We applaud many of the sentiments put forward by Cohen et al in their critique of language and logic in pain medicine. 8 Pleas to avoid conflation between nociception and pain are not new - “The mislabelling of nociceptors as pain fibres was not an elegant simplification but a most unfortunate trivialisation …

In this study, we assessed to what extent data on the subject of TPPR (transfer, persistence, prevalence, recovery) that are obtained through an older STR typing kit can be used in an activity-level evaluation for a case profiled with a more modern STR kit. Newer kits generally hold more loci and may …

Background: Team-based palliative care interventions have shown positive results for patients at the end of life in both hospital and community settings. However, evidence on the effectiveness of transmural, that is, spanning hospital and home, team-based palliative care collaborations is limited. Aim: …

Malnutrition is a serious and widespread health problem in community-dwelling older adults who receive care in hospital and at home. Hospital and home care nurses and nursing assistants have a key role in the delivery of high-quality multidisciplinary nutritional care. Nursing nutritional care in current …

De commissie voor Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid organiseert op 17 mei 2023 een rondetafelgesprek over de vraag hoe schuldhulpverleningstrajecten verbeterd kunnen worden om mensen sneller een schuldenvrije toekomst te bieden. In voorliggend position paper worden de drie deelvragen die de commissie …

Vanuit verslavingsreclassering Antes in Rotterdam, inmiddels Fivoor, kwam in 2022 de vraag bij het lectoraat Werken in Justitieel Kader om input te geven aan het proces van verantwoord beslissen van reclasseringswerkers. De organisatie had behoefte aan een beter fundament voor het nemen van beslissingen …

Chronic itching is a serious and uncomfortable condition. The scratch response might result in a vicious cycle of alternating itching and scratching. To develop psychological interventions for people suffering from chronic itching and to break the vicious itch-scratching-itch cycle, it is important to …

Background: Osteoarthritis is a major public health concern. Despite existing evidence-based treatment options, the health care situation remains unsatisfactory. Digital care options, especially when combined with in-person sessions, seem to be promising. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate …

Background: Follow‑up of curatively treated primary breast cancer patients consists of surveillance and aftercare and is currently mostly the same for all patients. A more personalized approach, based on patients’ individual risk of recurrence and personal needs and preferences, may reduce patient burden …

In dit rapport ronden de lectoraten Maatschappelijke Veiligheid van Hogeschool Saxion en Cybercrime & Cybersecurity van de Haagse Hogeschool het RAAK-publiek project ‘Cyberweerbaarheid: Een gemeentelijk offensief ter preventie van slachtofferschap van cybercrime’ af. Samen met onze consortiumpartners …