Background: A quality improvement collaborative is an intensive project involving a combination of implementation strategies applied in a limited “breakthrough” time window. After an implementation project, it is generally difficult to sustain its success. In the current study, sustainability was described …

Nursing leaders from six countries engaged in a year-long discussion on global leadership development. The purpose of these dialogues was to strengthen individual and collective capacity as nursing leaders in a global society. Field experiences in practice and education were shared. Perspectives on global …

Cardiovascular disease is an important cause of disability in activities of daily living (ADL) through its effect on physical functioning. However, it is unclear whether subclinical vascular abnormalities and rate of change in subclinical vascular abnormalities is also associated with an impaired physical …

Background: Delirium is a high prevalent postoperative complication in older cardiac surgery patients and can have drastic consequence for the patient. Preventive interventions, diagnosis and treatment of delirium require specialized knowledge and skills. Objective: To gain insight …

Hoofdstuk 2 in Moresprudentie in de praktijk. Wat is bestaansethiek en waarom is het belangrijk voor sociale professionals? In dit hoofdstuk gaat Michel Jansen in op deze vraag. Bestaansethiek gaat over de manier waarop je in het leven staat en is iets wat sociale professionals nodig hebben om morele problemen …

Monitoring studies van het RIVM verwachten grote toenames onder chronisch zieken. Dit kan deels voorkomen worden door (actieve) leefstijl veranderingen. Preventief bewegen om zo de belastingcapaciteit te vergroten, wordt de trend binnen de Fysiotherapie. Voor deze literatuurstudie is het van belang een …

A growing number of older patients undergo cardiac surgery. Some of these patients are at increased risk of post-operative functional decline, potentially leading to reduced quality of life and autonomy, and other negative health outcomes. First step in prevention is to identify patients at risk of functional …

The aim of this study was to assess the association between prescription changes frequency (PCF) and hospital admissions and to compare the PCF to the Chronic Disease Score (CDS). The CDS measures comorbidity on the basis of the 1-year pharmacy dispensing data. In contrast, the PCF is based on prescriptionchanges …

The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) has been shown to be highly efficient and (cost-)effective in reducing delirium incidence in the USA. HELP provides multicomponent protocols targeted at specific risk factors for delirium and introduces a different view on care organization, with trained volunteers …

Verpleegkundigen zijn bij uitstek geschikt om mensen met chronische aandoeningen te ondersteunen bij het dagelijks leven met ziekte, ook wel het bevorderen van zelfmanagement genoemd. Hierbij staat gezamenlijke besluitvorming en eigen regie van patiënten centraal. In het nieuwe onderzoeksprogramma NURSE-CC, …