The purpose is to give an overview of the extent, range and nature of existing definitions of the concept ‘ageing in place’. Providing such an overview may be helpful, for policy makers, researchers, communities and service providers, to make sense of the versatility and uses of the concept, and allow …

Objective: Effective healthcare innovations are often not adopted and implemented. An implementation strategy based on facilitators and barriers for use as perceived by healthcare professionals could increase adoption rates. This study therefore aimed to identify the most relevant facilitators and barriers …

Niet alle ouderen zijn tevreden over de huidige vorm van dagbesteding. Een andere vorm van dagbesteding, georganiseerd voor en door de buurt kan hier mogelijk aan tegemoet komen. Door middel van interviews onder ouderen, professionals en vrijwilligers is nagegaan wat de huidige ervaringen zijn met dagbesteding …

Wijkverpleegkundigen staan op de voorgrond in het proces van kwaliteitsverbetering binnen het eigen team. Dit vereist leiderschap. Het project Nurses in the Lead richt zich op het versterken van leiderschapscompetenties van wijkverpleegkundigen bij het implementeren van evidence-based innovaties gericht …

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and pretest a systematic conversation approach for nurses to tailor aftercare to oncology patient's goals, unmet needs and wishes. Methods: We used an iterative developmental process for complex interventions: 1. Identifying problems 2. Identifying overall objectives …

Humanitas Twente Match neemt deel aan een pilot ‘E-maatjes’ die door het Landelijk Bureau van vrijwilligersorganisatie Humanitas wordt uitgevoerd. Met dit behoeftenonderzoek wordt achterhaald wat behoeften, mogelijkheden, beperkingen en wensen zijn van deelnemers, vrijwilligers en coo¨rdinatoren vrijwilligerswerk …

Objective: To obtain insight into (a) the prevalence of nursing staff–experienced barriers regarding the promotion of functional activity among nursing home residents, and (b) the association between these barriers and nursing staff–perceived promotion of functional activity. Method: Barriers experienced …

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 …

Background: Functional decline is common in nursing home residents. Nursing staff can help prevent this decline, by encouraging residents to be more active in functional activities. Questionnaires measuring the extent to which nursing staff encourage functional activity among residents are lacking. …

A report showing the experience and lessons learned from the knowledge workplace in Emmen established to generate and disseminate knowledge pertaining to the region. This instrument was a forerunner of the innovation workplaces being used today.