Saskia Weldam

University Medical Center Utrecht | UMC Utrecht

Objective: To identify the information needs and perceptions of patients regarding the application of virtual reality in pre-surgical patient education. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted between March and July 2020. The study population consisted of a purposive sample of patients scheduled for cardiac surgery from a single institution. Sem...

Background: Self-care (SC) is a cornerstone in heart failure management and is related to patient outcomes. The continuous and complex demands of SC can be experienced as stressful and may require patients to apply resilient behaviors as they manage their conditions. Resilience may be a helpful factor in performing SC. Objective: The aim of this...

Background Hospital nurses observe and respond to deterioration using the ‘National Early Warning Score 2’. Surgical nurses are highly engaged in the early recognition of and response to deterioration. Responses to deterioration are based on deviating vital signs, while nurses also act on subjective indicators like worry. Scientific literature and...

Objective To map the available evidence on the context, content and outcome of VR in patient education in situations related to preparation for medical somatic treatment. Methods A Scoping review. In October 2020, the Embase, CINAHL, MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases were searched with the terms ‘Virtual Reality’ and ‘Patient Education’. The literatu...

Background: The nurse-led chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-Guidance Research on Illness Perception (COPD-GRIP) intervention was developed to incorporate illness perceptions into COPD care with the intention to improve the health-related quality of life of COPD patients. This individualized intervention focuses on identifying, discussing and e...

The new COPD-GRIP (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Guidance, Research on Illness Perception) intervention translates evidence regarding illness perceptions and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) into a nurse intervention to guide COPD patients and to improve health outcomes. It describes how to assess and discuss illness perceptions in...

Praktijkverpleegkundigen/-ondersteuners begeleiden steeds meer mensen met COPD. Het is echter onduidelijk hoe je dit het best kunt doen. COPD is een complexe aandoening en iedere patiënt ervaart deze anders. Onderzoeker en verpleegkundige Saskia Weldam zocht het uit en schreef een proefschrift over een veelbelovende aanpak: de COPD-GRIP-interventie...

Background: The major challenges in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) care are guiding a patient in daily living with the consequences of the disease, reducing the impact of symptoms and improving Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). The new nurse-led COPD-Guidance, Research on an Illness Perception (COPD-GRIP) intervention translate...

Background: The new nurse-led COPD-Guidance, Research on Illness Perception (COPD-GRIP) intervention translates the evidence concerning illness perceptions and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) into a care plan to guide COPD patients and to improve HRQoL. The aim: was to assess whether the COPD-GRIP intervention in primary care is more effect...

Performing activities of daily living (ADLs) is an important outcome measure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The functional performance inventory (FPI) can be used to measure ADL performance in people with COPD. The aims are to report translation of the FPI into the Dutch language and evaluate the validity and reliability of the tr...

Background: The new nurse-led COPD-Guidance, Research on an Illness Perception (COPD-GRIP) intervention translates the evidence concerning illness perceptions and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) into a practical guide to guide COPD patients and to improve their HRQoL. Within three consultations illness perceptions are being assessed, discuss...

Introduction: Improving Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is one of the main goals in the COPD. The nurse-led COPD-Guidance, Research on an Illness Perception (COPD-GRIP) intervention is developed to incorporate illness perceptions into the care for COPD patients to improve their HRQoL. This individualized intervention, which identifies illnes...

Background: Previous research has shown that in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients, it is important to consider not only physical functioning and complaints but also psychological factors, such as illness perceptions, to explain differences in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). The objective of this study is to analyse the...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are confronted with reduced daily activities (DA) and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) caused by dyspnea and systemic effects such as skeletal muscle dysfunction and co-morbidities. To understand the complexity of living with COPD, it is important to understand which factors, in ad...

Aim: To describe a best practice focused on improving hospital care for older patients. Background: 30%-60% of older patients will develop functional decline following hospital admission, resulting in increased dependency. In our ageing world the need to prevent functional decline is a priority for health care professionals. Methods: In an academic...

OBJECTIVE: Quality of Life (QoL) measurements to quantify disease burden have become an important outcome measure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) research and treatment. A large variety of QoL instruments is available. The objective of this review was to comprehensively evaluate content and psychometric properties of available QoL i...

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