BACKGROUND : Primary Health Care (PHC) is well suited for management of low back pain (LBP). Prevalence of (chronic) LBP is suspected to be high among visitors of the South African primary care centers, but currently no information exists on prevalence or guideline adherence. OBJECTIVES : To establish …

Dat verpleegkundigen regelmatig te maken krijgen met patiënten die minder goed slapen tijdens hun opname in de gezondheidszorg, is bekend.

A relatively small but intellectually robust strand in the Christian religion is the Reformed tradition. Especially, its Calvinist sensibilities inform this Protestant stance towards human culture in general and vocations in particular. Correspondingly, there are some small but robust contributions to …

Ouderen blijven in Nederland steeds langer zelfstandig wonen. Als dat echter niet meer lukt, is opname in een verpleeg- of verzorgingshuis mogelijk. Ongeveer 165 duizend ouderen wonen in Nederland in een dergelijke instelling. Aangezien verpleegkundige zorg datgene is dat de meeste bewoners ontvangen, …

Status afasietherapie. Nieuwe gevalsbeschrijvingen uit de klinische praktijk bevat dertien unieke beschrijvingen van de logopedische interventie bij cliënten met afasie, geschreven door logopedisten en klinisch linguïsten die werkzaam zijn in de klinische praktijk. De uitgave is een vervolg op Status …

Discussions about the importance of the built environment for healthcare delivery extend at least as far back as Hippocrates 1 (400 BC). The iconic Florence Nightingale (1859) also strongly believed in the influence the indoor environment has on the progress of disease and recovery. Today, the role of …

Background: For most women, participation in decision-making during maternity care has a positive impact on their childbirth experiences. Shared decision-making (SDM) is widely advocated as a way to support people in their healthcare choices. The aim of this study was to identify quality criteria and …

Pain is one of the main complaints of trauma patients in (pre-hospital) emergency medicine. Significant deficiencies in pain management in emergency medicine have been identified. No evidence-based protocols or guidelines have been developed so far, addressing effectiveness and safety issues, taking …

This systematic review evaluates the implementation of treatment integrity procedures in outcome studies of youth interventions targeting behavioral problems. The Implementation of Treatment Integrity Procedures Scale (ITIPS), developed by Perepletchikova, Treat, and Kazdin (2007), was adapted (ITIPS-A) …

Ageing-in-place is the preferred way of living for older individuals in an ageing society. It can be facilitated through architectural and technological solutions in the home environment. Dementia poses additional challenges when designing, constructing, or retrofitting housing facilities that support …