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| Jan P H HamersSummaryAffiliation: Maastricht University Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Organisational determinants of the use of physical restraints: a multilevel approachAnna R Huizing
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Soc Sci Med 65:924-33. 2007..Therefore, education and support of nursing staff in caring for psycho-geriatric nursing home residents with poor mobility is recommended to reduce the use of physical restraints in nursing homes...- Nursing staff knowledge and beliefs about pain in elderly nursing home residents with dementiaSandra M G Zwakhalen
Department of Health Care and Nursing Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pain Res Manag 12:177-84. 2007..However, even with high pain prevalence rates, nursing home residents are at risk for undertreatment. Knowledge deficits and beliefs among nurses influence staff behaviour in pain assessment and management... - Why do we use physical restraints in the elderly?J P H Hamers
Universiteit Maastricht, Department of Health Care Studies, Section of Nursing Science, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Z Gerontol Geriatr 38:19-25. 2005.... - Demand of elderly people for residential care: an exploratory studyP M A van Bilsen
Department of Health Care Studies, Universiteit Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 6:39. 2006..Furthermore, the accuracy of the waiting list as a reflection of this demand has been examined... - Long-term consequences of an intensive care unit stay in older critically ill patients: design of a longitudinal studyMarie Madlen Jeitziner
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
BMC Geriatr 11:52. 2011.... - Attitudes of Dutch, German and Swiss nursing staff towards physical restraint use in nursing home residents, a cross-sectional studyJan P H Hamers
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Int J Nurs Stud 46:248-55. 2009.... - Children's pain at home following (adeno) tonsillectomyJan P H Hamers
Section of Nursing Science, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Eur J Pain 6:213-9. 2002..It was concluded that especially following (adeno)tonsillectomies children suffer clinically significant pain at home and that the management of pain and related problems needs to be clearly improved... - Use of physical restraints with cognitively impaired nursing home residentsJan P H Hamers
Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Studies, Section of Nursing Science, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Adv Nurs 45:246-51. 2004.... - Dementia care redesigned: Effects of small-scale living facilities on residents, their family caregivers, and staffHilde Verbeek
CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
J Am Med Dir Assoc 11:662-70. 2010..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of small-scale living facilities in dementia care on residents, family caregivers, and staff... - Improving the clinical usefulness of a behavioural pain scale for older people with dementiaSandra M G Zwakhalen
Section of Nursing Science, Department of Health Care Studies, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Adv Nurs 58:493-502. 2007..This paper is a description of the process of item reduction as part of the construction of the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate to assess pain in Dutch older nursing home residents with dementia... - A cluster-randomized trial of an educational intervention to reduce the use of physical restraints with psychogeriatric nursing home residentsAnna R Huizing
Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1139-48. 2009..To investigate the effects of an educational intervention on the use of physical restraints with psychogeriatric nursing home residents... - The effects of small-scale, homelike facilities for older people with dementia on residents, family caregivers and staff: design of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental studyHilde Verbeek
School for Public Health and Primary Care, Caphri, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
BMC Geriatr 9:3. 2009..This paper presents the design of a study investigating effects of small-scale living facilities in the Netherlands on residents, family caregivers and nursing staff... - Small-scale, homelike facilities versus regular psychogeriatric nursing home wards: a cross-sectional study into residents' characteristicsHilde Verbeek
School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 10:30. 2010..This study explored and compared characteristics of residents with dementia living in small-scale, homelike facilities and regular psychogeriatric wards in nursing homes, focusing on functional status and cognition... - The prevalence of pain in nursing home residents with dementia measured using an observational pain scaleSandra M G Zwakhalen
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Eur J Pain 13:89-93. 2009..Studies on pain and pain prevalence in older people with dementia are limited compared to those on cognitively intact older people. Pain prevalence rates in older people with dementia are estimated to be between 28% and 83%... - Short-term effects of an educational intervention on physical restraint use: a cluster randomized trialAnna R Huizing
Department of Health Care Studies, Section of Nursing Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
BMC Geriatr 6:17. 2006..The aim of this study was to investigate the short-term effects of an educational intervention on the use of physical restraints in psycho-geriatric nursing home residents... - Belt restraint reduction in nursing homes: design of a quasi-experimental studyMath J M Gulpers
School for Public Health and Primary Care CAPHRI, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
BMC Geriatr 10:11. 2010..The overall aim is an effective and feasible intervention that can be employed on a large scale in Dutch nursing homes... - An item response theory-based assessment of the pain assessment checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate (PACSLAC)Stephanie C van Nispen tot Pannerden
Department of Methodology and Statistics, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, School for Public Health and Primary Care CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Pain 10:844-53. 2009..By comparing this item selection with the items selected for PACSLAC-D, one can confirm that certain items are sound indicators of pain, whereas others need some attention (eg, through the training of raters)... - The psychometric quality and clinical usefulness of three pain assessment tools for elderly people with dementiaSandra M G Zwakhalen
Department of Health Care Studies, Section of Nursing Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Pain 126:210-20. 2006..58-.80). Findings of this study provide evidence of validity and reliability of the three pain assessment scales. Now that a pain scale is available, future studies also need to focus on its implementation in nursing practice... - Preventing the use of physical restraints on residents newly admitted to psycho-geriatric nursing home wards: a cluster-randomized trialAnna R Huizing
