Background: A pragmatic, stepped wedge trial design can be an appealing design to evaluate complex interventions in real-life settings. However, there are certain pitfalls that need to be considered. This paper reports on the experiences and lessons learned from the conduct of a cluster randomized, …

BACKGROUND: Today's nursing school applicants are considered “digital natives.” This study investigated students' views of new health care technologies. METHOD: In a cross-sectional survey among first-year nursing students, 23 common nursing activities and five telehealth nursing activities were …

Abstract Introduction: Both in literature and in practice there is debate about defining Integrated Care. The WHO for example, defines Integrated Care as a process, not covering the perspective of (cost-) effectiveness. From the perspective of research into evidence in Integrated Care this is rather …

Background: Telehealth is viewed as a major strategy to address the increasing demand for care and a shrinking care professional population. However, most nurses are not trained or are insufficiently trained to use these technologies effectively. Therefore, the potential of telehealth fails to reach …

Doelstelling: Aantonen of er verschil in beleid is tussen oogartsen en neurologen ten aanzien van neurologische beeldvorming bij patiënten met een oculaire hersenzenuw parese. Methode: Door middel van een literatuursearch met behulp van databank Pubmed zijn 10 case series geselecteerd. Van deze artikelen …

De noordelijke samenlevingen van zowel Nederland als Duitsland willen graag hun mobiliteit vergroenen. In dit kader is er een wens naar elektrische mobiliteit. Op het gebied van elektrische mobiliteit vinden momenteel zeer veel ontwikkelingen plaats. Niet alleen op het gebied van voertuig en de laadinfrastructuur …

Objectives: To cross-validate the existing peak rate of oxygen consumption (VO2peak) prediction equations in Dutch law enforcement officers and to determine whether these prediction equations can be used to predict VO2peak for groups and in a single individual. A further objective was to report normative …

Ziekenhuissystemen zijn gebaseerd op kennis, opgedaan in onderzoeken van twintig jaar en langer geleden. De ziekenhuispopulatie was toen jonger en bestond uit minder kwetsbare patiënten en uit patiënten met kwalen waarvoor men tegenwoordig alleen nog poliklinisch wordt behandeld. Tegenwoordig liggen …

Background: Delirium is a high prevalent postoperative complication in older cardiac surgery patients and can have drastic consequence for the patient. Preventive interventions, diagnosis and treatment of delirium require specialized knowledge and skills. Objective: To gain insight …

The timely detection of post-stroke depression is complicated by a decreasing length of hospital stay. Therefore, the Post-stroke Depression Prediction Scale was developed and validated. The Post-stroke Depression Prediction Scale is a clinical prediction model for the early identification of stroke …