Roken is in Nederland de belangrijkste oorzaak van ziekte en sterfte (Volksgezondheid Toekomst Verkenning, 2014). Mede daarom zijn er voor mensen die willen stoppen met roken meerdere applicaties ontwikkeld. Echter blijkt dat deze bestaande applicaties niet aansluiten bij de behoeftes van de gebruiker …

When risky child and family circumstances cannot be resolved at home, (temporary) 24-h out-of-home placement of the child may be an alternative strategy. To identify specific placement risks and needs, care professionals must have information about the child and his or her family, care history, and social-cultural …

Current guidelines on secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease recommend nurse-coordinated care (NCC) as an effective intervention. However, NCC programmes differ widely and the efficacy of NCC components has not been studied. To investigate the efficacy of NCC and its components in secondary prevention …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines stress the importance of smoking cessation and recommend intensive follow-up. To guide the development of such cessation support strategies, we analysed the characteristics that are associated with successful smoking cessation after an acute …

Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are at high risk of recurrent events. A healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce this risk. A previous trial, Randomized Evaluation of Secondary Prevention by Outpatient Nurse SpEcialists (RESPONSE), demonstrated that nurse-coordinated outpatient clinics …

BACKGROUND: Secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasingly provided by nurse-coordinated prevention programs (NCPP). Little is known about nurses' perspectives on these programs. AIM: To investigate nurses' perspectives/experiences in NCPPs in acute coronary syndrome patients. …

OBJECTIVE: Motivational Interviewing (MI) can effectively stimulate motivation for health behavior change, but the active ingredients of MI are not well known. To help clinicians further stimulate motivation, they need to know the active ingredients of MI. A psychometrically sound instrument is required …

Nederland is hét fietsland bij uitstek. Ongeveer 26 procent van alle verplaatsingen gaat per fiets, dit aandeel is nergens anders op de wereld zo hoog. Sinds een aantal jaren is de elektrische fiets enorm in opkomst. Het gebruik van de elektrische fiets neemt echter ook nieuwe onveiligheden met zich …

Hoofdstuk verschenen in Generalisten en specialisten in de zorg, hulp- en dienstverlening aan ouderen. Auteurs: Joost van Vliet & Jan S. Jukema Ouderen hebben de toekomst. Tot 2050 neemt het aantal ouderen in onze samenleving sterk toe. Deze groep burgers wordt gekenmerkt door zowel vitaliteit als kwetsbaarheid: …

Motivational Interviewing (MI) can effectively stimulate motivation for health behavior change, but the active ingredients of MI are not well known. To help clinicians further stimulate motivation, they need to know the active ingredients of MI. A psychometrically sound instrument is required to identify …