In this systematic literature review, we evaluate the effectiveness of financial-literacy education programs and interventions for children and adolescents. Furthermore, the key characteristics of the design of a successful financial-education curriculum are described. The evidence shows that school-based …

Achtergrond Evidence Based Practice wordt in de beroepspraktijk nog te weinig ingezet door verpleegkundigen, ondanks dat het bijdraagt aan de kwaliteit van zorg. Aangezien hbo-verpleegkundigen een belangrijke rol spelen in het inzetten van Evidence Based Practice en het meenemen van mbo-opgeleide zorgprofessionals …

In dit kwalitatieve onderzoek staat de volgende vraag centraal: Hoe wordt Affectregulerende Muziektherapie ingezet bij kinderen van 6 tot 18 jaar met een autismespectrumstoornis? De Affectregulerende Vaktherapie (ArVT) is beschreven door het Kennisnetwerk Affectregulerende Vaktherapie en wordt ingezet …

To increase the knowledge on effective methods for implementing and sustaining evidence-based practice in health care

Cervical dystonia is the most frequent form of focal dystonia. Symptoms often result in pain and functional disability. Local injections of botulinum neurotoxin are currently the treatment of choice for cervical dystonia. Although this treatment has proven effective and is widely applied worldwide, many …

Wheelchair mobility skills (WMS) training is regarded by children using a manual wheelchair and their parents as an important factor to improve participation and daily physical activity. Currently, there is no outcome measure available for the evaluation of WMS in children. Several wheelchair mobility …

Background: To improve the effectiveness of community-based care programs, especially those targeting the oldest-old population (80+), data are needed that elucidate those factors associated with a successful response to the intervention. Two comparable nurse-led care programs have been evaluated …

Background: In clinical practice, nurses’ attitudes regarding older patients are important in relation to quality of care. The Older People in Acute Care Survey (OPACS) is an instrument measuring hospital nurses attitudes regarding older patients and is validated in Australia and the USA. The OPACS …

Abstract: Due to rapidly aging human populations, frailty has become an essential concept, as it identifies older people who have higher risk of adverse outcomes, such as disability, institutionalization, lower quality of life, and premature death. The Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) is a user-friendly …

Abstract Introduction: Both in literature and in practice there is debate about defining Integrated Care. The WHO for example, defines Integrated Care as a process, not covering the perspective of (cost-) effectiveness. From the perspective of research into evidence in Integrated Care this is rather …