Measuring fatigue and stress in laparoscopic surgery: validity and reliability of the star-track test

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Technological and architectural solutions for Dutch nursing homes:results of a multidisciplinary mind mapping session with professional stakeholders

There is an increasing call in society for the improvement of well-being for nursing home residents and the support of care professionals through a wide array of architectural and technological solutions that are available in modern nursing homes. This study investigated which of these solutions are considered essential by stakeholders from healthcare and technology. Data were gathered via 22 simultaneously held multidisciplinary mind map sessions with 97 stakeholders, resulting in 43 mind maps. These, in turn, were grouped into a single mind map of the nursing home in general, the private rooms for residents with somatic or psychogeriatric health problems, and the group living room. A prioritization of solutions was added. The contents of the mind maps reflect a Dutch consensus on the necessary architectural and technological features for the design of nursing homes.</p

Minimally invasive surgery: patients’ and doctors’ perspectives

Contains fulltext : 108678.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 09 oktober 2012Promotores : Vierhout, M.E., Stegeman, D.F. Co-promotor : Kluivers, K.B

Robotic compared with laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy: a randomized controlled trial

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Patients' and health professionals' use of social media in health care: Motives, barriers and expectations

Item does not contain fulltextOBJECTIVE: To investigate patients' and health professionals' (a) motives and use of social media for health-related reasons, and (b) barriers and expectations for health-related social media use. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive online survey among 139 patients and 153 health care professionals in obstetrics and gynecology. In this survey, we asked the respondents about their motives and use of social network sites (SNS: Facebook and Hyves), Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. RESULTS: Results showed that patients primarily used Twitter (59.9%), especially for increasing knowledge and exchanging advice and Facebook (52.3%), particularly for social support and exchanging advice. Professionals primarily used LinkedIn (70.7%) and Twitter (51.2%), for communication with their colleagues and marketing reasons. Patients' main barriers for social media use were privacy concerns and unreliability of the information. Professionals' main barriers were inefficiency and lack of skills. Both patients and professionals expected future social media use, provided that they can choose their time of social media usage. CONCLUSION: The results indicate disconcordance in patients' and professionals' motives and use of social media in health care. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Future studies on social media use in health care should not disregard participants' underlying motives, barriers and expectations regarding the (non)use of social media

[Anorectal injury after a fall from a jet ski]

A 28-year-old female sustained an anorectal rupture after a fall from a jet ski. The rupture was sutured and a double-loop colostomy was created. Three months later, following a test of functional continence, the colostomy was removed. The patient recovered without complications and with preservation of faecal continence. During a fall from a jet ski at high speeds, the water behaves as a solid object that penetrates the body. The choice oftreatment depends on the anatomical location and extent of the injury, on the comorbidity, and on a possible delay in the presentation of the symptoms. Wearing ofwetsuits is proposed as a possible preventive measure

Performance of a Haptic Feedback Grasper in Laparoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Pilot Comparison With Conventional Graspers in a Porcine Model

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Interventions to support shared decision-making for women with heavy menstrual bleeding: A systematic review

This review studies women's preferences for shared decision-making about heavy menstrual bleeding treatment and evaluates interventions that support shared decision-making and their effectiveness. PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, Medline and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched. Three research questions were predefined: 1) What is the range of perspectives gathered in studies that examine women facing a decision related to heavy menstrual bleeding management?; 2) What types of interventions have been developed to support shared decision-making for women experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding?; and 3) In what way might women benefit from interventions that support shared decision-making? All original studies were included if the study population consisted of women experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding. We used the TIDieR (Template for Intervention: Description and Replication) checklist to assess the quality of description and the reproducibility of interventions. Interventions were categorized using Grande et al. guidelines and collated and summarized outcomes measures into three categories: 1) patient-reported outcomes; 2) observer-reported outcomes; and 3) doctor-reported outcomes. Fifteen studies were included. Overall, patients preferred to decide together with their doctor (74%). Women's previsit preference was the strongest predictor for treatment choice in two studies. Information packages did not have a statistically significant effect on treatment choice or satisfaction. However, adding a structured interview or decision aid to increase patient involvement did show a positive effect on treatment choice and results, patient satisfaction and shared decision-making related outcomes. In conclusion shared decision-making is becoming more important in the care of women with heavy menstrual bleeding. Structured interviews or well-designed (computerized) tools such as decision aids seem to facilitate this process, but there is room for improvement. A shared treatment choice is only possible after careful provision of information, elicitation of patients' preferences and integrating those preferences. Interventions should be designed accordingly

[Anorectal injury after a fall from a jet ski],Anorectaal letsel na een val van een waterscooter

Contains fulltext : 52837.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)A 28-year-old female sustained an anorectal rupture after a fall from a jet ski. The rupture was sutured and a double-loop colostomy was created. Three months later, following a test of functional continence, the colostomy was removed. The patient recovered without complications and with preservation of faecal continence. During a fall from a jet ski at high speeds, the water behaves as a solid object that penetrates the body. The choice oftreatment depends on the anatomical location and extent of the injury, on the comorbidity, and on a possible delay in the presentation of the symptoms. Wearing ofwetsuits is proposed as a possible preventive measure

The effects of laparoscopic graspers with enhanced haptic feedback on applied forces: a randomized comparison with conventional graspers

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