Studies on care networks of home-dwelling older adults often focus on network composition. However, looking at network mechanisms (negotiation, navigation and contagion) can be helpful to improve the support generated by the care network. A European study on diabetes patients identifed network types …

Background The uptake of eHealth technology in care organizations is low, considering the large supply of available eHealth applications. This study follows the implementation attempts of 18 European eHealth products (of several SME) in two health-care organizations to study the challenges during implementation, …

OBJECTIVES:  To improve transmural palliative care for acutely admitted older patients, the PalliSupport transmural care pathway was developed. Implementation of this care pathway was challenging. The aim of this study was to improve understanding why the implementation partly failed. DESIGN:  A qualitative …

In westerse landen is een toename te zien wat betreft het gebruik van therapiehonden op (basis)scholen, echter blijkt dit in Nederland enigszins uit te blijven en zijn exacte aantallen niet bekend. Het toepassen van therapiehonden op scholen wordt gedaan aangezien het gebruik van een therapiehond veel …

BACKGROUND: Admission to a hospital is often related with hospital-associated disabilities. Improving physical activity during hospitalization is considered effective to counteract hospital-associated disabilities, whereas many studies report on very low physical activity levels. Gradually developing …