Objectives: to compare changes over time in the in-hospital mortality and the mortality from discharge to 30 days post-discharge for six highly prevalent discharge diagnoses in acutely admitted older patients as well as to assess the effect of separately analysing the in-hospital mortality and the mortality …

Background To describe the prevalence of multimorbidity and to study the association between acute and chronic diseases in acutely hospitalized older patients Methods Prospective cohort study conducted between 2006 and 2008 in three teaching hospitals in the Netherlands. 639 patients aged 65 years and …

Background: Many patients show deterioration in functioning and increased care needs in the last year of life. End-of-life care needs and health care utilization might differ between groups of acutely hospitalized older patients. Aim: To investigate differences in geriatric conditions, advance care planning, …

Onderzoek binnen de directie Bedrijfsvoering van de IND naar het implementeren van Lean Six Sigma, het uitbesteden van dienstverlening, het voeren van regie hierop en het gebruiken van eenduidige performance criteria. Er is kwalitatief onderzoek gedaan om tot adviezen te komen. Er wordt geadviseerd …

Current guidelines on secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease recommend nurse-coordinated care (NCC) as an effective intervention. However, NCC programmes differ widely and the efficacy of NCC components has not been studied. To investigate the efficacy of NCC and its components in secondary prevention …

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the effects of nurse-led multifactorial care to prevent disability in community-living older people. METHODS: In a cluster randomized trail, 11 practices (n = 1,209 participants) were randomized to the intervention group, and 13 practices (n = 1,074 participants) were randomized …

BACKGROUND: ICT based solutions are increasingly introduced for active and healthy ageing. In this context continuous monitoring of older adults with domestic sensor systems has been suggested to provide important information about their functional health. However, there is not yet a solid model for …

In deze deelsessie gaan we kort in op de doelstellingen en werkwijze van PACT. Vervolgens maken we u deelgenoot van de pedagogische ijkpunten van PACT en wat dit vraagt van de pedagogische professional van de toekomst. Aan de hand van vragen uit de PACT-verbetermeter gaat u hier samen met uw buurman …

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