Voor de ondersteuning van personen met een visuele en (zeer) ernstige verstandelijke beperking (VEVB) is specifieke expertise nodig, welke overgedragen kan worden door cursussen of directe samenwerking in dagelijkse werksituaties. Dit onderzoek heeft in kaart gebracht wat kenmerken van expertise zijn …

In Dutch policy and at the societal level, informal caregivers are ideally seen as essential team members when creating, together with professionals, co-ordinated support plans for the persons for whom they care. However, collaboration between professionals and informal caregivers is not always effective. …

Long-term care facilities in the Netherlands try to implement new design approaches to enrich their environments and to cope with the changes and innovations in the Dutch healthcare sector. An enriched environment supports both quality of life of people with frail health and the well-being of the healthcare …

Women and girls represent only a minority in the penitentiary system and in forensic mental health care. About 6%–10% of both prison and forensic psychiatric populations in Western countries comprise women (see for the most recent offi cial statistics in the UK w ww.gov. uk/government, in Canada w ww.statcan.gc.ca, …

Background: Difficulty in communicating (due to aphasia) can have serious consequences for patients in health care settings. Communication Partner Training is effective for improving communication between people with aphasia and health care professionals. Aim and Objective: This study aims to evaluate …

Aanleiding In Nederland is er al geruime tijd sprake van vergrijzing. Hieraan zijn stijgende zorgkosten verbonden, die een steeds groter probleem vormen. Comorbiditeit bij ouderen is een belangrijke factor in deze zorgkosten. Eerder onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat het ontwikkelen van comorbiditeit samenhangt …

Research has shown that some 30% of total care needs in people with late-life depression (LLD) are unmet. It is not known to what extent patients actually don’t receive any care for these needs or consider the care to be insufficient and their satisfaction with the provided care. Results: In 67% of …

Results of an explorative study to gather experiences and identify barriers and facilitators for using e-health apps and wearables.

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between frailty and multimorbidity on the one hand and quality of life on the other in community-dwelling older people. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to all people aged 70 years and older belonging to a general practice …