Background: Guidance of patients treated with antidepressants is paramount for successful therapy. The aim was to assess patients’ needs and suggestions for improvement of guidance by physicians and pharmacists during second generation antidepressant (SGA) therapy. Methods: Five focus group discussions …

from Narcis: "What is known and objective Medication discrepancies are common at hospital discharge, and medication reconciliation is widely endorsed as a preventive strategy. However, implementation is difficult for instance due to the unreliability of patients medication histories. In the Netherlands, …

van de website van het tijdschrift: "In deze aflevering van de methodologieserie wordt het meten van therapietrouw behandeld. Therapietrouw heeft grote invloed op de klinische uitkomsten van een behandeling. Het is essentieel dat die goed gemeten wordt in de klinische praktijk, in geneesmiddelenonderzoek …

From the website of the publisher: "Background Nocturnal sialorrhea is one of the most frequent adverse events in clozapine treatment. Symptomatic management of sialorrhea usually consists of off-label treatment with anticholinergic agents. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the efficacy and …

From the website of the publisher: "Use of ED medication can be seen as a marker for ED. ED is associated with increasing age, exposure to traumatic events and physical injuries in military veterans. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of use of ED medication in Dutch military personnel …

Voorlopig resultaten van een enquête over kwaliteit van leven en tevredenheid onder bijna 2000 mensen met een verminderde schildklierwerking (hyperthyreoïdie).

Lezing op congres “Endocrinologie in de huisartspraktijk” te Veenendaal, op 10 november 2016. De lezing gaf een samenvatting van het onderzoek naar de kwaliteit van leven en tevredenheid bij behandelde hypothyreoïdie patiënten (mensen met een verminderde schildklierwerking). De kwaliteit van leven en …

Full text beschikbaar met HU-account. The aim of this study was to investigate, using a mixed-methods design, the added value of a trained Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) volunteer to the quality of hospital care in the Netherlands. The trained volunteers daily stimulate older patients, at risk of …

Objective: Product Information Leaflets (PILs) are an important source of information for patients on their medication, but may cause confusion and questions. Patients then may seek clarification, for instance from pharmacy technicians. The aim of this study was to explore which questions pharmacy technicians …

Objective To describe communication between pharmacy staff and patients at the counter in outpatient pharmacies. Both content and communication style were investigated. Methods Pharmaceutical encounters in three outpatient pharmacies in the Netherlands were video-recorded. Videos were analyzed based …