Background Early identification of older cardiac patients at high risk of readmission or mortality facilitates targeted deployment of preventive interventions. In the Netherlands, the frailty tool of the Dutch Safety Management System (DSMS-tool) consists of (the risk of) delirium, falling, functional …

Met duurzame warmtenetten is in Nederland nog weinig ervaring opgedaan terwijl ze wel een belangrijke rol kunnen spelen in de overgang naar een aardgasvrij warmtesysteem. Bestaande warmtenetten zijn doorgaans top-down georganiseerd en hebben vaak een slechte reputatie; veel klanten zijn ontevreden over …

Background: Physical therapy is regarded an effective treatment for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Patients with TMD often report concomitant headache. There is, however, no overview of the effect of physical therapy for TMD on concomitant headache complaints. Objectives: The aim of this study is …

Door wereldwijde maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen komen ergotherapeuten in Nederland in toenemende mate in aanraking met vluchtelingen (Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland, z.d.a). Hierdoor kunnen ergotherapeuten in Nederland in toenemende mate te maken krijgen met deze doelgroep. Om als ergotherapeut een vluchteling …

Background: Extramuralisation in healthcare has influenced medical and nursing curricula internationally with the incorporation of themes related to primary/ community care. Despite this, students do not easily change their career preferences. The hospital is still favourite, leading to labour market …

4.1 Introduction The use of coercive measures generally has negative effects on patients. To help prevent its use, professionals need insight into what nurses believe about coercion and which staff determinants may influence its application. There is need for an integrated review on both attitude and …

Background: Treatment of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) currently consists of a combination of noninvasive therapies and may be supported by e-Health. It is, however, unclear if physical therapists and patients are positive towards the use of e-Health. Purpose: To assess the needs, facilitators and …

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate reasons why people consulted an occupational therapist following cancer treatment, and to examine the outcome of occupational therapy interventions, in the context of multidisciplinary rehabilitation. METHODS: Data from 181 patients were collected …

Parks are necessary for sustainable urban vitality. We studied the optimal availability of parks by combining open data sets with polygons and classification frameworks from urban planning literature. Both distance and population density should be considered as measures of availability when planning …