De inbreng van de patiënt en zijn informele verzorgers is belangrijk om in de thuiszorg op doeltreffende wijze doorligwonden te voorkomen. Hoewel in België sinds enkele jaren een richtlijn voor de preventie van decubitus publiek beschikbaar is, be...
Deze systematische review toont aan dat er een gebrek is aan RCT’s met een goede wetenschappelijke kwaliteit over de preventie van decubitus. Vooralsnog is het niet mogelijk om een evidence-based beleid voor decubituspreventie te formuleren. De be...
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Patiëntenfeedback betreffende communicatievaardigheden bij middel van een vragenlijst die wordt ingevuld na afloop van consultaties, blijkt relatief eenvoudig te implementeren in de huisartsenopleidingspraktijk en levert voldoende waardevolle info...
Auteurs:Marc Van Nuland, Ruth Baens et Jo Goedhuys
Infectious diseases are a very common occurrence in nursing homes. While the reasons for preventing infections are the same in nursing homes and in acute hospitals, several considerations relevant to prevention of infection differ in nursing homes...
Auteurs:Cathy Matheï, L Niclaes, C Suetens, B Jans et Frank Buntinx
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to add to the data on associations between occupation and bladder cancer thereby strengthening the case for focused research on specific occupational categories. METHODS: Two hundred two cases and 390 controls...
Auteurs:RC Reulen, Eliane Kellen, Frank Buntinx et MPA Zeegers
Most studies on the epidemiology of erysipelas are done in hospitals, resulting in patient selection. The aim of this study is to determine epidemiological characteristics and comorbidity of erysipelas based on primary care data.
Auteurs:Stefaan Bartholomeeusen, Jan Vandenbroucke, Carla Truyers et Frank Buntinx
Aim. This paper is a report of a study of the inter-observer reliability of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel pressure ulcer classification system and of the differential diagnosis between moisture lesions and pressure ulcers. Background....
Auteurs:D Beeckman, L Schoonhoven, J Fletcher, K Furtado, L Gunningberg, H Heyman, C Lindcolm, Louis Paquay, J Verdu et T Defloor
Clinical indicators give an indication of the quality of the patient care delivered. They must comply with highquality standards and should be constructed in a careful and transparent manner. Indicators must be relevant to the important aspects of...
Auteurs:H Wollersheim, R Hermens, M Hulscher, J Braspenning, M Ouwens, J Schouten, H Marres, R Dijkstra et R Grol
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between exposure to cadmium and bladder cancer risk. Methods: Weconducted a case-control study in Belgium and measured the blood levels of cadmium in 172 bladder cases and 359 popula...
Auteurs:Eliane Kellen, MPA Zeegers, ED Hond et Frank Buntinx
Aim: exploring the frequency of the term 'evidence-based' and related terms in Belgian literature for nurses in Dutch language; presenting an evolution in time for the period 1990-2004. Method: a hand search was done for articles of 23 journals. W...
Ernstige infecties worden gedefinieerd als pneumonie, sepsis, meningitis , pyelonefritis, osteomyelitis, cellulitis en bacteriële gastro-enteriti s. Tussen 1998 en 2002 was de incidentie bij kinderen 1% per jaar in Vla anderen, waarvan vier vijfde...
In this article we present the protocol of the Birmingham Registry for Twin Heritability Studies (BiRTHS), which aims to establish a long-term prospective twin registry with twins identified from the antenatal period and subjected to detailed foll...
Auteurs:Ruth E Krone, Andrew K Ewer, Timothy G Barrett, Robert J Moy, Shagaf Bakour, Eamonn R Maher, Shakila Thangaratinam, Philip Cox, Bill Martin, Khalid S Khan et Maurice Zeegers
The objective of this study was to assess how frequently end-of-life decisions (ELDs) with a possible or certain life-shortening effect in neonates and infants were discussed with parents, and to determine if consultation of parents was associated...
Auteurs:Veerle Provoost, Filip Cools, Peter Deconinck, José Ramet, Reginald Deschepper, Johan Bilsen, Freddy Mortier, Yvan Vandenplas et Luc Deliens
Auteurs:D Pestiaux, D Paulus, G Oldenhove, G Peeters, C Mathieu, F Nobels, J Wens, K Dirven, P Van Royen, L Borgermans, J Heyrman, S Swinnen, G Goderis, L Van Eygen, P Sunaert, L Feyen, J Demaeseneer, D Thimus, M Vanandruel et D Ramaekers
Medical records from primary care facilities are increasingly being used for scientific research purposes. In Belgium both the Huisartsenpeilpraktijken and the Intego network are morbidity registration systems, which use medical data collected fro...
Auteurs:Carla Truyers, Viviane Van Casteren, Stephaan Bartholomeeusen, N Bossuyt, Jos Dumortier et Frank Buntinx
INTRODUCTION: The aim was to describe and analyse signs that make caregivers suspect memory problems among elderly patients in general practice. METHODS: This prospective study was conducted in October and November 2002 among all patients aged 65 ...
Auteurs:Frans Boch Waldorff, Nils Wolff Haugbølle, Hans Christian Møller, Susanne Rishøj et Gunhild Waldemar
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To assess the criterion validity of paper-and-pencil vignettes to assess guideline adherence by physiotherapists in the Netherlands. The evidence-based physiotherapy practice guideline for low back pain was used as ...
Auteurs:Geert MJ Rutten, Janneke Harting, Stephen TJ Rutten, Trudy Bekkering et Stef PJ Kremers
BACKGROUND: While developing and distributing clinical practice guidelines are important in optimising clinical healthcare, insight into actual care is necessary to achieve successful implementation. Developing quality indicators may be the first ...
Auteurs:RPMG Hermens, MMTJ Ouwens, SY Vonk-Okhuijsen, Y van der Wel, VCG Tjan-Heijnen, LD van den Broeke, VKY Ho, MLG Janssen-Heijnen, HJM Groen, RPTM Grol et HCH Wollersheim
OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of an outcome measurement scale of the Minimum Data Set of the Resident Assessment Instrument for nursing homes (MDS/RAI-NH), the Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS) and the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)...
Auteurs:Louis Paquay, Jan De Lepeleire, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Michel Ylieff, Ovide Fontaine et Frank Buntinx
A meta-analysis was undertaken to quantitatively determine if men with low selenium levels were at increased risk of prostate cancer. PubMed, EMBASE and current contents were searched to identify relevant studies. The effect size was calculated by...
Auteurs:Maree Brinkman, Raoul C Reulen, Eliane Kellen, Frank Buntinx et Maurice Zeegers
OBJECTIVES: N-nitroso compounds, endogenously formed from nitrate-derived nitrite, are suspected to be important bladder carcinogens. However, the association between nitrate exposure from food or drinking water and bladder cancer has not been sub...
Auteurs:Maurice Zeegers, Roel FM Selen, Jos CS Kleinjans, R Alexandra Goldbohm et Piet A van den Brandt
