Background: Frailty is a common condition in older people, and its prevalence increases with age. With an ageing population, the adverse consequences of frailty cause an increasing appeal to the health care system. The impact of frailty on population level is often assessed using adverse health outcomes, …

Frailty is a common but complex phenomenon that is approached from theoretical and professional perspectives but rarely from the perspectives of older people and their essential stakeholders. Different or opposing perspectives on frailty at personal, organisational, and community levels can negatively …

Finnema1,2,3,8 Achtergrond: Met de vergrijzing van de bevolking neemt ook het aandeel kwetsbare ouderen toe. Als ouderen kwetsbaar worden, is er vaak ondersteuning nodig bij het zelfstandig blijven wonen. Essentieel bij het bieden van de juiste ondersteuning is om de perspectieven, behoeften en voorkeuren …

Background: the global population is ageing. As older people become more susceptible to frailty, an increase in frailty prevalence is also expected. Although frailty has been defined before in research, older peoples’ perceptions of frailty do not always coincide with those used in research or medical …

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of older adults. Yet, little is known about changes in well-being among older adults during the pandemic, especially when COVID-19 measures were relaxed. Therefore, we aimed to assess changes in the well-being of older adults during multiple turning points of …

AIM: The aim of this study is to measure how collaborative factors are associated with the technology readiness of nursing staff working in residential care and community nursing. The Reciprocity Instrument and Technology Readiness Index 2.0 were applied to measure this association. DESIGN: A cross-sectional …

Contribution to the 13th edition of the Supporting Health by Technology Conference taking place in Groningen on Thursday, 30th and Friday, 31st of May 2024. Background Technological innovations are often viewed as a remedy for the challenges confronting the healthcare sector, such as demographic shifts …

Background: Palliative care patients desire more symptom management interventions that are complementary to their medical treatment. Within the multi-professional team, nurses could help support pain management with non-pharmacological interventions feasible for their practice and adaptable to palliative …

Inleiding: Het totale pijn concept en het management van pijn heeft een interdisciplinaire invalshoek nodig. Naast medicamenteuze behandeling hebben patiënten de wens om meer symptoom management interventies die complementair zijn. Verpleegkundigen zijn een stabiele dagelijkse factor bij pijnmanagement …

Background: Frailty in older adults is an increasing challenge for individuals, health care organizations and public health, both globally and in The Netherlands. To focus on frailty prevention from a public health perspective, understanding of frailty status is needed. To enable measurement of frailty …