Many primary care professionals are involved in caring for home-dwelling older adults with dementia. The complexity of older adult care has increased the necessity of collaborative initiatives.1 In the Dutch healthcare system, most allied health professionals are active in primary care as independent …

As the population ages, the proportion of frail older people is also increasing. While attention to frailty experiences has increased, how these account to a comprehensive understanding of frailty and its impact on behavior and functioning remains understudied. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to understand …

OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of available strategies and tools that support physiotherapists to recognise patients with LHL and to adapt the physiotherapeutic communication during the diagnostic phase. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched for publications appearing between …

Symposium HealthTech in Society 'Ready for Change?!' Ik gaf een interactieve workshop over het thema 'Gepersonaliseerde prehabilitatie met inzet van technologie'. Aan de hand van patiëntcasussen gingen we samen aan de slag met de vraag: ‘Wat heeft deze persoon nodig in zijn/haar prehabilitatietraject?’ …

Chest imaging plays a pivotal role in screening and monitoring patients, and various predictive artificial intelligence (AI) models have been developed in support of this. However, little is known about the effect of decreasing the radiation dose and, thus, image quality on AI performance. This study …

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Background: Malnutrition and sarcopenia impact the physical health and quality of life of community-dwelling older adults. Managing these conditions requires integrating nutritional and exercise interventions delivered by professionals from diverse backgrounds. Interprofessional collaboration holds promise …

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Background: The cause of lipoedema remains unclear, and the condition is currently incurable. Effective self-management is therefore essential for coping with its physical and psychological impacts and the necessary lifestyle adjustments. This study aimed to assess the needs, barriers, and facilitators …

BACKGROUND: The mainstay of colorectal cancer care is surgical resection, which carries a significant risk of complications. Efforts to improve outcomes have recently focused on intensive multimodal prehabilitation programs to better prepare patients for surgery, which make the perioperative process …