Background: More knowledge about characteristics of children and adolescents who need intensive levels of psychiatric treatment is important to improve treatment approaches. These characteristics were investigated in those who need youth Assertive Community Treatment (youth-ACT). Method: A cross-sectional …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this observational study was to establish the possible presence of confounders on the association between temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and headaches in a patient population from a TMD and Orofacial Pain Clinic. METHODS: Several subtypes of headaches were diagnosed: self-reported …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) is used internationally as the reference method for proactive risk assessment (screening), assessment, monitoring and triaging for interventions in patients with cancer. This review aims to explain the rationale behind …

In 2015 behandelde Dierenkliniek Veenendaal 799 katten in de kliniek. Het aantal potentiële klanten ligt echter hoger. Door directe concurrentie wordt Dierenkliniek Veenendaal gemotiveerd om onderscheidend te blijven van andere klinieken. In januari 2016 behaalde de kliniek het Cat Friendly Clinic Gold …

Wereldwijd worden jaarlijks 800.000 mannen met prostaatkanker gediagnosticeerd. Radiotherapie is een veel gebruikte behandeling voor prostaatkanker. Processen rondom radiotherapie brengen onzekerheden met zich mee die ondervangen worden door passende marges rond het doelvolume te hanteren. Onzekerheden …

Het aantal mensen dat huidkanker ontwikkelt op Aruba neemt toe. Uit eerder onderzoek blijkt dat er veel leed voorkomen kan worden als men meer weet over de huidaandoening melanoom en de vroege signalen ervan herkend. Uitgebreid aangeleerd zelfonderzoek van de huid kan leiden tot een vroegere diagnose …

Preoperative functional status is a risk factor for developing postoperative complications (POC) in major abdominal and thoracic surgery, but this has hardly been evaluated in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to determine if preoperative …

Background In 2007, routine hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody testing was introduced for men who have sex with men (MSM) with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive or unknown status attending a Dutch sexually transmitted infection (STI) outpatient clinic. We evaluated whether this screening resulted …

To support young people in their transition to adulthood and transfer to adult care, a number of interventions have been developed. One particularly important intervention is the transition clinic (TC), where paediatric and adult providers collaborate. TCs are often advocated as best practices in …

BACKGROUND: Improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important goal in preventive cardiology. HRQOL is also related to depressive symptoms, which represent a common co-morbidity and risk factor in patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Comprehensive nurse-coordinated prevention …