Rationale: In order to target rehabilitation needs of survivors of critical illness and their relatives timely and adequately, a thorough needs assessment is recommended when hospital discharge planning is initiated. In light of existing evidence on physical and psychological consequences of critical …

Objective: Effective healthcare innovations are often not adopted and implemented. An implementation strategy based on facilitators and barriers for use as perceived by healthcare professionals could increase adoption rates. This study therefore aimed to identify the most relevant facilitators and barriers …

The aim of the research reported in this thesis was to gain knowledge about the implementation of evidence‐based practice (EBP) in nursing to find a way to integrate shared decision making (SDM) with EBP in a chronic care environment in nursing, and to develop a strategy for an integrated approach of …

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients treated with chemoradiation have to rediscover their life after recovering from severe side-effects and build-up self-confidence. To assist patients in this, an aftercare intervention to support patients’ self-management was implemented. This study aimed to evaluate …

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and pretest a systematic conversation approach for nurses to tailor aftercare to oncology patient's goals, unmet needs and wishes. Methods: We used an iterative developmental process for complex interventions: 1. Identifying problems 2. Identifying overall objectives …

In dit rapport wordt het onderzoek beschreven dat is gedaan in opdracht van Toevlug, een rehabilitatiecentrum door drugs en alcoholverslaving. Zij hebben gevraagd onderzoek te doen naar het nazorgprogramma, omdat zij merken dat er veel terugval is onder de patiënten. Dit nazorgprogramma wordt meestal …

2.1 Background and Objective This research explores the Housemothers' vision on care at the Assessment Center of World Hope International, where they provide aftercare for victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. World Hope International, a Christian relief and development organization (founded in the …

Om de kans op een hernieuwde revalidatie te verkleinen is het van belang dat COPD- patiënten na hun revalidatie nazorg in de eerste lijn krijgen. Voor Revalidatiecentrum Blixembosch en Astmacentrum Hornerheide was niet duidelijk welke kennis, kunde en materialen/ apparatuur, met betrekking tot de nazorg …