35 Result(s)

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Process evaluation of the implementation of the ABC method, an intervention for nurses dealing with challenging behaviour of patients with brain injury

Introducing new working methods is common in healthcare organisations. However, implementation of a new method is often suboptimal. This reduces the effectiveness of the innovation and has several other negati...

Climmy Pouwels, Peggy Spauwen, Hilde Verbeek, Ieke Winkens, Rudolf Ponds in BMC Nursing (2024)

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A qualitative exploration of professionals’ perspectives on the implementation of reablement intervention programs in community care

Reablement is considered a complex intervention due to its multicomponent, person-centered, holistic approach promoting older adults’ active participation in daily activities. It is important to consider the u...

Ines Mouchaers, Lise E. Buma, Hilde Verbeek, Sandra Zwakhalen… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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District nurses’ experiences with involuntary treatment in dementia care at home: a qualitative descriptive study

Research shows that half of person(s) living with dementia (PLWD) receive care which they resist and/or have not given consent to, defined as involuntary treatment. District nurses play a key role in providing...

Vincent R.A. Moermans, Jan P.H. Hamers, Hilde Verbeek… in BMC Nursing (2023)

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Systematic development of a set of implementation strategies for transitional care innovations in long-term care

Numerous transitional care innovations (TCIs) are being developed and implemented to optimize care continuity for older persons when transferring between multiple care settings, help meet their care needs, and...

Amal Fakha, Bram de Boer, Jan. P. Hamers… in Implementation Science Communications (2023)

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An overview of innovative living arrangements within long-term care and their characteristics: a sco** review

Within long-term care, a culture change (e.g. focus on increasing autonomy in everyday life) is leading to the development of innovative living arrangements for older adults. Insight into characteristics of in...

Mara Brouwers, Damien S.E. Broekharst, Bram de Boer, Wim G. Groen… in BMC Geriatrics (2023)

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After COVID-19 vaccinations: what does living and working in nursing homes look like?

Nursing homes were disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination was considered critical for the normalization of daily live of nursing home residents. The present study investigates the imp...

Judith H. J. Urlings, Ramona Backhaus, Hilde Verbeek, Bram de Boer… in BMC Geriatrics (2023)

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Stakeholders’ experiences and perception on transitional care initiatives within an integrated care project in Belgium: a qualitative interview study

In 2015, a plan for integrated care was launched by the Belgium government that resulted in the implementation of 12 integrated care pilot project across Belgium. The pilot project Zorgzaam Leuven consists of ...

Merel Leithaus, Amal Fakha, Johan Flamaing, Hilde Verbeek, Mieke Deschodt… in BMC Geriatrics (2023)

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Exploring resident experiences of person-centred care at mealtimes in long-term residential care: a rapid ethnography

Poor nutrition is a common ongoing problem in long-term residential care, often resulting in reduced quality of life. Previous research has concluded that the content of the meal, dining environment, service s...

Megan Davies, Franziska Zúñiga, Hilde Verbeek, Sandra Staudacher in BMC Geriatrics (2022)

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End-of-life care for people with dementia on a green care farm during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Green care farms combine agriculture production with health-related, social and educational services. In the Netherlands, they form an alternative to traditional nursing homes for people with dementia. Green c...

Kirsten D. Smit, Sascha R. Bolt, Bram de Boer, Hilde Verbeek… in BMC Geriatrics (2022)

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Correction to: The concept of disability and its causal mechanisms in older people over time from a theoretical perspective: a literature review

Ines Mouchaers, Hilde Verbeek, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen… in European Journal of Ageing (2022)

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The concept of disability and its causal mechanisms in older people over time from a theoretical perspective: a literature review

Ageing with a disability increases the risk of hospitalization and nursing home admission. Ageing in place interventions aiming to reduce disability are often not sufficiently effective and inadequately theory...

Ines Mouchaers, Hilde Verbeek, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen… in European Journal of Ageing (2022)

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Changing the long-term care spectrum

Hilde Verbeek, Gary Mitchell in BMC Geriatrics (2022)

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Family caregivers’ perspectives on their interaction and relationship with people living with dementia in a nursing home: a qualitative study

Social interactions are important for people living with dementia in a nursing home. However, not much is known about interactions and relationships between residents and family caregivers and related experien...

Charlotte T. M. van Corven, Annemiek Bielderman, Peter L. B. J. Lucassen… in BMC Geriatrics (2022)

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Fostering the implementation of transitional care innovations for older persons: prioritizing the influencing key factors using a modified Delphi technique

Transitions in care for older persons requiring long-term care are common and often problematic. Therefore, the implementation of transitional care innovations (TCIs) aims to improve necessary or avert avoidab...

Amal Fakha, Bram de Boer, Theo van Achterberg, Jan Hamers, Hilde Verbeek in BMC Geriatrics (2022)

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From wave to wave: a Dutch national study on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on well-being and family visitation in nursing homes

To protect nursing home residents, many governments around the world implemented blanket visitor bans in March and April 2020. As a consequence, family caregivers, friends, and volunteers were not allowed to e...

Ramona Backhaus, Hilde Verbeek, Bram de Boer, Judith H. J. Urlings… in BMC Geriatrics (2021)

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A myriad of factors influencing the implementation of transitional care innovations: a sco** review

Care transitions of older persons between multiple care settings are frequently hampered by various issues such as discontinuous care delivery or poor information transfer among healthcare providers. Therefore...

Amal Fakha, Lindsay Groenvynck, Bram de Boer, Theo van Achterberg… in Implementation Science (2021)

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Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors and costs

Evidence is lacking on the differences between hospitalisation of people with dementia living in nursing homes and those living in the community. The objectives of this study were: 1) to describe the frequency...

F. Javier Afonso-Argilés, Gabriele Meyer, Astrid Stephan, Mercè Comas… in BMC Geriatrics (2020)

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Interventions to foster family inclusion in nursing homes for people with dementia: a systematic review

Family inclusion in nursing homes is central to the provision of individualized care for people with dementia. Although positive effects can be recognized, barriers have been identified that hamper family incl...

Ramona Backhaus, Linda J. M. Hoek, Erica de Vries… in BMC Geriatrics (2020)