De context waarin zorg en ondersteuning met oog voor de persoon wordt gegeven, is sterk veranderd. Er zijn steeds minder zorg- en welzijnsprofessionals in verhouding tot de toename en complexiteit van zorg- en ondersteuningsvragen. Het leidt onder meer tot een oplopende druk in de zorg en onder professionals, …

Early identification of the palliative phase in patients with COPD and heart failure remains difficult, often delaying needed care. Since most patients are cared for at home, timely recognition in primary care is crucial. However, screening tools are rarely used, and identification relies on professional …

Deze studie brengt de barrières en succesfactoren voor de implementatie van het PREDOCS (PREvention of Decline in Older Cardiac Surgery patients)-consult in kaart. De resultaten tonen drie trajecten: succesvolle, vertraagde en geen implementatie. Implementatiefactoren blijken dynamisch en context-specifiek, …

Generalists in palliative care and professionals with specialized expertise, including palliative care nurses, achieve high-quality palliative care. To strengthen their role, it is essential to understand the tasks palliative care nurses perform and their position within the organizations. We aim to …

A total of 234 palliative care nurses across various care settings answered the survey. They primarily provided physical care (88%), with less focus on psychological (72%), social (68%), and spiritual (68%) domains, and were consulted for fewer than half of their activities. Having no job descriptions …

A collaboration of 26 Dutch universities of applied sciences is working on the development and implementation of the first generation of professional doctoral programs. The distinctiveness of a professional doctoral program has been defined for seven professional domains, including health and well-being …