopic or open colectomy with fast track or standard care. Blood samples were taken preoperatively (baseline), and 1, 2, 24, and 72 hours after...

OBJECTIVE To assess a comprehensive multicomponent intervention against a low intensity intervention for promoting physical activity in chronic low back pain patients. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Inpatient rehabilitation and aftercare. SUBJECTS A total of 412 patients with chronic low back pain. INTERVENTIONS A multicomponent intervention (Movement Coaching) comprising o...

AIM To delineate the features of treatment compliance which predicted outcome during aftercare treatment in a series of patients that completed an inpatient program at the Lisbon Regional Alcohology Centre (CRAS). METHODS Seventy-four alcohol dependent patients, sequentially admitted to the inpatient treatment of CRAS, were followed over 6 months after discharge. This study focused on the pre...

BACKGROUND The standard aftercare treatment in surgically treated trauma patients with fractures around or in a joint, known as (peri)- or intra-articular fractures of the lower extremities, is either non-weight bearing or partial weight bearing. We have developed an early permissive weight bearing post-surgery rehabilitation protocol in surgically treated patients with fractures of the lower e...

SUMMARY: Landfill aftercare lasts until the authorities consider a landfill not to pose a threat to human health and the environment. To evaluate aftercare, it is necessary to gain an understanding of the waste emission behaviour, the long-term barrier performance, and the impact of substances released to the environment. Because appropriate models for emissions from waste are highly dependent ...