Background: A patient decision aid (PtDA) can support shared decision making (SDM) in preference-sensitive care, with more than one clinically applicable treatment option. The development of a PtDA is a complex process, involving several steps, such as designing, developing and testing the draft with …

Dit onderzoek levert een bijdrage aan de verdere opbouw en onderbouwing van de methode Affectregulerende Vaktherapie (ArVT), die het FVB Kennisnetwerk ArVT wil laten opnemen in de databank van het NJI ten behoeve van de verdere professionalisering van vaktherapie. In het onderzoek wordt inzicht gegeven …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is in kaart brengen hoe de eigen bijdrage in de praktijk uitpakt in een aantal gemeenten. De centrale vraag van dit onderzoek luidt als volgt: ‘Op welke wijze wordt in de praktijk invulling gegeven aan de eigen bijdrage naar aanleiding van de invoering van de Wet maatschappelijke …

If eHealth interventions are not used (properly), their potential benefits cannot be fulfilled. User perceptions of eHealth are an important determinant of its successful implementation. This study examined how patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their physiotherapists (PHTs) …

The goal of this study was (1) to determine whether and how nursing home residents with dementia respond to the interactive art installation in general and (2) to identify whether responses change when the content type and, therefore, the nature of the interaction with the artwork changes. The interactive …

Aanleiding: Steeds meer ouderen blijven thuis wonen en veel van hen zijn chronisch ziek. Veel van deze ouderen krijgen thuiszorg. In de thuiszorg werken onder andere verpleegkundigen en verzorgenden IG die op lichamelijk, spiritueel en psychosociaal gebied de zorg verlenen. In de palliatieve terminale …

Background: Phantom limb pain is a frequent and persistent problem following amputation. Achieving sustainable favorable effects on phantom limb pain requires therapeutic interventions such as mirror therapy that target maladaptive neuroplastic changes in the central nervous system. Unfortunately, patients’ …

Background: The number of people with multiple chronic conditions receiving primary care services is growing. To deal with their increasingly complex health care demands, professionals from different disciplines need to collaborate. Interprofessional team (IPT) meetings are becoming more popular. Several …

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that an increase in baccalaureate-educated registered nurses (BRNs) leads to better quality of care in hospitals. For geriatric long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, this relationship is less clear. Most studies assessing the relationship between nurse …

BACKGROUND: Nursing home residents are mainly inactive. Nursing staff can encourage residents to perform functional activities during daily care activities. This study examines 1) the extent to which nursing staff perceive that they encourage functional activity in nursing home residents and 2) the …