Aim. This protocol describes a systematic review that evaluates the effects of physician substitution by mid-level providers (nurse practitioners, physician assistants or nurses) in primary healthcare for older people and long-term care facilities. The secondary aim is to describe facilitators and barriers …

World-wide, shortages of primary care physicians and an increased demand for services have provided the impetus for delivering team-based primary care. The diversity of the primary care workforce is increasing to include a wider range of health professionals such as nurse practitioners, registered nurses …

Background: Every day rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients make many decisions about managing their disease. An online, computer-tailored, self-management program can support this decision making, but development of such a program requires the active participation of patients. Objective: To develop an …

Background: No-rinse disposable wash gloves are increasingly implemented in health care to replace traditional soap and water bed baths without proper evaluation of (cost) effectiveness. Objectives: To compare bed baths for effects on skin integrity and resistance against bathing and costs. Design: Cluster …

Active and Healthy Ageing in EU and the regional approach in the Northern Netherlands. Presentatie Joost Degenaar, gegeven op ELLAN werkconferentie d.d. 10 en 11 november 2014. Inhoud: HA in Europa, Europees onderzoek, ontwikkelingen in Nederland, het netwerk in Noord-Nederland, het Centre of Expertise, …

Active and Healthy Ageing in EU and the regional approach in the Northern Netherlands. In the Northern Netherlands a regional Healthy Ageing innovation network has been developed in which many partners in research and education, health and welfare, business, and regional authorities have been collaborating …

Presentatie gegeven op het International Symposium Welfare Society Kochi University Japan d.d. 25-3-2014. Joost Degenaar was 1 van de 2 keynote sprekers (de andere was Margret Lepp van Gothenburg University). Aantal deelnemers: bijna 100.

Na vijftig jaar onderzoek is er nog steeds discussie over het concept ' auditieve verwerkingsproblemen' (AVP). Wetenschappers en klinisch professionals hebben internationaal tot op heden geen consensus weten te bereiken over basale onderwerpen zoals de definitie en diagnostische criteria van AVP. Vanuit …

Heeft de manier waarop de zuigmotoriek zich ontwikkelt bij te vroeg geboren kinderen een voorspellende waarde voor de mentale, motorische en taalontwikkeling van op 2-jarige en op 5-jarige leeftijd?

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