Objective and Purpose: A triage system that prioritizes care according to medical urgency has a favorable effect on safety and efficiency of emergency care. The Dutch obstetric telephone triage system is comparable to physical triage systems. It consists of five urgency levels: resuscitation and life …

Background: To use advanced medical technologies (AMTs) correctly and safely requires both specialist knowledgeand skills, and an awareness of risks and how those can be minimized. Reporting safety concerns aboutAMTs in home care can contribute to an improved quality of care. The extent to which a health …

Background To use advanced medical technologies (AMTs) correctly and safely requires both specialist knowledge and skills, and an awareness of risks and how those can be minimized. Reporting safety concerns about AMTs in home care can contribute to an improved quality of care. The extent to which a health …

In deze scriptie worden de resultaten van een Scoping Review studie gepresenteerd naar de bijwerkingen van Shockwave therapie bij diverse ziektebeelden van zowel mannen als vrouwen vanaf achttien jaar. In de fysiotherapie ontbreekt tot nu toe onderzoek naar de bijwerkingen na het toepassen van Shockwave …

At the end of 2019, the Municipality of Rotterdam commissioned Humanitas ESSM to research the situation of male sex workers in the area of Rotterdam. This demographic often goes unnoticed in sex work-related policies and interventions by public authorities. The Municipality spotted their knowledge gap …

Background: Involvement of families in physiotherapy-related tasks of critically ill patients could be beneficial for both patients and their family. Before designing an intervention regarding family participation in the physiotherapy-related care of critically ill patients, there is a need to investigate the …

Clear role descriptions promote the quality of interprofessional collaboration. Currently, it is unclear to what extent healthcare professionals consider pharmaceutical care (PC) activities to be nurses’ responsibility in order to obtain best care quality. This study aimed to create and evaluate a framework …

Background Survivors of critical illness experience long-term functional challenges, which are complex, heterogeneous, and multifactorial in nature. Although the importance of rehabilitation interventions after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge is universally recognized, evidence on feasibility and …

Introduction: Awake proning may result in lower intubation and mortality rates in COVID-19 patients with hypoxemia refractory to simple oxygen therapy. Aims. To summarize available evidence for benefit and develop a set of pragmatic recommendations for awake proning in COVID-19 patients. Methods. An …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of a tailored, goal-directed, and exercise-based physical therapy program for patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). METHODS: This was an observational, uncontrolled feasibility study. The physical therapy intervention was highly tailored to the …