Nursing staff working in long-term institutional care attend to residents with an increasing number of severe physical and cognitive limitations. To exchange information about the health status of these residents, accurate nursing documentation is important to ensure the safety of residents. This study …

Background: Access to affordable and effective health care is a challenge in low- and middle- income countries. Out-of-pocket expenditure for health care is a major cause of impoverishment. One way to facilitate access and overcome catastrophic expenditure is through a health insurance mechanism, whereby …

BACKGROUND: Up to 33% of the general population over 50 years of age are affected by nocturnal leg cramps. Currently there are no generally accepted clinical characteristics, which identify nocturnal leg cramps. This study aims to identify these clinical characteristics and to differentiate between them …

Wat weten we over het belang van een goede samenwerkingsrelatie tussen ouders en hulpverleners in de hulp aan jeugdigen, ouders en gezinnen? Om hier zicht op te krijgen verzamelden en analyseerden collega’s van de Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, de Radboud Universiteit, Praktikon en de Virginia Commonwealth …

This review systematically explored research examining the relation between parent-professional alliance and outcomes of psychosocial treatments provided to children, and their parents and families. Study findings and methodological characteristics were reviewed to investigate the evidence linking the …

Over leren en educatie is de laatste tijd veel te doen, niet alleen in het onderwijs, maar ook als het gaat om leren en educatie bijvolwassenen. Begrippen als 'Bildung', 21th century skills en 'een leven lang leren' bijvoorbeeld, doen veel stof op waaien. In dit hoofdstuk willen we laten zien waarin …

Eine Untersuchung des möglichen Spannungsfeldes zwischen Jugendzentren und Spielhallen in Gelsenkirchen Süd

BACKGROUND: Limited research has examined what is actually done in the process of care by nursing staff in long-term institutional care. The applied instruments employed different terminologies, and psychometric properties were inadequately described. This study aimed to develop and test an observational …

Objective Although regular physical activity is an effective secondary prevention strategy for patients with a chronic disease, it is unclear whether patients change their daily physical activity after being diagnosed. Therefore, the aims of this study were to (1) describe changes in levels of physical …