Publications by authors named "B Buurman"
A public health priority is the increasing number of persons with Parkinson's disease (PwP), and the need to provide them with support. We sought to synthesize the experiences of relatives or friends-family caregivers-who provide such support. This study was a scoping literature review modeled by the PRISMA guidelines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To explore frail older people's perceptions of factors contributing to a health crisis, describe similarities and depict these in a chronological, aggregated patient journey map.
Design: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative study.
Methods: Frail older patients visiting the emergency department of a metropolitan academic hospital in the Netherlands during the first 6 months of 2021 were recruited by purposive sampling.
Background: Transmural palliative care interventions aim to identify older persons with palliative care needs and timely provide advance care planning, symptom management, and coordination of care. Nurses can have an important role in these interventions; however, their expertise is currently underused. A new transmural care pathway with a central role for the community care registered nurse in advance care planning aims to contribute to the quality of palliative care for older persons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Understanding the longitudinal patterns of health care utilization among older adults is crucial for designing effective patient journeys and enhancing care coordination across settings. This study aims to uncover the most common patient journeys of older adults.
Design: This explorative study used process mining techniques to analyze national health care data from 2017 to 2019, focusing on patient care journeys of older adults (aged ≥65 years) in the Netherlands.
Article Synopsis
- This study looked at how older adults feel about their rehabilitation experience from when they start until six weeks after leaving the hospital.
- Researchers talked to 18 participants three times and found that trusted relationships with healthcare professionals and being well-prepared are very important.
- The study also showed that older adults want to focus on physical therapy and have different ideas about how involved they want to be in decisions about their care.