Hoe herken je pijnklachten bij iemand met dementie, die dat zelf niet kan aangeven? Zorgverleners zijn niet altijd bekend met de signalen van pijn bij mensen met dementie. Toch komt pijn veel voor bij deze doelgroep. Noorderbreedte en het Universitair Netwerk Ouderenzorg UMCG (UNO-UMCG) introduceerden …

In this demonstration workshop, the topic of health literacy and its key importance in good, clear communication with patients will be discussed. The workshop will invite participation from the attendees to consider what they think constitutes good communication and the presenters will share their multi-professional …

Workshop held at LB Forum

BACKGROUND: The evidence on prophylactic use of negative pressure wound therapy on primary closed incisional wounds (iNPWT) for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSI) is confusing and ambiguous. Implementation in daily practice is impaired by inconsistent recommendations in current international …

Introduction: Aging with a childhood-onset disability, such as cerebral palsy (CP), spina bifida (SB), and muscular diseases (MD), comes along with significant impairments and comorbidities. Despite the increasing evidence an overall picture is lacking. This study aimed to review the literature about …

Young widowhood, conceptualized as the loss of one’s spouse before the age of 50, is a profoundly painful and distressing loss (Den Elzen, 2017, 2018). The literature on young widowhood shows the death of a partner generally causes a fragmentation of the self, as it violates expectations of the normal …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the nature and prevalence of nonspecific somatic symptoms, pain and catastrophizing in children with Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders (HCTD), and to determine their association with disability. This observational, multicenter study included 127 children, …