Patient care guidelines are usually implemented one at a time, yet patients are at risk for multiple, often preventable, adverse events simultaneously. The SAFE or SORRY? programme targeted three adverse events (pressure ulcers, urinary tract infections and falls) and was successful in reducing the incidence …

Background: Patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk for the development of often preventable adverse events. Guidelines for the prevention of many types of adverse events are available, however compliance with these guidelines appears to be lacking. As a result many patients do not receive …

Patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk of the development of, often preventable, adverse events (AEs), which threaten patient safety. Guidelines for prevention of many types of AEs are available, however, compliance with these guidelines appears to be lacking. Besides general barriers that …

In opdracht van Fontys Paramedische Hogeschool te Eindhoven is er een literatuuronderzoek als afstudeerproject uitgevoerd door studenten van de beroepsopleiding Fysiotherapie. Dit literatuuronderzoek richt zich hoofdzakelijk op de betrouwbaarheid, validiteit, responsiviteit en bruikbaarheid van meetinstrumenten …