Background: Guidance of patients treated with antidepressants is paramount for successful therapy. The aim was to assess patients’ needs and suggestions for improvement of guidance by physicians and pharmacists during second generation antidepressant (SGA) therapy. Methods: Five focus group discussions …

From the website of the publisher: "Background Nocturnal sialorrhea is one of the most frequent adverse events in clozapine treatment. Symptomatic management of sialorrhea usually consists of off-label treatment with anticholinergic agents. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the efficacy and …

From the website of the publisher: "Use of ED medication can be seen as a marker for ED. ED is associated with increasing age, exposure to traumatic events and physical injuries in military veterans. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of use of ED medication in Dutch military personnel …

From the publisher's site: "Trial design: Self-management plays a central role in diabetes management. However, not all patients are able to translate the health care providers’ recommendations for effective self-management in daily life. Diabetes Education and Self-management to Increase Empowerment …

from the repository of Utrecht University: "OBJECTIVES: Antipsychotic drugs are frequently prescribed to elderly patients, but they are associated with serious adverse effects. The objective of the current study was to investigate the association between use of antipsychotics by elderly women and the …

From the article: "Background: The armed forces work under high pressure and in stressful environments and it is well known that being in the military is a risk factor for psychiatric problems. However, it remains unknown how prevalent psychotropic medication use is in military personnel. Objective: …

In de minor Zorgtechnologie 2015-2016 werkten 33 studenten in cross-disciplinaire innovatieteams samen aan het onderzoeken en ontwerpen van zorginnovaties volgens de ZorgTechnologie-aanpak. Gedurende 20 weken werden bestaande zorgproducten, zorgprocessen, zorgverleners en zorgprofessionals onderzocht …

De toepassing van logistieke principes in de gezondheidszorg heeft een relatief korte traditie, vooral in de caresector. De maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen vragen om verbetering van de uitkomsten van zorgverlening, waarin de cliënt centraal staat. Druk op de financiering van zorg vraagt om inrichting …

Voorlopig resultaten van een enquête over kwaliteit van leven en tevredenheid onder bijna 2000 mensen met een verminderde schildklierwerking (hyperthyreoïdie).

Lezing op congres “Endocrinologie in de huisartspraktijk” te Veenendaal, op 10 november 2016. De lezing gaf een samenvatting van het onderzoek naar de kwaliteit van leven en tevredenheid bij behandelde hypothyreoïdie patiënten (mensen met een verminderde schildklierwerking). De kwaliteit van leven en …