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K Yagmur - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Language proficiency and socio cultural orientation of turkish and moroccan youngsters in the netherlands
Language and Education, 2010Co-Authors: G Extra, K YagmurAbstract:In this study, data and discourses on immigrant minority groups and Languages other than Dutch at home and at school are presented in order to contextualise the status of Turkish and Moroccan communities and their Languages in the Netherland. Patterns of Language use, choice and attitudes of Turkish (n = 63) and Moroccan (n = 64) youngsters in the Netherlands are documented and discussed. The findings of this study show that pride in one's socio-cultural and linguistic backgrounds is not coupled with maintenance of the community Language. Arabic and Berber informants report high attachment to their cultural backgrounds but their actual community Language use is very restricted compared to their Dutch Language use. They clearly shift to Dutch in most domains of Language use. Turkish youngsters, on the other hand, show strong Language maintenance patterns and their socio-cultural orientation is congruent with their Language behaviour. While Moroccan youngsters identify more strongly with Islamic practices, ...
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Language use and ethnolinguistic vitality of turkish compared with the Dutch in the netherlands
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2009Co-Authors: K YagmurAbstract:Abstract The focus of this paper is on the relationships between Turkish speakers’ ethnolinguistic vitality (EV) perceptions and their Language maintenance (LM), Language use, and choice patterns. The theoretical framework of the study is based on Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor's (1977) EV theory. In line with the model, a subjective EV vitality questionnaire, a Language Use–Choice Questionnaire, and a Language rating scale have been applied to 25 Dutch-born Turkish and 64 Turkish-born immigrants in the Netherlands. Subjective EV questionnaire was administered to 104 Dutch informants. The findings of this study contribute further evidence into the role of education for LM and shift. Birth country turns out to be a significant factor for Dutch Language skills of Turkish immigrants. While both the Dutch speakers and Turkish immigrants agree upon the vitality of the Dutch, there is significant difference concerning the Turkish vitality ratings. Turkish immigrants seem to compensate for their lower vitality in th...
Harmen Van Der Linde - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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residual complaints after neuralgic amyotrophy
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013Co-Authors: Jos Ijspeert, Harmen Van Der Linde, Renske M J Janssen, Chaska Bussemakerbeumer, Joost Jacobs, Allan J Pieterse, Nens Van AlfenAbstract:OBJECTIVE: To develop recommendations regarding outcome measures and topics to be addressed in rehabilitation for persons with neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), this study explored which functions and activities are related to persisting pain in NA and which questionnaires best capture these factors. DESIGN: A questionnaire-based survey from 2 cross-sectional cohorts, one of patients visiting the neurology outpatient clinic and a cohort seen at a multidisciplinary plexus clinic. SETTING: Two tertiary referral clinics based in the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation from a university medical center provided the data. PARTICIPANTS: A referred sample of patients (N=248) with either idiopathic or hereditary NA who fulfilled the criteria for this disorder, in whom the last episode of NA had been at least 6 months ago and included brachial plexus involvement. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Two custom clinical screening questionnaires were used as well as the Shoulder Rating Questionnaire-Dutch Language Version, the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), the Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ), and Overall Disability Sum Score. RESULTS: The survey confirms the high prevalence of persisting pain and impairments. More than half of the patients were restricted by pain, while in those without pain 60% experienced residual paresis. Correlations show an intimate relation between pain, scapular instability, problems with overhead activities, and increased fatigability. A standard physical therapy approach was ineffective or aggravated symptoms in more than 50%. CONCLUSIONS: Pain and fatigue are strongly correlated to persisting scapular instability and increased fatigability of the affected muscles in NA. Our results suggest that an integrated rehabilitation approach is needed in which all of these factors are addressed. We further recommend using the SPADI and SDQ in future studies to evaluate the natural course and treatment effects in NA.
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clinimetric properties of instruments to assess activities in patients with hand injury a systematic review of the literature
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2009Co-Authors: Lucelle A W Van De Venstevens, Marten Munneke, Caroline B Terwee, Paul H M Spauwen, Harmen Van Der LindeAbstract:OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the literature to assess the clinimetric properties of instruments measuring limitations of activity. DATA SOURCES: The Medline, Cochrane Library, Picarta, Occupational Therapy-seeker, and CINAHL databases were searched for English or Dutch Language articles published between 2001 and 2006. STUDY SELECTION: Two reviewers independently reviewed the identified publications for eligibility (based on the title and abstract), methodologic criteria, and clinimetric properties. To evaluate the available information of the clinimetric properties, the quality criteria for instrument properties were used. DATA EXTRACTION: All the clinimetric properties of the 23 instruments were described based on the publications that were included. DATA SYNTHESIS: In total, 103 publications were retrieved, 79 of which were eligible for inclusion. Of these, 54 met the methodologic quality criteria. Twenty-three instruments were reviewed, divided into (1) pegboard tests measuring fine hand use only; (2) instruments measuring fine hand use only, by picking up, manipulating, and placing different objects; (3) instruments measuring single tasks (and fine hand use) by scoring task performance; and (4) questionnaires. The reliability, validity, and responsiveness of only 5 instruments were adequately described in the literature; the description of the clinimetric properties of the other instruments was inadequate. CONCLUSIONS: None of the instruments had a positive rating for all the clinimetric properties.
