Background: Despite high prevalence of mental problems among elderly migrants in The Netherlands, the use of psychosocial care services by this group is low. Scientific evidence points at the crucial role of social support for mental health and the use of psychosocial services. We therefore explored …

Background The major challenges in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) care are guiding a patient in daily living with the consequences of the disease, reducing the impact of symptoms and improving Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). The new nurse-led COPD-Guidance, Research on an Illness …

From the publisher's website: Large groups in society, in particular people with low literacy, lack the necessary proactivity and problem-solving skills to be self-reliant. One omnipresent problem area where these skills are relevant regards filling in forms and questionnaires. These problems could be …

Background Ethnic differences in colon cancer (CC) care were shown in the United States, but results are not directly applicable to European countries due to fundamental healthcare system differences. This is the first study addressing ethnic differences in treatment and survival for CC in the Netherlands. Methods Data …

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 …

Knowledge children need to know when one of their parents has a mental illness.In the research of Children Of Parents With a Mental Illness, the information given to children is evaluated. What children want to know is not searched for systematically. So professionals and people in the network of these …

Background: Courses for migrants in Europe are mostly aimed at literacy in western languages as a means for participation in society. These curricula are not suitable for migrants without previous basic education, which leaves groups of migrants vulnerable to alienation and without support for social …

Aanleiding: Van de Nederlandse bevolking is 12% laaggeletterd. Deze mensen missen de vaardigheden die nodig zijn om informatie over gezondheid te vinden, te begrijpen en te gebruiken. Dit heeft mogelijk gevolgen voor zorgverlening (van Eijck, 2011). Probleemstelling: De zorgverleners van een zorgteam …

In the Netherlands 75% of the mothers start breastfeeding their infants. After 1 month this is 46% (CBS 2012). International guidelines (WHO) recommend that mothers should breastfeed until 6 months. In this study - that is part of a larger Dutch study on mothers’ decisions to stop or to continue breastfeeding …

Probleemstelling: Er is nog maar weinig bekend over effectieve voorlichting bij volwassenen met lage gezondheidsvaardigheden in de zorg. Vraagstelling: Wat is er bekend in de literatuur over hoe effectieve voorlichting qua vorm en inhoud er uit moet zien bij volwassenen met lage gezondheidsvaardigheden …