Auteurs:Tine De Burghgraeve, Suzanne JF Kaptein, Jan Paeshuyse, Vanesa Ayala-Nunez, Maria Preobrazhenskaya, Andrea Gamarnik, Jolanda Smit, and Johan Neyts
PURPOSE: Patients with cancer are not always treated according to available guidelines. Factors such as age and comorbidities are frequently used as arguments for nonadherence. The aim of this study was to measure guideline adherence with guidelin...
Auteurs:Lianne Wennekes, Petronella B Ottevanger, John M Raemaekers, Harry C Schouten, Marjorie WE de Kok, Cornelis JA Punt, Richard P Grol, Hub C Wollersheim, and Rosella P Hermens
Introduction Multidisciplinary team meetings about a patient are a way to coordinate fragmented care. The Minimal Data Set/Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS/RAI) is a tool to prepare and support these meetings. Methods An exploratory qualitati...
Auteurs:Sabine Van Houdt, Jan De Lepeleire, Kristel Vanden Driessche, Gabie Thijs, and Frank Buntinx
OBJECTIVE: To identify determinants of growth during infancy. STUDY DESIGN: The sample included 424 twin pairs from the East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey. Multilevel regression analysis was performed and intrapair growth correlations were calc...
Auteurs:Robbert NH Touwslager, Marij Gielen, Cathérine Derom, Antonius LM Mulder, Willem-Jan M Gerver, Luc J Zimmermann, Alfons JHM Houben, Coen DA Stehouwer, Robert Vlietinck, Ruth JF Loos, and Maurice P Zeegers
BACKGROUND Proper use of clinical practice guidelines can decrease variation in care between settings. However, actual use of fertility guidelines is suboptimal and in need of improvement. Hence, a cluster-randomized controlled trial was designed ...
Auteurs:Selma M Mourad, Rosella PMG Hermens, Janine Liefers, Reinier P Akkermans, GA Zielhuis, E Adang, Richard PTM Grol, Willianne LDM Nelen, and Jan AM Kremer
BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity has been suggested to be associated with a variety of negative health-related outcomes. The present study was designed to evaluate the association between multimorbidity and subjective memory complaints. METHODS: This cr...
Auteurs:S Aarts, M van den Akker, KJ Hajema, AM van Ingen, JFM Metsemakers, FRJ Verhey, and MPJ van Boxtel
Summary This review evaluates the evidence for the diagnostic efficacy of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for impacted teeth and associated features. PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched using specific indexing terms and refe...
Auteurs:Maria Eugenia Guerrero Acevedo, Maryam Shahbazian, G Elsiena Bekkering, Olivia Nackaerts, Reinhilde Jacobs, and K Horner
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is common; however, good epidemiological data are scarce. Such information can help all the involved stakeholders to make responsible decisions about health budgets and prioritisation. This study aims to provide best-...
Auteurs:GE Bekkering, MM Bala, K Reid, E Kellen, J Harker, R Riemsma, FJPM Huygen, and J Kleijnen
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the effect of dietary intake of micronutrients that are metabolized and excreted via the urinary tract on bladder cancer risk. METHODS: A semi-quantitative 322 item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to ...
Auteurs:MT Brinkman, Frank Buntinx, E Kellen, PC Dagnelie, MCJM Van Dongen, Erik Muls, and MP Zeegers
OBJECTIVE: We systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed literature examining associations of vitamin D (dietary intake, circulating 25-hydroxy-vitamin-D (25(OH)D), and 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin-D (1,25(OH)(2)D) concentrations) with prostate cancer. M...
Auteurs:Rebecca Gilbert, Richard M Martin, Rebecca Beynon, Ross Harris, Jelena Savovic, Luisa Zuccolo, Geertruida E Bekkering, William D Fraser, Jonathan AC Sterne, and Chris Metcalfe
AIM: The Western diet typically consists of high levels of saturated fat from animal products and has been associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. Whilst olive oil, the predominant fat in the Mediterranean diet, has been associated wi...
Auteurs:Maree Brinkman, Frank Buntinx, K Kellen, MCJM Van Dongen, PC Dagnelie, E Muls, and MP Zeegers
OBJECTIVES: To study prevalence, determinants, and complications at diagnosis of diabetes and intermediate hyperglycemia (IH) in Kisantu, a semirural town in Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A large-scale...
Auteurs:Muel Telo Muyer, Erik Muls, Mala A Mapatano, Risasi Makulo, Moïse Mvitu, Wivine Kimenyembo, Makasa Mandja, Pierre Kimbondo, Ebanz'osongo Bieleli, Dieudonné Kaïmbo Wa Kaïmbo, Nazaire Nseka, Wemakoy Okitolonda, Carla Truyers, and Frank Buntinx
Additional fractures after hip fracture are common, but little is known about the risk factors associated with these events. We determined the clinical risk factors associated with fracture following a low-trauma hip fracture and whether clinical ...
Auteurs:Cathleen S Colón-Emeric, Kenneth W Lyles, Guoqin Su, Carl F Pieper, Jay S Magaziner, Jonathan D Adachi, Christina M Bucci-Rechtweg, Patrick Haentjens, Steven Boonen, and for the HORIZON Recurrent Fracture Trial
OBJECTIVE: Guidelines on recurrent miscarriage are poorly implemented in daily clinical practice. To ensure proper implementation, we identified existing barriers and facilitators for guideline adherence according to professionals and patients. DE...
Auteurs:Emmy Van Den Boogaard, Rosella PMG Hermens, Nico J Leschot, Ruth Baron, Jos HA Vollebergh, Rob E Bernardus, Fulco Van Der Veen, Jan AM Kremer, and Mariette Goddijn
Estimates on the epidemiology of chronic non-cancer pain vary widely throughout Europe. It is unclear whether this variation reflects true population differences or methodological factors. Such epidemiological information supports European decisio...
Auteurs:Kim J Reid, Julie Harker, Malgorzata M Bala, Carla Truyers, Eliane Kellen, Geertruida Elsiena Bekkering, and Jos Kleijnen
Despite their necessity and relevance, studies examining the professional self-image of nurses and instruments to measure this professional self-image in the homecare setting are scarce. This study highlights both the positive self-image of home n...
Auteurs:Kristel De Vliegher, Koen Milisen, R Wouters, Kristien Scheepmans, Louis Paquay, Roseline Debaillie, Ludo Geys, F Okerman, I Van Deuren, and Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé
OBJECTIVE: To identify organizational determinants of positive patient experiences with fertility care, with the goal of improving patient centeredness of care. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: One large university clinic and 12 medium-siz...
Auteurs:Inge WH van Empel, Rosella PMG Hermens, Reinier P Akkermans, Kees WP Hollander, Willianne LDM Nelen, and Jan AM Kremer
From both clinical experience and research we learned that in complex progressive disorders such as dementia, diagnosis includes multiple steps, each with their own clinical and research characteristics.
Auteurs:Frank Buntinx, Jan De Lepeleire, Louis Paquay, Steve Iliffe, and Birgitte Schoenmakers
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene prescriptions are the most important measure in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. Yet, compliance rates are generally below 50% of all opportunities for hand hygiene. This study aims at evaluating the short- ...
Auteurs:Anita Huis, Lisette Schoonhoven, Richard Grol, George Borm, Eddy Adang, Marlies Hulscher, and Theo van Achterberg
