OBJECTIVE: To identify subfertile couples' experiences with specific aspects of intrauterine insemination (IUI) care and to determine which patient and hospital characteristics affect their experiences. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey with written ...
Auteurs:Esther C Haagen, Rosella P Hermens, Willianne L Nelen, Didi D Braat, Jan A Kremer, and Richard R Grol
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the pressure ulcer prevalence in home nursing patients and to evaluate guideline adherence of measures for the prevention of pressure ulcers and the participation of informal carers in pressure ulcer prevention....
Auteurs:Louis Paquay, R Wouters, T Defloor, Frank Buntinx, R Debaillie, and L Geys
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify differences and similarities in health behavior clusters for respondents with different educational backgrounds. METHODS: A total of 9449 respondents from the 2002 wave of the Dutch SMILE cohort study partic...
Auteurs:Hein de Vries, Jonathan van't Riet, Mark Spigt, Job Metsemakers, Marjan van den Akker, Jeroen K Vermunt, and Stef Kremers
Abstract: Background: Prompt diagnosis of acute myovardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome is very important. Aim: A systematic review was conducted to determinate the accuracy of 10 important signs and symptoms in selected and non-selected ...
Auteurs:Rudi Bruyninckx, Bert Aertgeerts, Pieter Bruyninckx, and Frank Buntinx
BACKGROUND: Health problems, health behavior, and the consequences of bad health are often intertwined. There is a growing need among physicians, researchers and policy makers to obtain a comprehensive insight into the mutual influences of differe...
Auteurs:Marjan van den Akker, Mark G Spigt, Lore De Raeve, Ben van Steenkiste, Job FM Metsemakers, Ernst J van Voorst, and Hein de Vries
Hypericine, een fotosensibilisator aanwezig in een groot aantal soorten van het plantengeslacht Hypericum, bezit de eigenschap selectief op te stapelen in tumoren na systemische of lokale toediening. Een fundamenteel begrijpen van het tumoritrope ...
BACKGROUND: The impact of evidence-based practice (EBP) has increased substantially in recent years. However, health care practitioners are experiencing difficulties in implementing EBP. AIM: The specific task was to find out what problems are enc...
Auteurs:K Hannes, G Pieters, W Simons, G Herman, and B Aertgeerts
A systematic review of PDE-5 inhibitors for erectile dysfunction was performed to evaluate the utility of quantitative methods for identifying and exploring the influence of bias and study quality on pooled outcomes from meta-analyses. We included...
Auteurs:Trudy Bekkering, AM Abou-Setta, and J Kleijnen
BACKGROUND: In Romania data on cardiovascular risk factors are sparse. OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in a primary care setting in Romania. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, patients aged 2...
Auteurs:Doina M Bunescu, Henri EJH Stoffers, Marjan van den Akker, and Geert Jan Dinant
The first phase in the evaluation of diagnostic procedures consists of (1) specifying the clinical problem, the diagnostic procedures(s), and the research question, and (2) a systematic search and review of the literature, to decide whether the qu...
Auteurs:JA Knottnerus, Ann Van den Bruel, and Frank Buntinx
bespreking van: Cox K, Britten N, Hooper R, White P. Patients' involvement in decisions about medicines: GPs' perceptions of their preferences. Br J Gen Pract 2007: 57:777-84.
bespreking van: Arnold IA, de Waal MW, Eekhof JA, Spinhoven P, et al. Onverklaarde lichamelijke klachten en de samenhang met depressie en angst. Huisarts Wet 2007;50:686-9.
BACKGROUND: Some 84% of all European in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intracytoplasmatic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles is performed with the transfer of more than 1 embryo, with 22% resulting in twin pregnancies. At many centres, the choice for on...
Auteurs:AM Van Peperstraten, IAM Kreuwel, RPMG Hermens, WLDM Nelen, PA Van Dop, RPTM Grol, and JAM Kremer
Auteurs:Rino Versluys, Anja Desomer, Gerlinde Lenaerts, Pieter Beyl, Michael Van Damme, Bram Vanderborght, Innes Vanderniepen, Georges Van der Perre, and Dirk Lefeber
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this qualitative study was to identify and analyse the participants' experienced outcome of an intensive structured psychosocial intervention programme with tailored counselling, education and support groups for home-living ...
Auteurs:Lisbeth V Sorensen, Frans B Waldorff, and Gunhild Waldemar
Wat is het effect van een gestructureerd groepseducatieprogramma in vergelijking met gewone zorgverlening op klinische, psychosociale en levensstijlparameters bij eerstelijnspatiënten met recent vastgestelde type 2-diabetes? Deze studie kan niet a...
Hoe verschillen de orale antidiabetica op het vlak van winst en ongewenste effecten bij volwassene met type 2-diabetes? Deze studie toont aan dat de oudere OAD (metformine en tweede generatie hypoglykemiërende sulfamiden) even of zelfs meer effect...
This paper looks how different coordination centres for home care function in Flandres. In every of the five Flemish provinces, one coordination centre for home care was selected. A semistructured interview was taken, audiotaped and transcribed. T...
bespreking van: Vandenbroucke JP, Elm EV, Altman DG, Gotzsche PC, et al. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med 2007;147(8):W-163.
OBJECTIVES: To explore views on high quality diabetes care based on an analysis of existing diversity in diabetes care programmes and related quality indicators. METHODS: A review of systematic reviews was performed. Four databases (MEDLINE databa...
Auteurs:Liesbeth AD Borgermans, Geert Goderis, Marielle Ouwens, Johan Wens, Jan Heyrman, and Richard PTM Grol
Due to its high power-to-weight ratio, a pleated pneumatic artificial muscle (PPAM) offers an interesting alternative actuation source for robotic devices. Its inherent compliant behaviour excites another broad field of interest: assistive clinica...
Auteurs:Rino Versluys, Anja Desomer, Gerlinde Lenaerts, Olivier Pareit, Bram Vanderborght, Georges Van der Perre, Louis Peeraer, and Dirk Lefeber
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence and potential clinical implications of self-reported memory impairment among elderly patients in general practice. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study in 17 general practices serving 40,865 patients,...
Auteurs:Frans Boch Waldorff, Susanne Rishoj, and Gunhild Waldemar
