Background Preference-weighted multi-faceted endpoints have the potential to facilitate comparative effectiveness research that incorporates patient preferences. The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey—Composite endpoint (TOPICS-CEP) is potentially a valuable outcome measure for evaluating interventions …

Objective In order to deliver good healthcare quality, it should explicitly be taken into account what patients value in healthcare. This study reviews qualitative studies in which patients express what they value. Based on this body of literature a preliminary taxonomy is designed. Methods A systematic …

Background: Research within the framework of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) indicates that patients' autonomy is to be considered a critical health care outcome in its own right since it promotes improved mental and physical health. This paper presents an analysis of studies addressing communication …

AANLEIDING & ONDERZOEKSVRAAG In Nederland is geweldpleging tegen hulpverleners met een publieke taak een actueel onderwerp. Het ervaren van agressie- en/of geweldsincidenten kunnen zowel psychische als fysieke gevolgen teweegbrengen. Dit onderzoek is opgezet om inzicht te verkrijgen in de psychische …

Objective To develop, implement and evaluate a personalized patient discharge letter (PPDL) to improve the quality of handoff communication from hospital to home. Design From the end of 2006–09 we conducted a quality improvement project; consisting of a before–after evaluation design, and a process evaluation. …

Background: The number of people with multiple chronic conditions demanding primary care services is increasing. To deal with the complex health care demands of these people, professionals from different disciplines collaborate. This study aims to explore influential factors regarding interprofessional …

AANLEIDING Uit onderzoek in 2013 bleek dat een kwart van het aantal zorg gerelateerde schades te wijten is aan fouten rondom de informatie en communicatie. Om het aantal zorg gerelateerde schades terug te dringen is het Veiligheid Management Systeem (VMS) opgezet. Alle ziekenhuizen moeten sinds 2012 …

Objective: To systematically explore the effectiveness and effective components of self-management interventions. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738399116300799

AANLEIDING. Het aantal niet-westerse allochtonen in de Provincie Zeeland zal naar verwachting tot 2025 verdubbelen tot 9%. Zorgorganisaties in Zeeland moeten hierdoor in toenemende mate zorg gaan bieden aan niet-westerse allochtonen. Deze zorg verschilt met zorg aan de autochtone bevolking door culturele …

Background: This study compares the assessment, treatment, referral, and follow up contact with the dispatch centre of emergency patients treated by two types of solo emergency care providers in ambulance emergency medical services (EMS) in the Netherlands: the physician assistant (PA), educated in the …