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(Cost)-effectiveness of case-management by district nurses among primary informal caregivers of older adults with dementia symptoms and the older adults who receive informal care: design of a randomized controlled trial [ISCRTN83135728]Aaltje P D Jansen
Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 5:133. 2005....
Effectiveness of case management among older adults with early symptoms of dementia and their primary informal caregivers: a randomized clinical trialAaltje P D Jansen
Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Nurs Stud 48:933-43. 2011..However, diagnosing dementia often occurs late in the disease. This means that a significant number of patients with early symptoms of dementia and their informal caregivers may lack appropriate care...
Self-reports on the IQCODE in older adults: a psychometric evaluationAaltje P D Jansen
EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of General Practice, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 21:83-92. 2008..Homogeneity was good, with Cronbach's alpha = .94. The majority of hypotheses on construct validity were confirmed. It was concluded that the IQCODE-SR meets the basic requirements of a good measurement instrument...
Prevention of adverse health trajectories in a vulnerable elderly population through nurse home visits: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN05358495]Hein P J van Hout
Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:734-42. 2010..Can indicative prevention of home-visiting nurses be effective when targeted at a frail senior population using multidimensional geriatric assessments and personalized care plans?..
Implementing the chronic care model for frail older adults in the Netherlands: study protocol of ACT (frail older adults: care in transition)Maaike E Muntinga
Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Geriatr 12:19. 2012..We aim to address these challenges by introducing the geriatric care model, based on the chronic care model, and to evaluate its effects on the quality of life of community-dwelling frail older adults...
What do community-dwelling people with dementia need? A survey of those who are known to care and welfare servicesHenriëtte G van der Roest
Department of Psychiatry Alzheimer Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int Psychogeriatr 21:949-65. 2009..The study also aims to give insight into the service use and gaps between needs and the availability of services...
Depression in old age (75+), the PIKO studyPetronella J van't Veer-Tazelaar
Department of General Practice, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Affect Disord 106:295-9. 2008..The role--if any--of age and gender in 'Geriatric Depression' is still unclear...
Design and pilot results of a single blind randomized controlled trial of systematic demand-led home visits by nurses to frail elderly persons in primary care [ISRCTN05358495]Hein P J van Hout
Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Department of General Practice, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Geriatr 5:11. 2005..Pilot objectives were: 1. To determine the feasibility of postal multidimensional frailty screening instruments; 2. to identify the need for home visits to elderly...
Yield of a new method to detect cognitive impairment in general practiceAaltje P D Jansen
EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:590-7. 2007....
The identification of frail older adults in primary care: comparing the accuracy of five simple instrumentsEmiel O Hoogendijk
Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Age Ageing 42:262-5. 2013..many instruments are available to identify frail older adults who may benefit from geriatric interventions. Most of those instruments are time-consuming and difficult to use in primary care...
