Publications by authors named "Aline Stolk-Vos"
Objectives: This study aims to compare the valuation of health service quality by patients and other stakeholders through a case study in cataract care.
Methods: The valuation of health service quality by Dutch patients, ophthalmologists and healthcare purchasers involved in cataract care are elicited by a prospect theory-based measurement task. Respondents stated preferences for probabilities and scores for the clinical indicator Complication (posterior capsular rupture with vitreous loss) and the patient-reported experience measure Information Provisioning (the ophthalmologist provides sufficient information about risks of cataract surgery to the patient).
Objective: This study aims to advance understanding of globally valid versus country-specific quality dimensions and indicators, as perceived by relevant stakeholders. It specifically addresses patient-level indicators for cataract surgery.
Design: A mixed-methods case study comparing Singapore and The Netherlands SETTING: Singapore (2017-2019) and The Netherlands (2014-2015).
Purpose: Outcome measurements currently used in chronic uveitis care fail to cover the full patient perspective. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model of the factors that adult patients with chronic uveitis consider to be important when evaluating the impact of their disease and treatment.
Methods: A qualitative study design was used.
Background: Surgery holds high risk for iatrogenic patient harm. Correct and sufficient communication and information during the surgical process is a root solution for preventing patient harm. Information technology may substantially contribute to engaging patients in this process.
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- Ophthalmologists often focus on clinical outcomes, but patients are more concerned about their ability to perform daily activities post-cataract surgery, highlighting the need for better communication about surgery results.
- A multicenter study collected data from 870 patients in five Dutch hospitals to evaluate how factors like one or two-eye surgery, ocular comorbidity, and complications influence patients' visual function using the Catquest-9SF assessment tool.
- Results showed that patients who had surgery on both eyes and experienced fewer complications reported better quality of vision, while those with ocular comorbidities tended to have worse outcomes, underscoring the importance of using patient-centered tools to enhance clinical practices.
Objective: To develop a method to define a multi-stakeholder perspective on health-service quality that enables the expression of differences in systematically identified stakeholders' perspectives, and to pilot the approach for cataract care.
Design: Mixed-method study between 2014 and 2015.
Setting: Cataract care in the Netherlands.
Background: Selection for surgical residency programmes could potentially be improved through pretraining preparation, after assessment of surgical candidates' sensorimotor skills and personality traits. Existing aviation pilot selection instruments are available to test sensorimotor skills and personality traits. This study examined selected instruments to assess medical trainees' sensorimotor skills and personality traits.
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