The Quality Cost Indicator (QCI) model supports value-based health care at the institutional level, by calculating disease-specific health outcomes per unit cost over time. The aim of this study was to adapt the QCI model for specialized burn care (the BC-QCI model) and explore its utilization using …

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de effectiviteit van het BreeZe-nazorgprogramma binnen de brandwondenzorg. Dit programma is ontworpen om zorgverleners te trainen in zelfmanagementondersteuningsvaardigheden, oftewel de vaardigheden die nodig zijn om patiënten te begeleiden in het zelfstandig beheren van hun …

Background: The use of patient-reported outcomes to improve burn care increases. Little is known on burn patients’ views on what outcomes are most important, and about preferences regarding online Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). Therefore, this study assessed what outcomes matter most to patients, …

Background: Frailty can have a negative influence on outcomes in elderly patients after burn injuries. The Dutch hospitals have used a four-domain frailty screening instrument from the Dutch Safety Management System (DSMS) since 2012. However, its feasibility and validity have hardly been studied. We …

Background: Only a few papers are published on the safety and effectiveness of acute burn care in low-income countries. A cohort study was therefore carried out to determine such outcomes. Methods: The study was conducted in a rural Tanzanian hospital in 2017-2018. All patients admitted with burns were …

De uiteindelijke doelstelling is het meetbaar maken van de brandwondenzorg en het wegnemen van extra handelingen, bij zowel de BWC's(artsen, assistenten) als de VSBN, om deze brandwondenzorg (behandeling, opname, IC duur, kosten etc.)meetbaar te maken. Op deze manier kan de VSBN kwalitatief meten welke …