Publicaties

Background and objectives: Dual-task (DT) gait impairment in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and specifically in those with freezing of gait (FOG), reflects attentional dependency of movement. This study aimed to elucidate resting-state brain...

AIMS: To study the effect of a target-driven telecoaching intervention on HbA1c and other modifiable risk factors in people with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial in patients receiving hypoglycaemic agents. The p...

BACKGROUND: A computerised clinical decision support system (CCDSS) is a technology that uses patient-specific data to provide relevant medical knowledge at the point of care. It is considered to be an important quality improvement intervention, a...

Little is known about whether and how two chronic diseases interact with each other in modifying the risk of physical inactivity. The aim of the present study is to identify chronic disease pairs that are associated with compliance or noncomplianc...

Kritische bespreking van : Little P, White P, Kelly J, et al. Verbal and non-verbal behaviour and patient perception of communication in primary care: an observational study. Br J Gen Pract 2015;65:e357-65. Klinische vraag Welke verbale en non-ver...

A review of the effectiveness and potentials harms of self-help groups in substance misusing adolescents was performed. Twelve studies were examined. All studies were case series with important methodological shortcomings. The findings of these s...

'Safety netting' advice allows general practitioners (GPs) to cope with diagnostic uncertainty in primary care. It informs patients on 'red flag' features and when and how to seek further help. There is, however, insufficient evidence to support u...

BACKGROUND: Highly sensitive and specific urine-based tests to detect either primary or recurrent bladder cancer have proved elusive to date. Our ever increasing knowledge of the genomic aberrations in bladder cancer should enable the development ...

OBJECTIVE: Since many years, teaching and training in communication skills are cornerstones in the medical education curriculum. Although video recording in a real-time consultation is expected to positively contribute to the learning process, res...

INTRODUCTION: Our current knowledge-based society and the many actualisations within the medical profession require a great responsibility of physicians to continuously develop and refine their skills. In this article, we reflect on some recent fi...

What are the experiences of home health care workers with regard to the delegation of nursing activities, the supervision of health care assistants (HCAs), and the impact of these changes on the work of home nurses (HNs). In-depth interviews were ...

Impaired dual-task performance significantly impacts upon functional mobility in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study was to identify determinants of dual-task performance in people with PD in three different dual tasks to a...

BACKGROUND: There is an ongoing discussion on the rising CS rate worldwide. Suboptimal guideline adherence may be an important contributor to this rise. Before improvement of care can be established, optimal CS care in different settings has to be...

BACKGROUND: Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) have a significant impact on quality of life. Medication to relieve symptoms of NVP and HG are available but pregnant women and their caregivers have been concerned...

BACKGROUND: In our ageing society, valvular heart diseases (VHD) have become an increasing public health problem. However, the lack of studies describing the impact of these diseases on the outcome of very old subjects makes it difficult to apprec...

ACHTERGROND: Vroegtijdige zorgplanning (VZP) is een proces van reflectie en dialoog tussen de patiënt, zijn naasten en één of meerdere zorgverleners (waaronder een arts) waarbij toekomstige zorgdoelen besproken en gepland worden. Deze zorgdoelen z...

Multimorbidity remains an underexplored domain in Indian primary care. We undertook a study to assess the prevalence, correlates, and outcomes of multimorbidity in primary care settings in India. This paper describes the process of development and...

OBJECTIVES: To give an overview of important methodological challenges in collecting, validating, and further processing experiential expertise and how to address these challenges. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Based on our own experiences in studying...

Evaluating crop biodiversity is a challenging task and needs to integrate knowledge from different levels. This overview paper offers ways to tackle this challenge, illustrated by the case for drought tolerance in banana. KU Leuven hosts the Inter...

Alcohol and drug misuse continues to be an important problem among adolescents worldwide. Up to 72.5% of 14-18 year olds in the US (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [YRBSS], 2009) and close to 90% of 16 year olds in Europe reported to have ...

© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016. Research in patients with cancer and comorbidity poses methodological challenges due to heterogeneous study populations, difficulties with recruitment and a variety of relevant outcome measures. Th...

This chapter focuses on the effective communication strategies to cope with patients presenting with different sorts of psychosocial problems. The chapter is illustrated with a representative case description and a figure.

Across the world, producers of evidence-based guidelines have recognized the need to involve stakeholders in the development of guidelines (Brouwers et al, 2010). Stakeholders can be defined as people who have a legitimate interest in a guideline ...

Ageing has become a worldwide reality and presents new challenges for the health-care system. Research has shown that potentially inappropriate prescribing, both potentially inappropriate medications and potentially prescribing omissions, is highl...

There is a growing interest in environmental interventions to complement the psychosocial approaches to cope with agitation in dementia. The aim of this study was to present this evidence from literature and research to care practitioners and fami...