AIM: To highlight the need for a shift to family-focused care and to outline how this transition should be developed and implemented through close collaboration between clinical practice and research. DESIGN: Position paper. METHOD: Members of Family Health in Europe-Research in Nursing (FAME-RN) developed …

OBJECTIVE: To explore nurses' compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in relation to a participatory live music practice, and to understand nurses' own perspectives on this dynamic. INTRODUCTION: A significant group of nurses experience compassion fatigue, the feelings of exhaustion and reduced …

BACKGROUND: Family members play a vital role in supporting patients during hospitalization, yet their involvement is often insufficiently recognized. Existing family assessment tools are typically developed for community or long-term care settings and are too complex or time-intensive for hospital use. …

BACKGROUND: After hospital discharge, parents of preterm infants need accessible and reliable information to gain confidence and skills in their child-caring abilities and parental autonomy. Parental need for information after hospital discharge includes topics related to prematurity, such as crying, …

In 2025 gingen bewoners van de Wildemanbuurt als vrijwilliger aan de slag als Stadsreporters. Zij maakten korte films over lokale initiatieven, dagelijkse uitdagingen en over de mensen die zorg, creativiteit en energie in de buurt brengen. Onderzoekers van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam werkten met hen …

BACKGROUND: In geriatric oncology, family members frequently accompany patients during medical consultations, providing emotional and practical support while participating in shared decision-making (SDM). Family involvement in SDM can facilitate the decision-making process but also pose challenges for …

Samenvatting Behandelbeslissingen voor oudere oncologie patiënten zijn vaak complex. Dit komt door de grote variatie in achtergrond, comorbiditeiten, functionele capaciteiten en de impact van kankerbehandelingen op zowel de levenskwaliteit als de levensverwachting. In deze context is samen beslissen, …

Er is recent veel zorg over de zgn. ‘zorgkinderen’ in de reguliere Nederlandse kinderopvang, omdat hun aantal is gestegen en ook hun problematiek ernstiger lijkt te zijn. In een sequentiële mixed-methods-aanpak is een kwantitatieve vragenlijststudie uitgevoerd onder pedagogisch medewerkers, gevolgd door …

Aims and objectives: To identify and synthesise empirical evidence on the perspectives of nurses regarding factors that enable and/or obstruct the delivery of compassionate care. Methodological design and justification: A scoping review was chosen for its capacity to perform a broad exploration of the …

Background: Although maternity care is linked to improved health outcomes, it is often insufficiently tailored to the needs of low socioeconomic position (SEP) majority population women in high-income countries, leading to obstacles in achieving good health. Cultural competence can contribute to access …