Frans G Zitman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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social and psychological characteristics of elderly visually handicapped patients with the charles bonnet syndrome
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1999Co-Authors: R J Teunisse, Johan R M Cruysberg, W H L Hoefnagels, Yolanda Kuin, Andre Verbeek, Frans G ZitmanAbstract:The Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is characterized by the presence of complex visual hallucinations in psychologically normal people. The syndrome occurs predominantly in the visually handicapped elderly. Little is known about its etiology and pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of CBS with psychological and social determinants. All subjects were patients older than 64 years from a low-vision unit. Using a case-control approach, 50 patients with CBS and 80 patients without visual hallucinations were interviewed about their educational level, social circumstances, number of social contacts, and ability to cope with visual handicap. Loneliness was measured with the De Jong-Gierveld-Kamphuis loneliness scale, and personality traits were examined with the Dutch-Language short version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ([MMPI] Nederlandse Verkorte MMPI [NVM]). Compared with the control group, significantly more CBS patients were lonely. Mean scores on the NVM shyness scale and extraversion scale were significantly higher and lower, respectively, in CBS patients. In multiple logistic regression analysis for the three determinants simultaneously, loneliness and low extraversion were significant predictors for CBS, but shyness was not. It is concluded that loneliness, low extraversion, and shyness are risk indicators for CBS in elderly visually handicapped people. The findings suggest that CBS is associated with a low quality of social contacts.
Ernest C D M Van Lieshout - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the developmental onset of symbolic approximation beyond nonsymbolic representations the Language of numbers matters
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015Co-Authors: Iro Xenidoudervou, Camilla K Gilmore, Menno Van Der Schoot, Ernest C D M Van LieshoutAbstract:Symbolic (i.e., with Arabic numerals) approximate arithmetic with large numerosities is an important predictor of mathematics. It was previously evidenced to onset before formal schooling at the kindergarten age (Gilmore et al., 2007) and was assumed to map onto pre-existing nonsymbolic (i.e., abstract magnitudes) representations. With a longitudinal study (Experiment 1), we show, for the first time, that nonsymbolic and symbolic arithmetic demonstrate different developmental trajectories. In contrast to Gilmore et al.’s (2007) findings, Experiment 1 showed that symbolic arithmetic onsets in grade 1, with the start of formal schooling, not earlier. Gilmore et al. (2007) had examined English-speaking children, whereas we assessed a large Dutch-speaking sample. The Dutch Language for numbers can be cognitively more demanding, for example, due to the inversion property in numbers above twenty. Thus, for instance, the number 48 is named in Dutch “achtenveertig” (eight and forty) instead of “forty eight”. To examine the effect of the Language of numbers, we conducted a cross-cultural study with English- and Dutch-speaking children that had similar SES and math achievement skills (Experiment 2). Results demonstrated that Dutch-speaking kindergarteners lagged behind English-speaking children in symbolic arithmetic, not nonsymbolic and demonstrated a WM overload in symbolic arithmetic, not nonsymbolic. Also, we show for the first time that the ability to name two-digit numbers highly correlates with symbolic approximate arithmetic not nonsymbolic. Our experiments empirically demonstrate that the symbolic number system is modulated more by development and education than the nonsymbolic system. Also, in contrast to the nonsymbolic system, the symbolic system is modulated by Language.
Jan R A Goris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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pain and reduced mobility in complex regional pain syndrome i outcome of a prospective randomised controlled clinical trial of adjuvant physical therapy versus occupational therapy
Pain, 1999Co-Authors: Margreet H Oerlemans, R A B Oostendorp, Theo De Boo, Jan R A GorisAbstract:There are no adequate comparative studies on physical therapy (PT) versus occupational therapy (OT) in patients with complex regional pain syndrome I (CRPS I). Therefore, we conducted a prospective randomised clinical trial to assess their effectiveness. The outcomes regarding reducing pain and normalising active range of motion (AROM) are discussed. Included in the study were 135 patients who had been suffering from CRPS I of one upper extremity for less than one year. They were randomly assigned to one of three groups: PT, OT, or control (social work, CT). Measurements were taken at base-line (t0), after 6 weeks, and after 3, 6 and 12 months (t1 to t4). Pain was measured on four visual analogue scales (VAS) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire, Dutch Language Version (MPQ-DLV). The AROM was recorded relative to the contralateral side. Explorative statistical evaluations were performed (Wilcoxon; alpha=0.05). PT and to a lesser extent OT, resulted in more rapid improvement in the VAS scores than CT, especially for the VAS during or after effort (P<0.05 at t1 to t3). PT was superior to CT and OT according to the MPQ-DLV particularly at t4. Improvement on the MPQ-DLV over the year was significantly greater for PT than for OT and CT (P<0.05). PT -and to a lesser degree OT- led to better results than CT for the AROM of the wrist, fingers and thumb at t1 to t3 (most-times P<0.05 for PT), but the improvements over the year were not significantly different. Our results indicated that PT, and to a lesser extent OT, were helpful for reducing pain and improving active mobility in patients with CRPS I of less than one year duration, localised in one upper extremity.
