A study on the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Scenario Test for people with chronic stroke-induced aphasia: A cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The reliability and validity of the Scenario Test-JP align with those of the original Dutch version and the UK and Greek versions. Additionally, the assessment can now include extended alternative communication methods, such as digital devices, indicating the potential of the Scenario Test-JP for modern Japanese speech-language therapy.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject Interactive communication is a facet of functional communication and is crucial for evaluating engagement and participation of people with aphasia (PWA) in speech-language therapy. The Scenario Test provid...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - May 1, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Yuhei Kodani Kazuki Sekine Yasuhiro Tanaka Shinsuke Nagami Katsuya Nakamura Shinya Fukunaga Hikaru Nakamura Source Type: research
Worry as Important "Feelers" in Clinical Anesthesia Practice: A Mixed-Methods Study
CONCLUSIONS: While a clear definition of worry could not be given, it is a valuable element of anesthesia practice as it serves as a catalyst for critical thinking, problem-solving, clinical reasoning, and decision-making. Use of the feeling of worry alongside technological systems to make an informed decision is crucial. Technology has significantly improved the ability of health care providers to detect and respond to patient deterioration promptly, but it is crucial for nurse anesthetists to use their feeling of worry or intuition alongside technological systems and evidence-based practice to ensure quick assessments or...
Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - May 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Noa Robben Angelique T M Dierick-van Daele Arthur R A Bouwman Fredericus H J van Loon Source Type: research
Strengthening primary health care in Europe with digital solutions
This article provides an in-depth analysis of digital transformation in European primary healthcare (PHC). It assesses the impact of digital technology on healthcare delivery and management, highlighting variations in digital maturity across Europe. It emphasizes the significance of digital tools, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, in enhancing accessibility and efficiency in healthcare. It discusses the integration of telehealth, remote monitoring, and e-health solutions, showcasing their role in patient empowerment and proactive care. Examples are included from various countries, such as Greece's ePrescription syst...
Source: Atencion Primaria - May 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jordi Piera-Jim énez Toni Dedeu Claudia Pagliari Tatjana Trupec Source Type: research
A study on the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Scenario Test for people with chronic stroke-induced aphasia: A cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The reliability and validity of the Scenario Test-JP align with those of the original Dutch version and the UK and Greek versions. Additionally, the assessment can now include extended alternative communication methods, such as digital devices, indicating the potential of the Scenario Test-JP for modern Japanese speech-language therapy.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject Interactive communication is a facet of functional communication and is crucial for evaluating engagement and participation of people with aphasia (PWA) in speech-language therapy. The Scenario Test provid...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - May 1, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Yuhei Kodani Kazuki Sekine Yasuhiro Tanaka Shinsuke Nagami Katsuya Nakamura Shinya Fukunaga Hikaru Nakamura Source Type: research
Worry as Important "Feelers" in Clinical Anesthesia Practice: A Mixed-Methods Study
CONCLUSIONS: While a clear definition of worry could not be given, it is a valuable element of anesthesia practice as it serves as a catalyst for critical thinking, problem-solving, clinical reasoning, and decision-making. Use of the feeling of worry alongside technological systems to make an informed decision is crucial. Technology has significantly improved the ability of health care providers to detect and respond to patient deterioration promptly, but it is crucial for nurse anesthetists to use their feeling of worry or intuition alongside technological systems and evidence-based practice to ensure quick assessments or...
Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - May 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Noa Robben Angelique T M Dierick-van Daele Arthur R A Bouwman Fredericus H J van Loon Source Type: research
Strengthening primary health care in Europe with digital solutions
This article provides an in-depth analysis of digital transformation in European primary healthcare (PHC). It assesses the impact of digital technology on healthcare delivery and management, highlighting variations in digital maturity across Europe. It emphasizes the significance of digital tools, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, in enhancing accessibility and efficiency in healthcare. It discusses the integration of telehealth, remote monitoring, and e-health solutions, showcasing their role in patient empowerment and proactive care. Examples are included from various countries, such as Greece's ePrescription syst...
