BACKGROUND: Online self-management diaries are used to support patients' self-management skills and facilitate associated behavioral changes. Although web-based diaries are well-known as a potential self-management tool, reasons that patients use (or do not use) self-management diaries, as well as …

Supported education. Presentatie in het kader van de University week in Jena, 21 april 2015.

Presentation Eurashe conference Lisbon 17-04-2015 For institutional management, head of programmes, teaching staff, researchers, quality assurance managers, business representatives from all over Europe. Regional cooperation: Healthy Ageing in the Northern Netherlands: applied research and regional …

BACKGROUND: After graduation, nurse practitioner students are expected to be capable of providing complex, evidence-based nursing care independently, combined with standardized medical care. The students who follow work-study programs have to develop their competencies in a healthcare environment dominated …

Background The number of caesarean sections (CS) is increasing globally, and repeat CS after a previous CS is a significant contributor to the overall CS rate. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) can be seen as a real and viable option for most women with previous CS. To achieve success, however, women …

Presentatie op 4 februari 2015 in Brussel voor een internationaal gezelschap van bedrijven en UAS (20 landen) bij de Bayrischen Forschungs Allianz.

Statistiek in HBO scripties.Presentatie tijdens de Hanze Research Day, gehouden op 29 januari 2015. In het kort wordt samengevat welk statistiek niveau binnen het HBO gangbaar is. Waarom is statistiek binnen Healthy Ageing onderzoek belangrijk? Welke data representaties en welke statistische toetsen …

World-wide, shortages of primary care physicians and an increased demand for services have provided the impetus for delivering team-based primary care. The diversity of the primary care workforce is increasing to include a wider range of health professionals such as nurse practitioners, registered nurses …

This book describes the principles and methodology of the CARe Model. This eclectic approach offers professionals working with people with a mental health or addiction problem, or persons with other social disadvantages, effective ways of support. The CARe model is meant to support people in their …

Background: The population ageing in most Western countries leads to a larger number of frail older people. These frail people are at an increased risk of negative health outcomes, such as functional decline, falls, institutionalisation and mortality. Many approaches are available for identifying frailty …