Background: Optimal self-management in kidney transplant recipients is essential for patient and graft survival, reducing comorbidity and health care costs while improving the quality of life. However, there are few effective interventions aimed at providing self-management support after kidney transplantation. Objective: …

Aanleiding: Treant wil graag in kaart hebben gebracht welk instrument voor het meten van zorgzwaarte het meest toepasselijk is om te gebruiken binnen de organisatie. Hiervoor hebben zij een onderzoeksvraag ingediend bij de Hanzehogeschool Groningen om dit nader te onderzoeken. Theoretisch kader: door …

The aim of the research reported in this thesis was to gain knowledge about the implementation of evidence‐based practice (EBP) in nursing to find a way to integrate shared decision making (SDM) with EBP in a chronic care environment in nursing, and to develop a strategy for an integrated approach of …

AIM: To obtain an overview of existing evidence on quality criteria, instruments, and requirements for nursing documentation. DESIGN: Systematic review of systematic reviews. DATA SOURCES: We systematically searched the databases PubMed and CINAHL for the period 2007-April 2017. We also performed additional …

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and pretest a systematic conversation approach for nurses to tailor aftercare to oncology patient's goals, unmet needs and wishes. Methods: We used an iterative developmental process for complex interventions: 1. Identifying problems 2. Identifying overall objectives …

Aims and objective To estimate the increased care demand and medical costs caused by falls in nursing homes. Background There is compelling evidence that falls in nursing homes are preventable. However, proper implementation of evidence‐based guidelines to prevent falls is often hindered by insufficient …

Purpose – Older people with dementia (OPD) have specific housing and technology-related needs, for which various design principles exist. A model for designing environments and its constituting items for people with dementia that has a firm foundation in neurology may help guide designers in making design …

Achtergrond: Vanuit het operatiecentrum van het Martini Ziekenhuis is de aanleiding gesignaleerd. Er zijn namelijk geen interventies aanwezig die uitgevoerd kunnen worden ter vermindering van de incidentie van een delier bij patiënten ouder dan 70 jaar. Een delier is een psychische stoornis die tijdelijk …