Background: For patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), smoking is an important risk factor for the recurrence of a cardiovascular event. Motivational interviewing (MI) may increase the motivation of the smokers to stop smoking. Data on MI for smoking cessation in patients with CAD are limited, …

Aim The aim of this study is to explore patients’ and (in)formal caregivers’ perspectives on their role(s) and contributing factors in the course of unplanned hospital readmission of older cardiac patients in the Cardiac Care Bridge (CCB) program. Design This study is a qualitative multiple case study …

Dit onderzoek gaat over de begeleiding rondom het sociale media gebruik in het cluster 4 onderwijs voor kinderen tussen de 10 en 13 jaar oud. Het onderzoek is gericht en uitgevoerd binnen basisschool X. Binnen de school hebben verschillende incidenten plaatsgevonden waarbij sociale media een rol hebben …

Objective To examine the association between intrapartum synthetic oxytocin and child behavioral and emotional problems and to assess if maternal depressive or anxious symptoms or mother-to-infant bonding play a mediating role in this association. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Population-based …

Artikel in het blad: NVMBR Tijdens zwangerschap wordt terughoudend omgegaan met de verrichting van röntgenonderzoek m.n. vanwege de gevoeligheid van weefsels van het ongeboren kind voor ioniserende straling. Door regionale verschillen in praktijkvoering en technische en kennisontwikkelingen op radiologisch …

BACKGROUND: lifestyle-related secondary prevention reduces cardiac events and is recommended irrespective of age. However, motivation may be influenced by age and disease progression. OBJECTIVE: to explore older cardiac patients' perspectives toward lifestyle-related secondary prevention after a hospital …

This longitudinal, quantitative study contributes to the debate on technology-based professional development by examining the extent to which a learning (LinkedIn) intervention in a university setting affects an individual’s social media use for professional development, and the extent to which this …

Background: Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)) has a relatively low harm and low dependence liability but is scheduled on List I of the Dutch Opium Act (‘hard drugs’). Concerns surrounding increasing MDMA-related criminality coupled with the possibly inappropriate scheduling of MDMA initiated …

Aim To evaluate healthcare professionals' performance and treatment fidelity in the Cardiac Care Bridge (CCB) nurse‐coordinated transitional care intervention in older cardiac patients to understand and interpret the study results. Design A mixed‐methods process evaluation based on the Medical Research …

Meisjes zijn in de puberteit vaker, vroeger en heftiger depressief dan jongens. We weten best veel van de risicofactoren voor depressie bij jongeren. Problemen thuis, ziekten, moeilijkheden op school, uitzichtloze situaties, schulden en armoede enzovoort. Maar mijn onderzoek spitst zich toe op het onderwerp …