BACKGROUND: The reliability and validity of the subjective component of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory (DOBI) are unknown. OBJECTIVE: The validity and reliability of the subjective component of the DOBI were examined in caregivers of individuals with heart failure, using the original 38- and a …

In our Guest Editorial “The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Family Affair,” which was published in the Journal of Family Nursing by members of the FAMily Health in Europe–Research in Nursing (FAME-RN) group (Luttik et al., 2020), we highlighted the impact on nurses and families. The pandemic was at its beginning, …

BACKGROUND: Family engagement in care for adult inpatients may improve shared decision making in the hospital and the competence and preparedness of informal caregivers to take over the care at home. An important strategy to involve family members in hospital care processes is to include them in (ward) …

Ernstig en/of langdurig ziek zijn heeft niet alleen effect op de patiënt of degene die zorg nodig heeft, maar op iedereen in de familie. En dat effect wordt alsmaar groter omdat er door de transitie van verzorgingsstaat naar een participatiesamenleving, een toenemend beroep gedaan wordt op hulp en ondersteuning …

In de zorg loopt het aan alle kanten vast. Steeds meer rapporten en zorgverleners geven dezelfde boodschap af: er is een zorginfarct. Dat betekent dat een deel van de zorg vastloopt, achteruitgaat of mogelijk verdwijnt als we op deze manier doorgaan. Kan de Hanzehogeschool er met praktijkgericht onderzoek …

In deze interactieve presentatie gaan we in gesprek met betrokkenen van de Hanzehogeschool. Zij werken in verschillende lectoraten of projecten aan verschillende invalshoeken van één onderwerp. Je kunt de podcasts en kennisclips via de linkjes beluisteren en bekijken. Wil je meer informatie over de deelnemers …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the long-term functioning of patients who survived a COVID-19-related admission to the intensive care unit and their family members, in the physical, social, mental and spiritual domain. DESIGN: A single-centre, prospective cohort study with a mixed-methods design. SETTING: The …

Introduction: Many older patients with cancer have their family members, often their adult children, involved in a process of treatment decision making. Despite the growing awareness that family members can facilitate a process of shared decision making (SDM), literature about SDM pays little attention …

BACKGROUND: Many older patients with cancer have their family members, often their adult children, involved in a process of treatment decision-making. Despite the growing awareness that family members can facilitate a process of shared decision-making, strategies for involving family members are scarce. …