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Kwetsbare oudere patiënten met een colorectale maligniteit in het ZGT

Folkerts, M (Martijn) (Student)

Samenvatting Achtergrond De oudere oncologische patiëntenpopulatie is sterk heterogeen en het risico op nadelige uitkomsten van operatie en ziekenhuisopname verschilt daardoor sterk per individu. Dit onderzoek richt zich op de vraag of screeninginstrumenten voor frailty in combinatie met een comprehensive …

2017-07-01GezondheidMaster

Relationship between the presence of baccalaureate-educated RNs and quality of care

R. Backhaus; E. Capezuti; H. Verbeek; J.P. Hamers; F.E. Tan; E. van Rossum (Lector); R.J. Halfens

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that an increase in baccalaureate-educated registered nurses (BRNs) leads to better quality of care in hospitals. For geriatric long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, this relationship is less clear. Most studies assessing the relationship between nurse …

2017-01-19GezondheidArtikel

Effectiveness of sensor monitoring in an occupational therapy rehabilitation program for older individuals after hip fracture, the SO-HIP trial

Pol, Margriet C.; ter Riet, Gerben; van Hartingsveldt, Margo; Kröse, Ben; de Rooij, Sophia E.; Buurman, Bianca M.

BACKGROUND: The performance of activities of daily living (ADL) at home is important for the recovery of older individuals after hip fracture. However, 20-90% of these individuals lose ADL function and never fully recover. It is currently unknown to what extent occupational therapy (OT) with coaching …

2017-01-03AlgemeenArtikel

Hypertension and Frailty Syndrome in Old Age

Robbert Gobbens (Lector)

Abstract: Hypertension is both a health problem and a financial one globally. It affects nearly 30 % of the general population. Elderly people, aged ≥65 years, are a special group of hypertensive patients. In this group, the overall prevalence of the disease reaches 60 %, rising to 70 % in those aged …

2017GezondheidArtikel

Social participation of people with cognitive problems and their caregivers: a feasibility evaluation of the Social Fitness Programme

H.W. Donkers; Dinja van der Veen; M. Vernooij-Dassen; Ria Nijhuis-van der Sanden; Maud Graff

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Nursing home-acquired pneumonia, dysphagia and associated diseases in nursing home residents: A retrospective, cross-sectional study

Vanessa Hollaar; GJ van der Putten; CD Van der Maarel -Wierink; E.M. Bronkhorst; Bert de Swart; C de Baat; N.H.J. Creugers

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Measurement of nurses’ attitudes and knowledge regarding acute care older patients

Jeroen Dikken (Lid Lectoraat); Jita G. Hoogerduijn (Lid Lectoraat); Mary D. Lagerwey; Lillie M. Shortridge-Baggett; Sharon Klaassen; Marieke Schuurmans (Lector)

In clinical practice, identifying positive and negative attitudes toward older patients is very important to improve quality of care provided to them. The Older People in Acute Care Survey – United States (OPACS-US) is an instrument measuring hospital nurses attitudes regarding older patients. However, …

2017GezondheidArtikel

Patient Characteristics Associated With a Successful Response to Nurse-Led Care Programs Targeting the Oldest-Old

Nienke Bleijenberg (Lid Lectoraat); Lorenz Imhof; Romy Mahrer-Imhof; Margaret Wallhagen; Niek de Wit; Marieke Schuurmans (Lector)

Background: To improve the effectiveness of community-based care programs, especially those targeting the oldest-old population (80+), data are needed that elucidate those factors associated with a successful response to the intervention. Two comparable nurse-led care programs have been evaluated …

2017GezondheidArtikel

Structural validity and reliability of the Dutch Older Patient in Acute Care Survey (OPACS), measuring nurses’ attitude towards older patients

Jeroen Dikken (Lid Lectoraat); Jita G. Hoogerduijn (Lid Lectoraat); Sharon Klaassen; Marieke Schuurmans (Lector)

Background: In clinical practice, nurses’ attitudes regarding older patients are important in relation to quality of care. The Older People in Acute Care Survey (OPACS) is an instrument measuring hospital nurses attitudes regarding older patients and is validated in Australia and the USA. The OPACS …

2017GezondheidArtikel

Functional status decline in older patients with breast and colorectal cancer after cancer treatment

van Abbema, Doris; van Vuuren, Arnée; van den Berkmortel, Franchette; van den Akker, Marjan; Deckx, Laura; Buntinx, Frank; van Kampen, Roel; Lambooij, Els; de Boer, Maaike; de Vos-Geelen, Judith; Tjan-Heijnen, Vivianne C

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to disentangle the impact of age and that of cancer diagnosis and treatment on functional status (FS) decline in older patients with cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with breast and colorectal cancer aged 50-69years and aged ≥70years who had undergone …

2017AlgemeenArtikel

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