Background: In clinical practice, nurses’ attitudes regarding older patients are important in relation to quality of care. The Older People in Acute Care Survey (OPACS) is an instrument measuring hospital nurses attitudes regarding older patients and is validated in Australia and the USA. The OPACS …

Abstract: Due to rapidly aging human populations, frailty has become an essential concept, as it identifies older people who have higher risk of adverse outcomes, such as disability, institutionalization, lower quality of life, and premature death. The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) is a user-friendly …

Abstract Introduction: Both in literature and in practice there is debate about defining Integrated Care. The WHO for example, defines Integrated Care as a process, not covering the perspective of (cost-) effectiveness. From the perspective of research into evidence in Integrated Care this is rather …

This study examined if a macro-, meso-, and micro outcome measurement instrument that constitutes the evaluation stage of a Dutch forensic psychiatric outcome monitor, the Hoeven Outcome Monitor (HOM), can provide a first step towards a more evidence based groundwork in forensic mental health. General, …

This study explores how academics who expanded their teaching-only positions to include research view their (re)constructed academic identity. Participants worked in a higher professional education institution of applied research and teaching, comparable with so-called new universities. The aim is to …

In deze volledig herziene derde druk van Ergovaardig zijn veelgebruikte ergotherapeutische vaardigheden beschreven met aandacht voor recente ontwikkelingen in de gezondheidszorg, de ergotherapeutische beroepspraktijk en het onderwijs. De vaardigheden zijn beschreven vanuit de uitgangspunten cliëntgericht …

In deze volledig herziene derde druk van Ergovaardig zijn veelgebruikte ergotherapeutische vaardigheden beschreven met aandacht voor recente ontwikkelingen in de gezondheidszorg, de ergotherapeutische beroepspraktijk en het onderwijs. De vaardigheden zijn beschreven vanuit de uitgangspunten cliëntgericht …

Objective reduction of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy is common but undesirable, as it is associated with negative outcomes, including excessive gestational weight gain. Our objective was to explore changes in five types of activity that occurred during pregnancy and the behavioural determinants …

Following on from successful early intervention programs abroad, the Netherlands also introduced a number of different programs to tackle educational disadvantage in preschool and early years education. Studies that investigate the effects of Dutch early childhood interventions have been published since …