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Nursing home-acquired pneumonia, dysphagia and associated diseases in nursing home residents: A retrospective, cross-sectional study

Vanessa Hollaar; GJ van der Putten; CD Van der Maarel -Wierink; E.M. Bronkhorst; Bert de Swart; C de Baat; N.H.J. Creugers

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Patient Characteristics Associated With a Successful Response to Nurse-Led Care Programs Targeting the Oldest-Old

Nienke Bleijenberg (Lid Lectoraat); Lorenz Imhof; Romy Mahrer-Imhof; Margaret Wallhagen; Niek de Wit; Marieke Schuurmans (Lector)

Background: To improve the effectiveness of community-based care programs, especially those targeting the oldest-old population (80+), data are needed that elucidate those factors associated with a successful response to the intervention. Two comparable nurse-led care programs have been evaluated …

2017GezondheidArtikel

Structural validity and reliability of the Dutch Older Patient in Acute Care Survey (OPACS), measuring nurses’ attitude towards older patients

Jeroen Dikken (Lid Lectoraat); Jita G. Hoogerduijn (Lid Lectoraat); Sharon Klaassen; Marieke Schuurmans (Lector)

Background: In clinical practice, nurses’ attitudes regarding older patients are important in relation to quality of care. The Older People in Acute Care Survey (OPACS) is an instrument measuring hospital nurses attitudes regarding older patients and is validated in Australia and the USA. The OPACS …

2017GezondheidArtikel

Measurement of nurses’ attitudes and knowledge regarding acute care older patients

Jeroen Dikken (Lid Lectoraat); Jita G. Hoogerduijn (Lid Lectoraat); Mary D. Lagerwey; Lillie M. Shortridge-Baggett; Sharon Klaassen; Marieke Schuurmans (Lector)

In clinical practice, identifying positive and negative attitudes toward older patients is very important to improve quality of care provided to them. The Older People in Acute Care Survey – United States (OPACS-US) is an instrument measuring hospital nurses attitudes regarding older patients. However, …

2017GezondheidArtikel

Hypertension and Frailty Syndrome in Old Age

Robbert Gobbens (Lector)

Abstract: Hypertension is both a health problem and a financial one globally. It affects nearly 30 % of the general population. Elderly people, aged ≥65 years, are a special group of hypertensive patients. In this group, the overall prevalence of the disease reaches 60 %, rising to 70 % in those aged …

2017GezondheidArtikel

Geriatric syndromes from admission to 3 months post-discharge and thyeir associartion with recovery

van Seben, R.; Reichardt, L.A.; Aarden, J. (Faculteit Gezondheid); van der Schaaf, M. (Faculteit Gezondheid); Engelbert, R. (Faculteit Gezondheid); Bosch, J.; Buurman, B.

2017AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Examining the construct and known-group validity of a composite endpoint for The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey Minimum Data Set (TOPICS-MDS); A large-scale data sharing initiative

Hofman, Cynthia S.; Lutomski, Jennifer E.; Boter, Han; Buurman, Bianca M.; de Craen, Anton J. M.; Donders, Rogier; Olde Rikkert, Marcel G. M.; Makai, Peter; Melis, René J. F.

Background Preference-weighted multi-faceted endpoints have the potential to facilitate comparative effectiveness research that incorporates patient preferences. The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey—Composite endpoint (TOPICS-CEP) is potentially a valuable outcome measure for evaluating interventions …

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Goal-setting instruments in geriatric rehabilitation: a systematic review

van Seben, R.; Reichardt, L.; Smorenburg, S.; Buurman, B.

This systematic review summarizes the psychometric properties of goal-setting instruments that are applied within geriatric rehabilitation. PubMed Medline and Embase were systematically searched for eligible articles. Studies were included if they were conducted in a somatic or neurological rehabilitation …

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Functional status decline in older patients with breast and colorectal cancer after cancer treatment

van Abbema, Doris; van Vuuren, Arnée; van den Berkmortel, Franchette; van den Akker, Marjan; Deckx, Laura; Buntinx, Frank; van Kampen, Roel; Lambooij, Els; de Boer, Maaike; de Vos-Geelen, Judith; Tjan-Heijnen, Vivianne C

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to disentangle the impact of age and that of cancer diagnosis and treatment on functional status (FS) decline in older patients with cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with breast and colorectal cancer aged 50-69years and aged ≥70years who had undergone …

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Reproducible measurements of muscle characteristics using the MyotonPRO device

Van Deun, Bieke; Cagnie, Barbara; Van Eetvelde, Birgit; Van Den Noortgate, Nele; Cambier, Dirk; Hobbelen, Hans (Ageing And Allied Health Care)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The MyotonPRO is a portable device that measures muscle tone and biomechanical muscle properties objectively. MyotonPRO has already proven to be effective in measuring muscle properties in healthy and diseased populations. However, to the best of our knowledge, it has never been …

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