Functioning, Participation and Rehabilitation
Within the research line Functioning, Participation and Rehabilitation (FPR) our mission is to study and manage functioning and participation of individuals in their context throughout their lifespan by developing and evaluating strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis given that health(care), participation and wellbeing are crucial elements of resilient individuals and successful societies.
Research and impact
Understanding, maintaining and improving functioning, participation and well-being of individuals (given their individual and soci(et)al context is the focus of our research. If proven effective, findings are implemented in research and in daily practice through healthcare, research networks, the public domain of the (local) government and the living lab rehabilitation. The WHO’s framework of extended health and the International Classification of Functioning and Health serve as the main theoretical models to understand functioning and health in their context.
200,000 people sitting on the sidelines in Limburg
4Limburg: Towards a strong, sustainable and inclusive labour market
“It’s about how people deal with their pain”
Researchers and practitioners in rehabilitation care working closely together
Personal health information made accessible, complete, neutral and comprehensible
360°CHILDoc: Child Health IntegraL Digital Overview
Technology as a weapon against antibiotic resistance
DARTBAC prepares the Netherlands for the post-antibiotic era caused by Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR)
Digital application for people living with rheumatoid arthritis
“A great example of patient-initiated care”
PRosPERoS-II Interreg Vlaanderen-Nederland
PRosPERoS-II is a large research project led by Maastricht UMC+ in the field of 'smart,' 3D-printed implants for orthopedic applications is continued.
News
Nationwide project for animal-free biomedical research on osteoarthritis launched
A new outlook on rehabilitation care
ZonMW Clinical Fellowship for Charlotte van Laake
Kootstra Talent Fellowship for Casper Webers
- UM news
Better rehabilitation for people with long-term corona complaints
Publications and Doctoral Theses
Projects and partners
Here we provide insights into what topics our research projects are tackling (selection), who the actors involved in them are, and how these projects aim to optimise functioning and participation of patients and healthy individuals in their context throughout their lifespan.
Featured
2BActive: Effectiveness of an outpatient multimodal rehabilitation program for adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain
4Limburg
Balansmeter: Early detection and treatment of workers at risk for sickness absence. Substantiating benefits, costs and long-term effects of a proven effective strategy
PoSTuRE: Patient-specific Scoliosis TREatment
SpA-NET: Registry for spondyloarthritis in the Netherlands
SyCaP: A synthetic non-degrading, non-drug releasing cartilage implant
Living Labs
Research Line Functioning, Participation and Rehabilitation participates in the following Living Labs:
Living Lab Rehabilitation
Living Lab Sustainable Care Limburg
Calendar
People
Here you can find an overview of staff members connected to the research line Functioning, Participation and Rehabilitation:
Contact
Chair
Prof. dr. Rob de Bie
Professor of Research in Physiotherapy
ra.debie@maastrichtuniversity.nl
+31 43 3882362
Vice-chair
Prof.dr. IJmert Kant
Professor of Epidemiology, specialising in Occupational Epidemiology
ij.kant@maastrichtuniversity.nl
+31 43 3882378
Secretariat
Conny de Zwart
conny.dezwart@maastrichtuniversity.nl
+31 43 3882366
