In het veranderingsproces naar samen beslissen en passende zorg is het perspectief vanuit de patiënt, en de naasten, fundamenteel. Stichting FCIC (Family and patient Centered Intensive Care), waaronder patiëntenorganisatie IC-Connect, heeft in nauwe samenwerking met het Erasmus MC, HAN University of …

BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals in the hospital setting frequently assume primary caregiving responsibilities, which often leads family members to perceive this as standard practice during hospitalization. This dynamic may create a gap between actual and desired levels of family involvement. The …

De IC-HerstelWijzer en IC-NaastenCoach zijn nieuwe, digitale platforms die Intensive Care-patiënten en hun familie tijdens en na opname ondersteunen. Stichting FCIC (Family and Patient Centered Intensive Care) en patiëntenorganisatie IC-Connect zijn de platforms gestart in samenwerking met Erasmus MC. …

OBJECTIVE: We designed a Patient and Family Participation Education Program (PFEP) with the aim of fostering a positive attitude and enhancing the competencies of hospital nurses required for effective patient and family participation in care. METHODS: In a Dutch university hospital, we conducted a before-after …

Background Illness perceptions can affect the way people with musculoskeletal pain emotionally and behaviorally cope with their health condition. Understanding patients illness perceptions may help facilitate patient-centered care. The purpose of this study was to explore illness perceptions and the …

Background During acute hospital admission, patients often experience loss of functional status. A low level of physical activity is associated with higher levels of loss of functional status. Stimulating physical activity to maintain functional status is considered essential nursing care. Function Focused …

ABSTRACT Background: Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) in the Netherlands have been allowed to perform the role of coordinating practitioner (CP) since 2018. This role is reserved for mental health care specialists who are trained and qualified at the master’s degree level. Earlier …

Background and purpose: Many older patients with cancer have their family members, often their adult children, involved in a process of treatment decision making. Despite the growing awareness that family members can facilitate a process of shared decision making (SDM), literature about SDM pays little …

BACKGROUND: Family engagement in care for adult inpatients may improve shared decision making in the hospital and the competence and preparedness of informal caregivers to take over the care at home. An important strategy to involve family members in hospital care processes is to include them in (ward) …