Background The increasing demands of an aging population, healthcare workforce shortages, financial constraints, and a shift in care perspectives call for rethinking geriatric rehabilitation (GR). To ensure GR remains sustainable, a transition towards home-based GR is proposed, reducing the need for …

This study aimed to gain insight into the sexual experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the support they receive from residential staff in expressing their sexuality. A semi-structured interview protocol, informed by existing literature was developed. Participants with ID, with …

Introduction: Several barriers, such as lack of time, knowledge and support, hinder clinicians from providing an individually tailored physical activity (PA) prescription and referral to their patients. As a result, “exercise is medicine” (E = M) is not systematically implemented in clinical care today. …

The widespread adoption of generative agents (GAs) is reshaping the healthcare landscape. Nonetheless, broad utilization is impeded by restricted access to high-quality, interoperable clinical documentation from electronic health records (EHRs) due to persistent legal, ethical, and technical barriers. …

Intubated critically ill patients are susceptible to secretion accumulation because of compromised airway clearance. Various airway clearance interventions are employed to prevent complications arising from mucus retention. This Delphi study aims to collect global opinions in an international expert …

In Nederland worden jaarlijks bijna een half miljoen verpleegkundige overdrachten uitgevoerd, waarbij cruciale patiëntinformatie wordt gedeeld naar de volgende dienst. Dit proces is essentieel voor de zorgkwaliteit en patiëntveiligheid, maar hierbij gaat vaak informatie verloren. Dit leidt vaker tot …

Background Recently, a cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted within Dutch ambulatory mental healthcare to assess the effectiveness of a one-year smoking cessation intervention consisting of group sessions, peer support and pharmacological treatment (KISMET). This article presents its process …

This is a protocol for a systematic review that aims to identify and present effective elements in poetry education. These effective elements are categorised based on Biesta’s (2012) educational domains: qualification, socialisation, and subjectification. The study examines reading, writing, discussing, …

BACKGROUND: The mainstay of colorectal cancer care is surgical resection, which carries a significant risk of complications. Efforts to improve outcomes have recently focused on intensive multimodal prehabilitation programs to better prepare patients for surgery, which make the perioperative process …

This study focuses on developing of a cost-effective and comprehensive physiotherapy protocol for the rehabilitation of patients with femur fractures complicated by osteomyelitis with significant muscle atrophy. The primary physiotherapeutic goal is to regain ambulatory mobility, ensure the safe progression …