This study aims to explore the obstacles to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) experienced by Belgian Dutch-speaking psychiatrists. We used an inductive, qualitative research strategy. Thirty-nine psychiatrists participated in five focus groups organis...
Auteurs:Karin Hannes, Guido Pieters, Jo Goedhuys, and Bert Aertgeerts
OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for detecting subacromial disorders in patients presenting in primary and secondary care settings. DATA SOURCES: Medline and Embase were searched on June 9, 2010. In addition, the refer...
Auteurs:Ramon P Ottenheijm, Mariette J Jansen, J Bart Staal, Ann van den Bruel, Rene E Weijers, Rob A de Bie, and Geert-Jan Dinant
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a multifaceted empowerment strategy on the actual use of single embryo transfer after in vitro fertilisation. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Five in vitro fertilisation clinics in the Netherland...
Auteurs:Arno van Peperstraten, Willianne Nelen, Richard Grol, Gerhard Zielhuis, Eddy Adang, Peep Stalmeier, Rosella Hermens, and Jan Kremer
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disease in pregnancy remains the leading cause of maternal mortality in the Netherlands. Seventeen percent of the clinical pregnancies are complicated by hypertension and 2% by preeclampsia. The Dutch Society of Obstetrics...
Auteurs:Susanne HE Luitjes, Maurice GAJ Wouters, Arie Franx, Hubertina CJ Scheepers, Veerle MH Coupe, Huub Wollersheim, Eric AP Steegers, Martijn P Heringa, Rosella PMG Hermens, and Maurits W van Tulder
OBJECTIVE: To assess determinants of patients' experiences and satisfaction with fertility care. DESIGN: Cross-sectional questionnaire study. SETTING: Sixteen fertility clinics in The Netherlands. PATIENT(S): A total of 1,499 infertile women in Th...
Auteurs:Selma M Mourad, Willianne LDM Nelen, Reinier P Akkermans, JHA Vollebergh, Richard PTM Grol, Rosella PMG Hermens, and Jan AM Kremer
BACKGROUND In recent decades, the overall rate of preterm births has increased. The aim of the present study was to examine whether this trend is also seen for multiple gestations. More specifically, we examined if there has been a decrease in ges...
Auteurs:M Gielen, CE van Beijsterveldt, Cathérine Derom, Robert Vlietinck, JG Nijhuis, MPA Zeegers, and DI Boomsma
CONTEXT: multiple studies of elderly patients show that the prevalence of chronic renal failure in people aged 65 years and older is dependent on the method used to calculate the glomerular filtration rate. We performed a systematic literature sea...
Auteurs:Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Lore Van Heden, Cathy Matheï, and Jean-Marie Degryse
INTRODUCTION: Bladder cancer recurrence occurs via four mechanisms - incomplete resection, tumour cell re-implantation, growth of microscopic tumours, and new tumour formation. The first two mechanisms are influenced by clinicians before and immed...
Auteurs:Richard T Bryan, Stuart I Collins, Mark C Daykin, Maurice P Zeegers, KK Cheng, D Michael A Wallace, and Graham M Sole
BACKGROUND: Research into the association between diabetes and pulmonary function has resulted in inconsistent outcomes among studies. We performed a metaanalysis to clarify this association. METHODS: From a systematic search of the literature, we...
Auteurs:Bram van den Borst, Harry R Gosker, Maurice P Zeegers, and Annemie MWJ Schols
Abstract Introduction: In previous papers we analysed the incidence of wheezing in young children living near the iron and steel factory in Călăraşi, and in a control region (Roseţi) without industrial air pollution. Research question: Is industri...
Auteurs:Alexandra C Câra, Jean-Marie Degryse, Marjan Van Den Akker, Geert-Jan Dinant, Carmen Manolovici, and Frank Buntinx
Aims and objectives To investigate the effect of the implementation of a patient and family education programme for pressure ulcer prevention in an organisation for home care nursing on guideline adherence and on prevalence and severity of pressur...
Auteurs:Louis Paquay, S Verstraete, R Wouters, Frank Buntinx, K Vanderwee, T Defloor, and H Van Gansbeke
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive geriatric assessment has been advocated as an effective way to first identify multidimensional needs and second to establish priorities for organizing an individual health care plan for community-dwelling elderly. This pa...
Auteurs:Corentin Duyver, Sabine Van Houdt, Jan De Lepeleire, Valerie Dory, and Jean-Marie Degryse
BACKGROUND:: Because many patients in usual care reach the diabetes treatment goals, it may be more efficacious to focus quality improvement efforts on those general practice populations requiring additional support. We therefore developed a tool ...
Auteurs:Geert Goderis, Liesbeth Borgermans, Jan Heyrman, Carine Van Den Broeke, An Carbonez, Chantal Mathieu, Geert Verbeke, and Richard Grol
BACKGROUND: Population and study design heterogeneity has confounded previous meta-analyses, leading to uncertainty about effectiveness and safety of elective high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in preterm infants. We assessed effectiven...
Auteurs:Filip Cools, Lisa M Askie, Martin Offringa, Jeanette M Asselin, Sandra A Calvert, Sherry E Courtney, Carlo Dani, David J Durand, Dale R Gerstmann, David J Henderson-Smart, Neil Marlow, Janet L Peacock, J Jane Pillow, Roger F Soll, Ulrich H Thome, Patrick Truffert, Michael D Schreiber, Patrick Van Reempts, Valentina Vendettuoli, and Giovanni Vento
We investigated success factors for the introduction of a guideline on recognition of Lynch syndrome in patients recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) below age 50 or a second CRC below age 70. Pathologists were asked to start microsatel...
Auteurs:LI Overbeek, RP Hermens, JH van Krieken, EM Adang, M Casparie, FM Nagengast, MJ Ligtenberg, and N Hoogerbrugge
