Background: Nutrition and nutritional care are essential for optimal outcomes, and, therefore of importance for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) given their high risk of complications. However, insight is lacking in how healthcare professionals directly involved in the care of patients …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity is essential in burn care to counteract the effects of severe burns and inactivity during hospitalization. However, detailed knowledge of performed physical activities is lacking. This study evaluated the feasibility of a dual accelerometer-based method to assess type, frequency, …

OBJECTIVES: Assessment of malnutrition-related muscle depletion with computed tomography (CT) using skeletal muscle index (SMI) and muscle radiation attenuation (MRA) at the third lumbar vertebra is well validated. However, SMI and MRA values at other vertebral locations and interchangeability as parameters …

PURPOSE: Malnutrition is frequent in hospitalized patients and is related to functional decline and poorer clinical outcomes. The Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) is a globally implemented malnutrition tool. We aimed to perform a linguistic and content validation of the translation …

Ik was dagvoorzitter en spreker op de kick off van een ziekenhuisbreed strategisch programma over gezondheid en zorg rondom grote operaties en andere impactvolle interventies.

Background In geriatric oncology, family members frequently accompany older patients with cancer to medical consultations and participate in shared decision-making (SDM) processes. While family involvement can enhance decision-making, it also presents challenges for healthcare professionals. Additionally, …

Het Trendscenario van de VTV-2024 laat ontwikkelingen zien op het gebied van volksgezondheid en zorg tussen 2022 en 2050. Het Trendscenario is geen voorspelling maar een verkenning van mogelijke ontwikkelingen. Het gaat uit van het voortzetten van ontwikkelingen en trends zonder dat er nieuw beleid wordt …