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The primary goal of the study is to evaluate the effect of CAT on daily functioning and community participation, and thereby psychosocial well-being. Secundairy goals are evaluating the implementation of CAT in the usual care and eveluation of the (…
The aim of this study is to accelerate recovery after liver surgery by enhancing intestinal passage through the preoperative use of Movicol®.
The aim of this study is to evaluate an intervention aimed at improving family disclosure of inherited cancer risks by 1) supporting counselees in what they experience as a necessary, but at times difficult, task and, consequently 2) provide more at…
End-of-life care involves high costs, but frequently fails in providing optimal patient centred care and quality of life. In the US, Advance Care Planning (ACP), a formalised process of communication about care preferences, has resulted in better…
This study aims to examine the efficacy and cost-efficacy of multidisciplinary systematic medication reviews.
To evaluate whether the DBI can be used as a tool to identify patients with anticholinergic and/ or sedative medication in need of a medication review.
To evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Energetic. Secondary objectives include evaluation of barriers and facilitators for implementation of Energetic in other settings.
We have developed the TES program, which involves Targeted selection and Enhanced care, delivered on the basis of Stepped care (TES). The primary study aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the TES-program compared to usual care in reducing…
This study is to answer two questions. First the acceptability and ease of use of the modified version of he Delphi Screener in general and in different body positions. Second the confirmation of a sufficient yield of cervicovaginal cells by self…
Primary objectives of INTACT III are:1) to prospectively compare the efficacy of Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS) with BOTOX® 100 U related to the Patient Perception of Bladder Condition (PPBC) questionnaire (Coyne 2006) and the reduction of urinary…
Primairy objective: The primary objective of this study is to get insight in the effect of the multidisciplinary integrated care programme on self-help, social participation and experienced quality of life of elderly stroke patients. And the effect…
The current project aims first to examine whether IPT produces outcomes that are superior to the comprehensive treatments already available ('care as usual'). Primary outcomes include parenting behavior and the quality of the parent-child…
To test if the *analogue patient paradigm* is a suitable methodology to assess effects of communication on patient outcomes. More specifically we aim to test if watching a video of a simulated consultation on a common medical problem leads to…
1. What is the effectiveness of MIP (MI-based pre-treatment) compared to UC (usual care) on the level of participation and treatment drop-out in patients with chronic non-specific musculoskeletal pain following pain rehabilitation?2. What is the…
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate in a randomized controlled clinical trial the clinical effectiveness of TAT on the proportion of medication non-adherent patients over 24 months, in schizophrenia outpatients who have poor…
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the CARe methodology in terms of rehabilitation, participation, empowerment, hope and confidence, fullfilled needs for care and quality of life. The central research question is: *Does the support…
To optimize the quality and cost-effectiveness of care for jaundiced neonates in the Isala Klinieken.
Primary objective of this study is to improve medication adherence by introduction of adequate screening methods and an additional specific nurse based intervention (structural informative consulting and motivational counseling) in combination with…
The objective of this study is to evaluate effects of the use of the Pelican instrument in routine medical care for asthmatic children in primary and secondary care.
To compare group medical appointment as a novel approach in care for chronic neuromuscular patients with conventional outpatient visits, in terms of health outcomes and costs.