A5028408876- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Sleep and related disorders
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Literature Analysis and Criticism
- Infant Health and Development
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
University of Twente
2010-2023
Tactus Verslavingszorg
2021-2023
Radboud University Nijmegen
2023
Nijmegen Institute for Scientist Practitioners in Addiction
2023
Background: Patient involvement is widely acknowledged to be a valuable component in health technology assessment (HTA) and healthcare decision making. However, quantitative approaches ascertain patients' preferences for treatment endpoints are not yet established. The objective of this study introduce the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as preference elicitation method HTA. Based on systematic literature review use AHP care 2009, German Institute Quality Efficiency Health Care (IQWiG)...
<h3>Background</h3> Equipment-related incidents in the operating room (OR) can affect quality of care. In this study, authors determined occurrence and effects on care process a large teaching hospital. <h3>Methods</h3> During 4-week period, OR nurses reported equipment-related during surgery procedures both locations The were using separate form for each incident. A structured analysis (PRISMA) was used to analyse that resulted serious delays (>15 min). <h3>Results</h3> Forms returned...
We identified patient and disease characteristics associated with (1) "current" physical side-effects of any severity; (2) "severe" "ever" experienced by 3,348 (54%) prostate cancer (PCa) survivors in Ireland diagnosed 2–18 years previously. Postal questionnaires collected symptoms at diagnosis, post-biopsy complications, comorbidities, primary treatments post-treatment (urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, libido loss, bowel problems, breast changes, hot flushes, fatigue, time...
Older people are more susceptible to falls than younger people. Therefore, as the Dutch population ages, total number of and costs associated with them will rise. The use psychotropic drugs is an increased risk falling. To create tailored fall-prevention programmes, information on magnitude association between fall incidents specific or drug classes needed. goal this study was delineate associations classes. In retrospective cohort study, electronic patient records, medication records...
Although physicians are responsible for writing the antipsychotic prescriptions patients with dementia, initiative is often taken by nurses or nursing assistants. To reduce antipsychotics uses, one needs to understand reasons and assistants request them. This study gives an overview of influencing factors this based on Theory Planned Behavior in which attitude, beliefs, behavioral control thought influence intention request, turn affects behavior a prescription.Eighty-one Dutch home...
People with mild to borderline intellectual disability (MBID; IQ=50-85) are at risk for developing an alcohol use disorder (AUD). One factor contributing this is sensitivity peer pressure. Hence, tailored trainings needed practice refusal in impacted patients. Immersive virtual reality (IVR) appears promising engage patients dialogs humans, allowing realistically. However, requirements such IVR have not been studied MBID/AUD.This study aims develop training MBID and AUD. In work, we...
Abstract Background The rapid introduction of technical innovations in healthcare requires that professionals are adequately prepared for correct clinical use medical technology. In response to the technological transformation healthcare, a new type professional, Technical Physician (TP), was created and is trained improve individual patient care using technology tailored needs patients. This study investigates TPs’ impact on terms innovation, effectiveness, efficiency, safety. Method...
ABSTRACT Background: Prescribing antipsychotics to patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms is a matter of concern. Physicians have make treatment decisions for dementia together proxies and/or nurses. However, it unknown whether physicians, nurses, and proxies’ preferences are aligned; hence this study. Methods: Sixteen attributes were selected elicit the physicians Ten these used proxies. Preferences estimated using case-1 Best-Worst-Scaling design; respondents asked select best worst...
Quality of life among prostate cancer survivors varies by socio-demographic factors and treatment type received; however, less in known about differences functional outcomes method presentation. We investigate reported urinary, bowel, sexual hormone-related problems between symptomatic PSA-detected survivors.A UK wide cross-sectional postal survey conducted 18-42 months post-diagnosis. Questions were included on presentation treatment. Functional outcome was determined using the EPIC-26...
Background The gap between high antipsychotic prescription rates for patients with dementia and the guidelines’ advice to prescribe cautiously indicates that barriers discontinuation exist. This exploratory study used theory of planned behaviour give a first overview factors influence physicians discontinue antipsychotics in nursing home dementia. Methods Forty‐one t he N etherlands completed an online survey based on heory p lanned b ehaviour. Results Half respondents agreed have positive...
EUSOMA’s recommendation that “each patient has to be fully informed about each step in the diagnostic and therapeutic pathway” could supported by guideline-based clinical decision trees (CDTs). The Dutch breast cancer guideline been modeled into CDTs ( www.oncoguide.nl ). Prerequisites for adequate CDT usage are availability of necessary data at time decision-making consider all possible treatment alternatives provided CDT. This retrospective single-center study evaluated 394 randomly...
Samenvatting Inleiding Het doel van dit vragenlijstonderzoek was om in kaart te brengen op welke manieren en momenten mensen met diabetes mellitus type 2 willen participeren bij de ontwikkeling toepassing e‑health, factoren daarop invloed zijn. Methode Via verschillende online platforms nieuwsbrief Diabetesvereniging Nederland is een digitale vragenlijst verspreid zowel gesloten als open vragen. Informatie werd verzameld over: 1) bereidheid tot participatie; 2) voorkeuren over vorm 3)...