A5064372901- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Cancer survivorship and care
Maastricht University
2013-2024
Maastricht University Medical Centre
2014
New England Research Institutes
2009
Zorginstituut Nederland
2005-2007
International Center for Public Health
2007
Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research
2000
Novem (Netherlands)
1998
Catharina Ziekenhuis
1998
Radboud University Nijmegen
1998
Background: the 16-item Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) has been shown to have excellent reliability and construct validity. However, for practical clinical purposes, a shortened version of FES-I would be useful.
Background: little is known about the prevalence rates and correlates of fear falling avoidance activity due to in general population community-living older people. Objective: assess study this population. Study design setting: cross-sectional 4,031 people aged ≥70 years. Results: was reported by 54.3% associated acivity 379% our Variables independently with were: higher age (≥80 years: odds ratio (OR) =1.79; 95% confidence interval (CI) =1.49–2.16), female gender (OR = 3.23; CI 2.76–3.79),...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of a multicomponent cognitive behavioral intervention on fear falling and activity avoidance in older adults. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Community‐dwelling adults Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred forty aged 70 who reported fear‐induced (280 intervention, 260 control). INTERVENTION: A group consisting eight weekly sessions booster session. The were aimed at instilling adaptive realistic views falls, reducing fall risk, increasing...
To carry out a cross-cultural validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I), 16-item modified version that was developed to assess both easy and more complex physical social activities, in range languages different cultural contexts.Data were collected Germany (n = 94), The Netherlands 193), UK 178) samples older people living community. Four-week FES-I re-test data Netherlands. Descriptive statistics reliability estimates computed as well sum scores according age, sex, falls...
Fear of falling and avoidance activity are common in old age suggested to be (public) health problems equal importance falls. Earlier studies correlates fear did hardly differentiate between severe mild levels which may relevant from clinical point view. Furthermore, most focused only on socio-demographics and/or health-related variables incorporated an extensive range potential including psychosocial variables. This study analyzes the univariate multivariate associations five...
OBJECTIVES: To assess whether a pragmatic multidisciplinary fall‐prevention program was more effective than usual care in preventing new falls and functional decline elderly people. DESIGN: A two‐group, randomized, controlled trial with 12 months of follow‐up. SETTING: University hospital home‐based intervention, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred thirty‐three community‐dwelling Dutch people aged 65 over who were seen an emergency department after fall. INTERVENTION: Participants...
<h3>Abstract</h3> <b>Objective:</b> To evaluate whether a programme of multifactorial home visits reduces falls and impairments in mobility elderly people living the community. <b>Design:</b> Randomised controlled trial with 18 months follow up. <b>Setting:</b> Six general practices Hoensbroek, Netherlands. <b>Participants:</b> 316 aged 70 over community, moderate or history recent falls. <b>Intervention:</b> Five by community nurse period one year. Visits consisted screening for medical,...
smeulders e.s.t.f., van haastregt j.c.m., ambergen t., uszko‐lencer n.h.k.m., janssen‐boyne j.j.j., gorgels a.p.m., stoffers h.e.j.h., lodewijks‐van der bolt c.l.b., eijk j.th.m. & kempen g.i.j.m. (2010) Nurse‐led self‐management group programme for patients with congestive heart failure: randomized controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66 (7), 1487–1499. Abstract Title. Aim. This paper reports on the effects Chronic Disease Self‐Management Programme psychosocial attributes,...
Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention on incidence falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients. Design: cluster-randomised controlled 12-month trial. Setting: wards 12 homes The Netherlands. Participants: patients (n = 518). Intervention: general medical assessment and an additional specific fall risk evaluation tool, applied by multidisciplinary prevention team, resulting individual activities. Measurements: falls. Results: there were 355 169.5...
Objectives: Multidisciplinary and multifactorial interventions seem to be effective in preventing falls. We aimed assess the cost-effectiveness of a multidisciplinary fall prevention program compared with usual Dutch healthcare community-dwelling people 65 years age or older who experienced fall. Methods: Cost-effectiveness cost-utility analysis were performed from societal perspective. Falls utilization continuously measured for 12 months. Daily functioning quality life at baseline, after 4...
How and when concerns about falls emerge is not yet completely known, because these are present in both people with without a history. The aim of this study was to investigate the role catastrophic beliefs previous development resulting mobility restrictions (MR).Within cross-sectional design, 896 older (mean age 76.2 +/- 4.7) living independently community completed battery questionnaires. Self-report data gathered on falls, consequences fall (Catastrophizing About Falls Scale), (modified...
A cardiac arrest can lead to hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury which result in cognitive and emotional impairments may negatively affect daily functioning, participation society quality of life. Furthermore, the impact on family patient be high. We designed an intervention called 'Stand still …, move on', is a concise, individualised, semi-structured for survivors their caregivers, consisting between one six face-to-face consultations provided by trained nurse. The directed at early detection...
Abstract Background Stroke is a highly prevalent disease among older people and can have major impact on daily functioning quality of life. When community-dwelling are hospitalized due to stroke, discharge an intermediate care facility for geriatric rehabilitation indicated when return the previous living situation expected but not yet possible. However, substantial proportion still unable home after has be admitted residential setting. This study aims identify which factors associated with...
Abstract Purpose To describe a guidance on the management of post-acute COVID 19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation. Methods The is based guidelines for COVID-19 rehabilitation developed Netherlands, updated with recent insights from literature, related other countries and disciplines, combined experiences experts participating Geriatric Rehabilitation Special Interest Group European Medicine Society. Results This divided into section addressing general recommendations specific processes...
Hip fracture is a common injury in the geriatric population. Despite surgical repair and subsequent rehabilitation programmes, functional recovery often limited, particularly individuals with multi-morbidity. This leads to high care dependency use of healthcare services. Fear falling has negative influence on after hip fracture, due avoidance activity restriction mobility. Although fear highly prevalent no structured treatment programme currently available. trial will evaluate whether...