93 research outputs found

    Buitenluchtaanzuiging bij Phalaenopsis: Ervaringen in een één jarig monitoringsproject

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    In een 1-jarig monitoringsproject is het energiebesparingseffect van de toepassing van een buitenluchtaanzuiginstallatie in de phalaenopsisteelt onderzocht. Dit onderzoek kon worden uitgevoerd op een modern bedrijf wat onlangs een anderhalf hectare nieuwbouw heeft toegevoegd aan een bestaand phalaenopsisbedrijf. In dit nieuwe gedeelte wordt onder andere gebruik gemaakt van buitenluchtaanzuiging. Buitenluchtaanzuiging is het meest in het oog springende onderdeel van Het Nieuwe Telen. Zo’n installatie maakt het mogelijk om verantwoord een hogere luchtvochtigheid aan te houden en maakt het mogelijk om bij gesloten schermen toch voldoende vocht af te kunnen voeren. Deze twee zaken vormen de belangrijkste basis voor de energiebesparing die met Het Nieuwe Telen kan worden gerealiseerd. Een voorwaarde voor daadwerkelijke energiebesparing in een praktijksituatie is dat de regeling van de buisverwarming en het schermregime wordt aangepast. De gebruikelijke minimumbuis-instelling moet drastisch worden verlaagd, schermen moeten bij een hogere buitenluchttemperatuur dichtlopen en kierstanden in het scherm moeten worden voorkomen. Vooral wanneer de buitenlucht bij het inblazen wordt voorverwarmd naar kasluchttemperatuur moet de minimumbuistemperatuur worden verlaagd

    Patient values in physiotherapy practice, a qualitative study

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    Objectives: Physiotherapy is, like all healthcare professions, relational and value-laden. Patient-centred care, evidence-based practice and value-based practices are concepts in which patient values lie at the heart of high-quality healthcare practices. Nevertheless, physiotherapists have limited awareness of what patient values are in the physiotherapy encounter. The purpose of this study is to explore these patient values. Methods: A qualitative study design using content analysis was used involving 17 adult participants with chronic or recurrent musculoskeletal pain. Data were collected during July 2015–July 2016 in three primary care physiotherapy facilities in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Two researchers analysed the interviews and derived relevant codes from the data. After an iterative process of comparing, analysing, conceptualizing, and discussing the data, a pre-existing analytic framework was refined in which distinct values were delineated. Results: Emerging patient values were encompassed in three themes, each consisting of two to four elements: (1) values about oneself (uniqueness and autonomy), (2) values regarding actions of the professional (technically skilled professional, conscientious professional, compassionate professional, responsive professional) and (3) values regarding interactions between patients and the professionals (partnership and empowerment). Conclusion: This study emphasizes the need for discussing patient values in the clinical encounter and helps physiotherapists to understand what deems to be important for patients with musculoskeletal pain in physiotherapy practice. The results of this study contribute to the existing body of knowledge of this important aspect of the quality of physiotherapy practice and may inspire clinicians and educators to actively implement patient values in clinical practice and the physiotherapy education

    Patient experiences: a systematic review of quality improvement interventions in a hospital setting

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    Purpose: In the era of value-based healthcare, one strives for the most optimal outcomes and experiences from the perspective of the patient. So, patient experiences have become a key quality indicator for healthcare. While these are supposed to drive quality improvement (QI), their use and effectiveness for this purpose has been questioned. The aim of this systematic review was to provide insight into QI interventions used in a hospital setting and their effects on improving patient experiences, and possible barriers and promoters for QI work. Methods: Prisma guidelines were used to design this review. International academic literature was searched in Embase, Medline OvidSP, Web of Science, Cochrane Central, PubMed Publisher, Scopus, PsycInfo, and Google Scholar. In total, 3,289 studies were retrieved and independently screened by the first two authors for eligibility and methodological quality. Data was extracted on the study purpose, setting, design, targeted patient experience domains, QI strategies, results of QI, barriers, and promotors for QI. Results: Twenty-one pre–post intervention studies were included for review. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using a Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) Tool. QI strategies used were staff education, patient education, audit and feedback, clinician reminders, organizational change, an
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