Aims and objectives: To identify interventions to prevent and treat malnutrition in older adults, which can be integrated in nursing care, and to evaluate the effects of these interventions on outcomes related to malnutrition. Background: Older adults are at great risk for malnutrition, which can lead …

Purpose: Board members and real estate managers (decision makers) play an important role in the decision-making process in nursing home organisations. This study aims to provide an understanding of underlying attributes and benefits sought by decision makers when making nursing home real estate decisions. Design/methodology/approach: …

Background There currently is no field test available for measuring maximal exercise capacity in people with stroke. Objective To determine the feasibility, reproducibility and validity of the Shuttle Test (ST) to measure exercise capacity in people with stroke. Design Longitudinal study design. Setting Rehabilitation …

Op 8 januari 2020 verdedigde ik mijn proef - schrift bij de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Het proefschrift richt zich op het vergroten van inzicht in de aard en de omvang van potentiële complicaties na het toepassen van manueeltherapeutische handelingen aan de cervicale wervelkolom bij mensen met nekpijn …

The aim of this study is to propose a model of the benefits and working mechanisms of family nursing conversations in home healthcare from the perspective of participating patients and their family members. Family nursing conversations in this study are intended to optimise family functioning, improve …

‘Legacy: Participatory Music Practices with Elderly People as a Resource for the Well-being of Healthcare Professionals’ was a qualitative research project into the learning and well-being of hospital nurses and nursing home caregivers working with vulnerable elderly people and participating in live …

Het Meta-Model of Interprofessional Development wordt beschreven. Deze bestaat uit diverse factoren die prioriteit zouden moeten krijgen om verschillende beroepsgroepen complementair te laten samenwerken om zo tot optimale en gezamenlijke uitkomsten te kunnen komen. Deze factoren vormen tezamen een systemische …

De opkomst van de leefstijlgeneeskunde is een goed voorbeeld van de toenemende aandacht voor gezondheid en gedrag in de zorg. Een ontwikkeling die al enige tijd gaande is. Gezondheid en gedrag hebben echter ook alles te maken met hoe mensen dingen ervaren en de maatschappelijke context waarin dit plaatsvindt. …

Four focus group interviews were held with nurses, recruited from eight wards of two general hospitals, to explore nurses’ perceptions of self-management and self-management support of older patients during hospitalization. A thematic analyze of the interview transcripts was conducted. Regarding nurses …