Background: The strain on health care services is increasing due to an ageing population and the increasing prevalence of chronic health conditions. eHealth could contribute to optimise effective and efficient care to older adults with one or more chronic health conditions in the general practice. Aim: …

Het ZonMw-programma ‘Ontwikkeling Kwaliteitsstandaarden 2019-2022: Wijkverpleging’ draagt bij aan het ontwikkelen, implementeren en evalueren van kwaliteitsstandaarden voor verpleegkundigen en verzorgenden. Het is belangrijk om te weten voor welke onderwerpen en patiëntproblemen mogelijk een knelpuntanalyse of …

Praktische aanbevelingen op basis van bevindingen uit systematisch literatuuronderzoek bij de Covid-19 en vergelijkbare virusuitbraken en interviews met experts en ervaringsdeskundigen.

Background: Regular inspection of the oral cavity is required for prevention, early diagnosis and risk reduction of oral- and general health-related problems. Assessments to inspect the oral cavity have been designed for non-dental healthcare professionals, like nurses. The purpose of this systematic …

Background: To investigate trends over age by comorbidity status for the risk of limitations in individual activities of daily living for community-living older persons.Methods: A longitudinal population-based study was conducted in 9,319 community-living Dutch persons …

Background: This study investigated the trajectories of decline in individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) with aging and the effect of hearing loss, vision loss, or dual sensory loss on these trajectories in community-living frail older persons. Method: This longitudinal population-based …

Complex interventions are criticized for being a “black box”, which makes it difficult to determine why they succeed or fail. Recently, nine proactive primary-care programs aiming to prevent functional decline in older adults showed inconclusive effects. The aim of this study was to systematically unravel, …

De zorg voor ouderen verandert en wordt steeds meer in de wijk georganiseerd. Mensen worden niet alleen ouder, ook de complexiteit van hun zorgbehoefte neemt toe. Dit geldt met name voor ouderen die meerdere chronische ziekten en aandoeningen hebben. Vaak zijn diverse disciplines tegelijkertijd betrokken …

In recent years there has been much emphasis on 'research waste' caused by poor question selection, insufficient attention to previous research results, and avoidable weakness in research design, conduct and analysis. Little attention has been paid to the effect of inadequate development of interventions …

Care for older people with multiple chronic conditions and complex care require different disciplines which are often simultaneously involved. Interprofessional collaboration between professionals from medical and social care in the community is necessary to enhance quality of life and support of older …