Publicaties

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to describe the patient's perspective on the GP's care after violent events: which role is the GP assigned; and how is the care appreciated. Events studied were serious accidents, burglary, robbery, phy...

In this exploratory study of 15 families with a twin-pair, of which one has an intellectual disability, the Nijmegen Questionnaire on Childrearing Situations (NQCS) was used to ask mothers about their perceptions and experiences of parenting. An i...

BACKGROUND: Depression has been linked to the occurrence of a number of somatic diseases. There are no data for PD. OBJECTIVE: To determine if depression is associated with a subsequent risk for PD. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study design bas...

Currently, the most important risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Europe is intravenous drug use. To establish a better insight into the epidemiology of hepatitis C among intravenous drug users (IVDUs) in western European countrie...

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to 1) examine the prevalence of sexual problems in women with type 1 diabetes, 2) compare this prevalence rate with that of an age-matched control group, 3) study the influence of diabetes-related somatic factors on fem...

In this cross-sectional study we examined the occurrence of any relation between the emergence of medical disorders and the family structure and interactions, as measured with the Dutch version of the Family Environment Scale (GKS-II). Less cohesi...

We performed a prospective study to describe the broad spectrum of causes of chest pain in patients presenting to the emergency department and to compare the diagnoses in referred patients, self-referred patients and patients rushed in by ambulanc...

STUDY DESIGN: A clinical practice guideline. OBJECTIVES: To assist physiotherapists in decision making and to improve the efficacy and uniformity of care for patients with whiplash-associated disorders Grades I and II. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: ...

The case of a 66-year-old woman with rapidly progressive respiratory distress caused by a massive anterior neck mass with tracheal compression is presented. Within 24 hours, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and immunocytochemistry provided a...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic performance of the CAGE and AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) and its derivatives, and laboratory tests for screening alcohol abuse or dependence in a male medical hospital population. DESIGN: A d...

Aims: Measurement of electrocardiographic intervals to assess dispersion in ventricular repolarization may be helpful in the assessment of the risk of ventricular arrhythmia. We measured QTc, QT dispersion, and T wave intervals in premature infant...

This study aimed to examine: 1) the prevalence of sexual problems in women with type 1 diabetes; 2) the comparison of this prevalence rate with that of an age-matched control group; 3) the influence of diabetes related somatic factors on female se...

Patiënten met een drankprobleem worden door hun huisarts vaak niet herkend. Toch is een tijdige interventie van belang om de gezondheidsrisico's voor de patiënt en diens omgeving te beperken. Deze studie werd verricht op een steekproef van1.992 pa...

Although elderly with alcohol problems often use health care organisation and alcoholism is a threat for their health, it is seldom detected. Therefore, an instrument for a first screening of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in elderly would b...

A couple of years ago, the Belgian Federal Ministry of Health decided to back the development of a basic conceptual model for Electronic Patient Record (EPR) in primary care. Using consensus and modeling relational techniques, a working group of e...