INTRODUCTION: Physical Activity (PA) is essential for enhancing the physical function of pre-frail and frail older adults. However, among this group, PA-levels vary significantly. Identifying the factors contributing to these differences could support tailored PA interventions. This study aims to examine …

Achtergrond: Het is belangrijk om volwassen broers en zussen te betrekken bij personen met intensieve ondersteuningsbehoeften. Deze studie onderzoekt de houding van zorgprofessionals in dit proces. Methode: De houding van zorgprofessionals (n=60) in Nederland werd onderzocht door middel van een online, …

BACKGROUND: Pain assessment is a necessary step in pain management in older people in palliative care. In older people, pain assessment can be challenging due to underreporting and atypical pain manifestations by other distressing symptoms. Anxiety, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, insomnia, dyspnoea, …

In deze workshop nemen Sofie Lorijn en Simon Venema je mee in de inzichten uit nationaal en internationaal onderzoek naar de samenwerking met naasten bij verslaving. Welke impact heeft verslaving op naasten? Hoe verloopt de samenwerking met naasten in de praktijk? En wat zijn de specifieke behoeften …

The Quality Cost Indicator (QCI) model supports value-based health care at the institutional level, by calculating disease-specific health outcomes per unit cost over time. The aim of this study was to adapt the QCI model for specialized burn care (the BC-QCI model) and explore its utilization using …

OBJECTIVES: Amplitude-mode (A-mode) ultrasonography is a promising technique to monitor loss and recovery of skeletal muscle in patients with burns. However, its clinimetric properties are unknown. Therefore, we determined its feasibility, interrater, and intrarater reliability, and clinical utility. …

Doel is het signaleren en voorkomen van ondervoeding en sarcopenie bij thuiswonende ouderen. Ook staan we stil bij de oorzaken en gevolgen, en de impact hiervan op de gezondheid en zelfstandigheid. Gevolgd door een praktische implementatie in de praktijk.Sprekers: Sandra Boxum, promovendus Hanzehogeschool …

In opdracht van het lectoraat Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing van de Hanze i.h.k.v. het project InterGAIN. Het effectief behandelen van ondervoeding en sarcopenie bij thuiswonende ouderen vereist interprofessionele samenwerking tussen zorgprofessionals. De primaire onderzoeksvraag van …

Introduction: Oral health care of older people in long-term care facilities is insufficient, stressing the need for clear evidence-based implementation strategies to improve oral care. In 2013, a systematic review was performed and new evidence was published. This study aimed to gain insights into implementation …

Artificial intelligence, the simulation of human intelligence by computers and machines, has found its way into healthcare, helping surgeons, doctors, radiologists, and many more. However, over 80% of healthcare professionals consists of people working in allied health professions such as nurses, physiotherapists, …