Background: Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in old age, but they remain mostly untreated. Several clinical trials have shown promising results in preventing or reducing depressive symptoms. However, it is not clear how robust these effects are in the real world of day-to-day care. Therefore, …

Objectives To explore nurse involvement in cardiovascular risk management (CVRM) in primary care and how this involvement was associated with the degree of structured chronic illness care. Study Design A cross-sectional observational study in 7 European countries. Methods Five aspects of nurse involvement …

Background: General practitioners with more positive role security and therapeutic commitment towards patients with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption are more involved and manage more alcohol-related problems than others. In this study we evaluated the effects of our tailored multi-faceted improvement …

Background: Because of an expected shrinking supply of medical doctors for hospitalist posts, an increased emphasis on efficiency and continuity of care, and the standardization of many medical procedures, the role of hospitalist is increasingly allocated to physician assistants (PAs). PAs are nonphysician …

Dit onderzoek is een afstudeeronderzoek voor de opleiding Maatschappelijk Werk en Dienstverlening aan de Haagse Hogeschool. Het onderzoek wordt uitgevoerd in opdracht van Stichting Eykenburg in Den Haag, deze organisatie biedt verzorging, verpleging aan binnen twee intramurale instellingen en thuiszorg …

Net als in de andere grote steden in Nederland heeft de stad Den Haag een zeer gemêleerde bevolking. Er zijn zo'n 200 nationaliteiten in Den Haag vertegenwoordigd en het aandeel migranten zal de komende jaren blijven groeien tot ongeveer 60%. De uitdaging van culturele diversiteit wordt dus alleen maar …