Department of Health Care Studies, Section of Nursing Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Int J Nurs Stud 46:459-69. 2009..Although there is an urgent need for restraint-free care, the number of randomized clinical trials on preventing or reducing physical restraints has been limited... - Small, homelike care environments for older people with dementia: a literature reviewHilde Verbeek
School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Int Psychogeriatr 21:252-64. 2009..Insight into their characteristics is vital for theory, planning and implementation of such dementia care settings... - Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: a systematic review of behavioural pain assessment toolsSandra M G Zwakhalen
Department of Health Care Studies, Universiteit Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
BMC Geriatr 6:3. 2006..Since assessment of pain is an important step towards the treatment of pain, there is a need for manageable, valid and reliable tools to assess pain in elderly people with dementia... - Small-scale, homelike facilities in dementia care: a process evaluation into the experiences of family caregivers and nursing staffHilde Verbeek
CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Int J Nurs Stud 49:21-9. 2012..Despite the increase of these facilities, little is known about experiences of family caregivers of residents and nursing staff... - Quality systems to improve care in older patients with urinary incontinence receiving home care: do they work?M F M T Du Moulin
Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands
Qual Saf Health Care 19:e18. 2010..To gain insight into the use of quality systems to improve urinary incontinence (UI) care in older adults receiving home care and to assess the associations between these quality systems and UI-related process and patient outcomes... - The role of the nurse in community continence care: a systematic reviewM F M T Du Moulin
Department of Health Care Studies, Section of Nursing Science, Universiteit Maastricht, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Int J Nurs Stud 42:479-92. 2005..There is limited evidence that treatment by nurses results in a decrease in incontinence. No evidence was found for cost reduction. Recommendations are made for future studies... - Prevalence of urinary incontinence among community-dwelling adults receiving home careM F M T Du Moulin
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Res Nurs Health 31:604-12. 2008..UI is prevalent in older persons receiving home care, but the lack of diagnosis of type of UI in half of the participants surveyed impedes management of UI... - Effects of introducing a specialized nurse in the care of community-dwelling women suffering from urinary incontinence: a randomized controlled trialM F M T Du Moulin
Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 34:631-40. 2007..However, the precise short-term and long-term effects are unclear. This study investigates the short-term and long-term effects of the introduction of a continence nurse in the care of community-dwelling women suffering from UI... - The use of community-based social services by elderly people at risk of institutionalization: an evaluationP M A van Bilsen
School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Health Policy 87:285-95. 2008..To examine the use of community-based social services by elderly people at risk of institutionalization, who prefer to remain at home... - Reporting quality of nursing home care by an internet report cardNoémi C Van Nie
Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Patient Educ Couns 78:337-43. 2010..g., pressure ulcers, falls) as well as assessments of consumer satisfaction and of quality of care by the Netherlands Health Care Inspectorate in nursing homes... - Monitoring quality of care in nursing homes and making information available for the general public: state of the artMonique F M T Du Moulin
Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, School for Public Health and Primary Care CAPHRI, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Patient Educ Couns 78:288-96. 2010..To improve quality of care, nursing homes need to assess and monitor their performance. This study aims to gain insight in the availability and contents of publicly accessible quality systems in northwestern Europe and the USA... - Sheltered housing compared to independent housing in the communityPascalle M A van Bilsen
School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Organization, Policy and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Scand J Caring Sci 22:265-74. 2008..In order to assess the importance of housing for frail elderly people, elderly people at risk for institutionalization were studied in two living conditions: sheltered accommodation and living independently in the community... - Pain assessment in intellectually disabled people: non-verbal indicatorsSandra M G Zwakhalen
Clinical Researcher, Department of Health Care Studies, Section of Nursing Science, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Adv Nurs 45:236-45. 2004..Gathering more information about pain in people with intellectual disabilities is of major importance and relevance for nursing, and adds to the developing body of knowledge... - Prevalence of heart failure in nursing homes: a systematic literature reviewMariëlle A M J Daamen
MeanderGroep Zuid Limburg Kerkrade and School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Scand J Caring Sci 24:202-8. 2010..In order to deliver adequate nursing care and medical treatment, it is important to get insight into the prevalence of heart failure in this target group of patients... - Prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated risk factors in nursing home residents: a systematic reviewMay P W Offermans
Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Care and Nursing Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Neurourol Urodyn 28:288-94. 2009..To determine not only prevalence rates of urinary incontinence (UI) in nursing home residents but also factors influencing these prevalence rates, and to provide an overview of risk factors associated with UI in this group... - Pain assessment in the neonate using the Bernese Pain Scale for NeonatesEva Cignacco
Department of Obstretics and Neonatology, University Hospital, Inselspital, Effingerstreet 102, CH 3010 Berne, Switzerland
Early Hum Dev 78:125-31. 2004..Neonates who require treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are subjected to many invasive painful procedures... - [The efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in the management of pain in preterm and term neonates. A systematic literature review]Lilian Stoffel
Medizinische Kinderklinik, Abteilung Neonatologie, Universitätsspital Insel, Bern, CH
Pflege 18:147-58. 2005..The studies reviewed suggest that neonates show fewer signs of pain and stress after non-pharmacological interventions for prevention and relief of pain... - The efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in the management of procedural pain in preterm and term neonates. A systematic literature reviewEva Cignacco
Department for Obstetrics and Neonatology, Women s and Children s Clinic, University Hospital Insel, Bern, Effingerstr 102, CH 3010 Bern, Switzerland
Eur J Pain 11:139-52. 2007..Non-pharmacological treatment methods are being increasingly discussed with regard to pain prevention and relief either alone or in combination with pharmacological treatment...