In psychiatric care professionals perceive some patients as 'difficult', especially patients with long-term non-psychotic disorders. For these patients few evidence-based treatments exist. An intervention program, Interpersonal Community Psychiatric Treatment (ICPT), was developed by the authors. It …

Purpose – The purposes of this paper are to 1) give an overview of the prevalence of HR practices that are used to retain vital older workers in health organizations, 2) to examine the evaluations of those HR practices, and 3) to determine the wishes for HR practices in three different target groups: …

Afstudeeropdrach met als doel handreikingen bieden aan de afdeling longziekten van het Antonius Ziekenhuis te Sneek, zodat de afdeling verder kan met het vormgeven van palliatieve zorg. In het eerste hoofdstuk zal worden weergegeven hoe er aan dit onderzoeksproject is gewerkt. In het tweede hoofdstuk …

As is often reported in the literature exploring the research-practice gap, applying the principles of evidence-based practice is easier said than done. Action research is a methodology with an explicit intent of linking the worlds of research and practice. This review attempts to answer the question: …

Patients with poststroke aphasia have higher mortality rates and worse functional outcome than patients without aphasia. Nurses are well aware of aphasia and the associated problems for patients with stroke because they have daily contact with them. The challenge is to provide evidence-based care directed …

De kennisagenda ‘Psychische gezondheid, een maatschappelijk belang’ is een uitwerking van een convenant tussen ggz Nederland, ZonMW en het Trimbos-instituut met de intentie tot samenwerking in het kader van kennisbeleid. De kennisagenda moet ‘coördinatie en sturing’ teweegbrengen op het gebied van kennisbeleid; …

Objective: To systematically describe changes in pain and functioning in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) awaiting total joint replacement (TJR), and to assess determinants of this change. Methods: MEDLINE®, EMBASE, CINAHL® and Cochrane Database were searched through June 2008. The reference lists of …

PURPOSE: Update of a clinical practice guideline for the physiotherapy management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease supporting the clinical decision-making process. METHODS: A systematic computerized literature search was performed on different modalities for improving physical exercise …

Patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk of the development of, often preventable, adverse events (AEs), which threaten patient safety. Guidelines for prevention of many types of AEs are available, however, compliance with these guidelines appears to be lacking. Besides general barriers that …

OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the development of a physical training programme for cancer patients. Four related but conceptually and empirically distinct physical problems are described: decreased aerobic capacity, decreased muscle strength, fatigue and impaired role physical functioning. The study …