Background: Palliative care patients desire more symptom management interventions that are complementary to their medical treatment. Within the multi-professional team, nurses could help support pain management with non-pharmacological interventions feasible for their practice and adaptable to palliative …

INTRODUCTION: Integrated care is seen as an enabling strategy in organising healthcare to improve quality, finances, personnel and sustainability. Developments in the organisation of maternity care follow this trend. The way care is organised should support the general aims and outcomes of healthcare …

Background: Although particular technologies can enhance the quality of life (QoL) of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (we use the term pervasive support needs), their objectives and outcomes are understudied. A systematic literature review was therefore conducted to explore …

De Option 5 is ontwikkeld voor de medische setting. Binnen de fysiotherapie zijn er veel behandelmogelijkheden/middelen. Het afstemmen over doelen, de invulling van een behandeling en verwachtingen is een belangrijk onderdeel om de werk-alliantie tussen fysiotherapeut en patiënt te versterken (Joosten, …

Kwetsbaarheid wordt gekenmerkt door verminderd fysiek functioneren en wordt bij voorkeur in een vroeg stadium gediagnosticeerd (bijvoorbeeld tijdens pre-kwetsbaarheid). Helaas ontbreken gevoelige tools die kunnen helpen bij vroege opsporing. Op bloed gebaseerde biomarkers zouden uitstekende hulpmiddelen …

Introduction: The number of complex healthcare problems is increasing, the workforce is diminishing, and healthcare costs are rising. Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice is a promising solution, necessitating the cultivation of skills and competencies among health and social care professionals. …

Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) can reduce mortality and improve physical functioning in older patients, but current programs do not support the needs of older patients with comorbidities or frailty, for example due to transport problems and physical limitations. Home-exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation …

BACKGROUND: Regaining walking ability is a key target in geriatric rehabilitation. This study evaluated the prevalence of walking ability at (pre-)admission and related clinical characteristics in a cohort of geriatric rehabilitation inpatients; in inpatients without walking ability, feasibility and …