PURPOSE: To examine physician assistant (PA) job satisfaction and identify factors predicting job satisfaction and identify areas of needed research. With a global PA movement underway and a half-century in development, the empirical basis for informing employers of approaches to improve job satisfaction …

BACKGROUND: Many hospitalised patients are affected by medication errors (MEs) that may cause discomfort, harm and even death. Children are at especially high risk of harm as the result of MEs because such errors are potentially more hazardous to them than to adults. Until now, interventions to reduce …

Voor u ligt de wetenschappelijke onderbouwing van de multidisciplinaire richtlijn Leefstijl bij patiënten met een ernstige psychische aandoening (2015). Het doel van deze richtlijn is om zorgverleners (met name verpleegkundigen) te ondersteunen bij het bevorderen van een gezonde leefstijl van patiënten …

Voor u ligt de wetenschappelijke onderbouwing van de Richtlijn Somatische screening bij patiënten met een ernstige psychische aandoening (2015). Het doel van deze richtlijn is om met name verpleegkundigen te ondersteunen bij de algemene somatische screening van patiënten in de ggz met een ernstige psychische …

Aim. This protocol describes a systematic review that evaluates the effects of physician substitution by mid-level providers (nurse practitioners, physician assistants or nurses) in primary healthcare for older people and long-term care facilities. The secondary aim is to describe facilitators and barriers …

Background and AimsScreening and brief interventions (SBI) delivered in primary health care (PHC) are cost-effective in decreasing alcohol consumption; however, they are underused. This study aims to identify implementation strategies that focus on SBI uptake and measure impact on: (1) heavy drinking …

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 …

Introduction: Self-management is considered a potential answer to the increasing demand for family medicine by people suffering from a chronic condition or multi-morbidity. A key element of self-management is goal setting. Goal setting is often defined as a moment of agreement between a professional …

Welke kennis van methoden, technieken en concrete interventies hebben we nodig om bijvoorbeeld overbelasting van de mantelzorg het hoofd te kunnen bieden? Wat moeten we weten over contextuele aspecten, de positief en negatief beïnvloedende factoren? En hoe weten we of onze interventies effectief en efficiënt …