In most countries, the demand for integrated care for people with chronic diseases is increasing as the population ages. This demand requires a fundamental shift of health-care systems towards more integrated service delivery models. To achieve this shift in China, the World Health Organization, the …

The increase of people living with chronic conditions has compelled society to develop and implement strategies that promote collaboration between patients and healthcare professionals, and which provide the patients with an active role in their care. In order to accomplish this, the World Health Organization, …

Vanuit het cliënttevredenheidsonderzoek (Triqs, 2016) is naar voren gekomen dat de communicatie tussen hulpverlener en cliënt gemiddeld lager scoort, maar nog wel voldoende. De opdrachtgever vanuit Stichting Back to Basic Twente wil deze verbetering creëren door middel van het opkomende eHealth. Dit …

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous disorder associated with lifelong tumor growth propensity and neurocognitive impairments. Although follow‐up of adults with NF1 often focuses on tumor growth, follow‐up of cognitive or social problems and other NF1‐related comorbidity is often not a …

OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed an Integrated Care for Older People approach to guide health systems and services in better supporting functional ability of older people. A knowledge gap remains in the key elements of integrated care approaches used in health and social …

Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a major public health concern worldwide. The problem has been reported mainly in southern Asia and, especially, in Bangladesh. Slow-sand filters (SSF) augmented with iron were proven to be a simple, low-cost and decentralized technique for the treatment of arsenic-contaminated …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is om te achterhalen hoe het zit met het bewustzijn tegenover toegevoegde suiker. Hiervoor is de volgende hoofdvraag opgesteld: In hoeverre zijn consumenten zich bewust van de hoeveelheid toegevoegde suiker in hun voedsel? Om een antwoord te kunnen geven op de vraag is er een …

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between frailty and multimorbidity on the one hand and quality of life on the other in community-dwelling older people. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to all people aged 70 years and older belonging to a general practice …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van GGNet Scelta, expertisecentrum voor persoonlijkheidsstoornissen. Het onderwerp van het onderzoek is de follow-up meting van de klinische variant van de dialectische gedragstherapie (DGT) binnen Scelta. De DGT is ontwikkeld voor mensen met persoonlijkheidsproblematiek …

Background. Adequate and user-friendly instruments for assessing physical function and disability in older adults are vital for estimating and predicting health care needs in clinical practice. The Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument Computer Adaptive Test (LLFDICAT) is a promising instrument …