A5040839115- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Family Support in Illness
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Organizational Management and Leadership
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Medical Research and Practices
- Health and Medical Studies
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Health, Medicine and Society
Radboud University Medical Center
2022-2025
Radboud University Nijmegen
2022-2024
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
2017-2021
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (Netherlands)
2019
Erasmus MC
2009-2015
University Medical Center Utrecht
2015
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2009-2013
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam
2009
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
2009
Hy-Line (United States)
2009
Patients and informal caregivers experience challenges to express their personal perspectives in conversations with healthcare professionals (HCPs). A prototype toolkit, which consists of a hardcopy version website, was developed address challenges. The aim this study is gain insight into the perceived acceptability toolkit. end users HCPs participated semi-structured individual or group interviews. This resulted two databases qualitative data were thematically analysed. Twenty-two twelve...
Abstract Background The majority of cancer patients loses weight and becomes malnourished during the course their disease. Metabolic alterations reduced immune competence lead to wasting an increased risk infectious complications. In present study, effect a nutritionally complete medical food, which is high in protein leucine enriched with fish oil specific oligosaccharides, was investigated on function, nutritional status, inflammation esophageal compared routine care. Methods this...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to reveal the challenges faced in exploring patient's perspective as experienced by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure and their health care professionals (HCPs), including circumstances under which these are during palliative conversations.
Providing self-management support is an appropriate task for community nurses. However, the of sometimes triggers tensions in practice. The aim this study was to explore nurses' views self-management, dilemmas nurses face when providing by older adults and strategies they use solve these challenges. A qualitative performed collect data. Twenty-one from eastern part Netherlands were recruited through purposive sampling. interviews audiotaped, transcribed verbatim a thematic analysis carried...
Nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNA) have a crucial role in 24/7 continuity of palliative care for many vulnerable patients families, however, their perspective has been largely omitted reported barriers to care.To describe ideal that are specific nurses CNAs working all settings.A cross-sectional, online survey was distributed members the Dutch Nurses' Association.Almost 50% participating 2377 experienced more than five work situation; employed regional hospitals, mental healthcare...
Patients with incurable esophageal cancer (EC) or pancreaticobiliary (PBC) often have multiple symptoms and their quality of life is poor. We investigated which problems these patients experience how care expected for to provide optimal professional care. Fifty-seven EC (N = 24) PBC 33) from our outpatient clinic completed the validated "Problems Needs Palliative Care" (PNPC) questionnaire two disease-specific questionnaires, European Organization Research Treatment in Cancer (EORTC)....
To help older adults stay healthy and independent, different stakeholders have developed self-management programmes that aim to support in maintaining or improving physical mental health. These do not always match adults’ needs preferences. The of this study was gain insight into independently living views self-managing A qualitative performed collect data. Sixteen from the eastern part Netherlands were recruited through purposive sampling. interviews audiotaped, transcribed verbatim...
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is essential for shared decision-making in dementia. We aimed to develop and evaluate a tool supporting professionals engaging conversations about patients’ wishes preferences future issues. developed the Conversation Guide Dementia (CGD) based on interviews with people dementia, informal caregivers, case managers, general practitioners. During pilot 17 managers 4 physicians tried CGD six months, guided by an instruction video reflection meetings. Participants...
Palliative care in the picture?! This article describes a video-based observation research method to investigate approach of healthcare professionals Dutch hospital when identifying palliative patients. We analyzed video recordings eight multidisciplinary consultation meetings four medical disciplines: cardiology, oncology, urology and geriatric care. The suited aim this research. most valuable aspects were subtleties (e.g. non-verbal information) interdisciplinary communication about