Source: Atencion Primaria - May 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jordi Piera-Jim énez Toni Dedeu Claudia Pagliari Tatjana Trupec Source Type: research
A study on the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Scenario Test for people with chronic stroke-induced aphasia: A cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The reliability and validity of the Scenario Test-JP align with those of the original Dutch version and the UK and Greek versions. Additionally, the assessment can now include extended alternative communication methods, such as digital devices, indicating the potential of the Scenario Test-JP for modern Japanese speech-language therapy.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject Interactive communication is a facet of functional communication and is crucial for evaluating engagement and participation of people with aphasia (PWA) in speech-language therapy. The Scenario Test provid...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - May 1, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Yuhei Kodani Kazuki Sekine Yasuhiro Tanaka Shinsuke Nagami Katsuya Nakamura Shinya Fukunaga Hikaru Nakamura Source Type: research
A study on the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Scenario Test for people with chronic stroke-induced aphasia: A cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: The reliability and validity of the Scenario Test-JP align with those of the original Dutch version and the UK and Greek versions. Additionally, the assessment can now include extended alternative communication methods, such as digital devices, indicating the potential of the Scenario Test-JP for modern Japanese speech-language therapy.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject Interactive communication is a facet of functional communication and is crucial for evaluating engagement and participation of people with aphasia (PWA) in speech-language therapy. The Scenario Test provid...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - May 1, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Yuhei Kodani Kazuki Sekine Yasuhiro Tanaka Shinsuke Nagami Katsuya Nakamura Shinya Fukunaga Hikaru Nakamura Source Type: research
Integrating Family Strengths in Child Protection Goals
This study investigates to what extent CPWs draw on families' strengths, that is, by promoting autonomy and competencies and by involving their informal networks in goal formulation. This quantitative study analysed the goals, as stated in case files, formulated by CPWs for 177 families within a single Dutch child protection service. 48.6% of CPWs prioritise promoting families' autonomy in goal formulation. With regard to competencies, only 40.1% of the goals refer to the families' competencies. In addition, the support system that the goals call upon tends to be dominated by formal rather than informal networks (in 71.2% ...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - May 1, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Brigit Rijbroek,
Mathilde M. H. Strating,
Robbert Huijsman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Pharmacist consultation in patients with Parkinson ’s Disease in the outpatient clinic
Background: For patients with Parkinson ’s Disease (PD) Punt voor Parkinson at Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, implemented pharmacist consultations in January 2022. The main goal was treatment optimization. Specialized pharmacists conducted a medication review and made recommendations to the patient, neurologist and/or gene ral practitioner. The aim of this study was to measure the impact of pharmacist consultation on healthcare utilization, measured by contacts within the hospital. These are preliminary results. (Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders)
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: M.M. Akkerman, C.C.M. Stuiijt, A. Warman, B. van Harten Source Type: research
Validation of models for assessing eligibility for referral for Device-Aided Treatment in Parkinson's disease (VALIDATE)
Background: Timely identification of patients with Parkinson ’s disease (PD) who may be eligible for device-aided therapy (DAT) is important but challenging for general neurologists. Several screening tools have been proposed for this purpose, including the easy-to-use Dutch Device-Aided Therapy Screening tool (D-DATS) (Moes et al. 2023). D-DATS is based on the presence of response fluctuations and troublesome dyskinesias, and the levodopa equivalent daily dose. The aim of this study was to externally validate D-DATS and to compare it with the 5-2-1 criteria. (Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders)
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: H. Moes, E. Buskens, A. Portman, B. van Harten, M. van Kesteren, T. Mondria, L. Teune, E. van Wensen, M. van Onna, M. Schilperoord, A. Wertenbroek, M. Tjepkema-Cloostermans, L. Dorresteijn, T. van Laar Source Type: research
Cost-effectiveness of pessary therapy versus surgery for symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: an economic evaluation alongside a randomised non-inferiority controlled trial
Conclusions
Non-inferiority of pessary therapy regarding the PGI-I could not be shown and no statistically significant differences in QALYs between interventions were found. Due to significantly lower costs, pessary therapy is likely to be cost-effective compared with surgery as an initial treatment option for women with symptomatic POP treated in secondary care.
Trial registration number
NTR4883. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ben, A. J., van der Vaart, L. R., E. Bosmans, J., Roovers, J.-P. W. R., Lagro-Janssen, A. L. M., van der Vaart, C. H., Vollebregt, A., PEOPLE group, Milani, Bon, Bongers, Bos, Broekman, Dietz, van Eijndhoven, Hakvoort, Janszen, Kluivers, Link, Massop-Helm Tags: Open access, Health economics Source Type: research
Is the QCI framework suited for monitoring outcomes and costs in a teaching hospital using value-based healthcare principles? A retrospective cohort study
Conclusions
The QCI framework is effective for monitoring changes in average total costs and relevant health outcomes on an institutional level. Health outcomes are associated with hospital-based costs of care. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: van Veghel, W., van Dijk, S. C., Klem, T. M., Weel, A. E., Bügel, J.-B., Birnie, E. Tags: Open access, Health economics Source Type: research
Quantifying reciprocal relationships between poverty and health: combining a causal loop diagram with longitudinal structural equation modelling
This study takes on the challenge of quantifying a complex causal loop diagram describing how poverty and health affect each other, and does so using longitudinal data from The Netherlands. Furthermore, this p... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - May 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laurens Reumers, Niels Hameleers, Henk Hilderink, Marleen Bekker, Maria Jansen and Dirk Ruwaard Tags: Research Source Type: research
Procedural sedation by advanced practice providers in the emergency medical service in the Netherlands: a retrospective study
Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is a technique of administering sedatives to induce a state that allows the patient to tolerate painful procedures while maintaining cardiorespiratory function, a condit... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - May 1, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Risco van Vliet, Lennert Breedveld, Annemieke A.J. Heutinck, Bram H.A. Ockeloen, Arnoud W.J. van ’ Hof and Xavier R.J. Moors Tags: Original research Source Type: research
