Er wordt veel verwacht van sociale preventie. Door bijvoorbeeld sociale wijkteams, collectieve interventies, schuldhulpverlening, sociaal ondernemerschap en preventies gericht op ouderen en jongeren zal veel gezondheidswinst kunnen worden geboekt en latere zorgkosten worden vermeden. Maar werkt sociale …

Recent research has indicated an increase in the likelihood and impact of tree failure. The potential for trees to fail relates to various biomechanical and physical factors. Strikingly, there seems to be an absence of tree risk assessment methods supported by observations, despite an increasing availability …

Topic: Visual impairment (VI) and cognitive impairment (CIM) are prevalent age-related conditions that impose substantial burden on the society. Findings on the hypothesized bidirectional association of VI and CIM remains equivocal. Hence, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine …

Background Early identification of older cardiac patients at high risk of readmission or mortality facilitates targeted deployment of preventive interventions. In the Netherlands, the frailty tool of the Dutch Safety Management System (DSMS-tool) consists of (the risk of) delirium, falling, functional …

Dit paper presenteert de voorlopige resultaten van het project SUMMALab waarin een nieuwe ‘meta-lab’ benadering wordt getest. SUMMALab is een meta-lab rond mobiliteits-experimenten in de Metropoolregio Amsterdam, de Metropoolregio Rotterdam-Den Haag en de gemeenten Den Haag, Delft en Rotterdam. Een …

Introduction: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEPNENs) are often diagnosed in an advanced stage. As the optimal sequence of therapy remains largely unclear, all treatment-related outcomes, including health-related quality of life (HRQoL) prospects, should be assessed according to patients' …

Background: The increasing numbers of surgeries involving high risk, multi-morbid patients, coupled with inconsistencies in the practice of perioperative surgical wound care, increases patients’ risk of surgical site infection and other wound complications. Objectives: To synthesise and evaluate the …

Question: What are the views of patients, close relatives and healthcare professionals on physical activity behaviour in hospital care? Methods: A meta-ethnographic synthesis of qualitative studies was conducted with a lines-of-argument analysis. The methodological quality of included studies was evaluated …