“De hulpverlening was grenzeloos: er was geen kader, geen bescherming en geen respect.” Prangende vragen blijven over. Er is vakinhoudelijk en analytisch gereedschap nodig om de op het proces en de communicatie gerichte stijl van hulp te verbeteren. De huidige focus van professionals pakt slecht uit …

Although the data for this study were collected some time ago, the recent publication of the Erasmus Impact Study (European Commission, 2014) has made it worthwhile reflecting on results from this research to add to the body of knowledge on the impact of study abroad on the development of a young individual …

De sportende mens is niet meer weg te denken uit ons straatbeeld, noch van ons televisiescherm of beleids- en onderwijsprogramma's. Deze ontwikkeling is ook onderzoekers niet ontgaan, waardoor het sociaalwetenschappelijke sport- en bewegingsonderzoek zich de voorbije decennia tot een volwaardig studiedomein …

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is (a) to describe care needs derived from records of patients in Dutch hospitals, and (b) to evaluate whether nurses employed the NANDA-I classification to formulate patients' care needs. METHODS: A stratified cross-sectional random-sampling nursing documentation audit …

Miller, Le Breton-Miller and Scholnick (2008) summarize and discuss two major perspectives constructed from the literature on family owned businesses (FOBs): stewardship and stagnation theory. In this paper the stagnation theory is being put to the test on Dutch small/medium enterprises (SMEs). According …

Introduction Childhood-onset epilepsy during the years of transition to adulthood may affect normal social, physical, and mental development, frequently leading to psychosocial and health-related problems in the long term. Objective This study aimed to describe the main characteristics of patients in …

This thesis provides a report on research aimed at enhancing treatment of patients with bipolar disorder. We describe various aspects of treatment of bipolar disorder. The central study reported in this thesis is an effect study of a multicomponent intervention, Collaborative Care. Chapter 1 describes …

In the Netherlands, there has been much debate on the question whether elderly people over 70 who are tired of life and who consider their life to be completed, should have legal options to ask for assisted dying. So far there has been little research into the experiences of these elderly people. In …