Background The increasing demands of an aging population, healthcare workforce shortages, financial constraints, and a shift in care perspectives call for rethinking geriatric rehabilitation (GR). To ensure GR remains sustainable, a transition towards home-based GR is proposed, reducing the need for …

Background To examine the relationship between health literacy and self-care (maintenance, monitoring, and management) in people with chronic diseases. Methods A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in six hospitals (one academic, four teaching, and one general) in the Netherlands among 536 …

Aim(s): To evaluate the effects of a multifaceted de-implementation strategy (RENEW) on the volume (time in minutes) of care spent by home-based nursing care teams on three widely used low-value nursing practices: (1) ‘washing the client with water and soap by default’ & ‘washing the client from head …

Samenvatting In deze internationale multicenter-dwarsdoorsnede studie is onderzocht wat de ervaringen en behoeftes zijn van zorgmedewerkers ten aanzien van de inzet van eHealth in de geriatrische revalidatie. Hiervoor hebben 513 zorgmedewerkers uit 16 verschillende landen en werkzaam binnen de geriatrische …

Surviving a burn can dramatically alter a child’s life, yet few studies examined long-term health-related quality of life (HRQL). This study assessed HRQL 5–7 years post-burn in children with mild/intermediate and severe burns and identified associated factors. Parents of children (5− < 18 years) who …

In this unblinded multi-center stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial the effectiveness of the nurse-led ZENN-intervention was tested in promoting self-management skills in comparison to standard care among heart, lung and kidney transplant recipients. This intervention is based on behaviour change …

Patients undergoing major surgery are at risk of complications and delayed recovery. Prehabilitation has shown promise in improving postoperative outcomes. Offering prehabilitation by means of mHealth can help overcome barriers to participating in prehabilitation and empower patients prior to major surgery. …

Introduction: This study evaluates the course of physical fitness and nutritional status during curative therapy for esophageal cancer, after implementation of a prehabilitation program. Additionally, the impact of baseline physical fitness level and severe postoperative complications on the course of …

Background: There is a lack of evidence regarding the relationship between family involvement and outcomes in gastrointestinal oncology patients after surgery. To evaluate the effect of a family involvement program for patients undergoing oncologic gastrointestinal surgery on unplanned readmissions within …

Objectives Decision-making for patients with a locally advanced laryngeal carcinoma (T3 and T4) is challenging due to the treatment choice between organ preservation and laryngectomy, both with different and high impact on function and quality of life (QoL). The complexity of these treatment decisions …