Validation of the IDseek® OmniSTR™ Global Autosomal STR Profiling kit, reverse complement PCR as an improved tool/method for routine massively parallel sequencing of short tandem repeats.

Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS) has gained interest in the forensic community over the past decade. Most of the published MPS methods focus on specialty applications intended for use in a limited number of samples with protocols that are relatively laborious. Recent developments using Reverse-Complement PCR enable an efficient MPS protocol suited for routine analysis of high numbers of samples.

"Are you listening?": Experiences shared online by family caregivers of patients in the palliative phase during the Covid-19-pandemic.

Objectives: In palliative care, it is important for family caregivers to spend time with and care for the patient, and to receive (in)formal support. These elements were compromised during the Covid-19-pandemic. This study investigates what family caregivers of non-Covid-19-patients in the palliative phase shared online during the first wave of the pandemic, and what their communicative intentions were with posting online.

[Transmural collaboration in palliative care: a feasibility study into structured transfer of care for acutely hospitalized patients].

Objective: Care transitions are common in the last months of life and continuity of information and care is at risk when unplanned admissions are necessary. To mitigate the risk of inappropriate care, a transmural care pathway was developed, that includes active involvement of a patient's general practitioner during hospitalization.

Design: Multiple-method feasibility study in an academic hospital and affiliated general practices from July to December 2022.

Experience or perception: What healthcare providers need when using the Utrecht Symptom Diary-4 Dimensional, a mixed-methods study.

Background: The Utrecht Symptom Diary-4 Dimensional (USD-4D), an adaptation of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System, supports healthcare providers (HCPs) in identifying, monitoring, and exploring multidimensional symptoms and needs of patients in the palliative phase. For the USD-4D to be optimally implemented in clinical palliative care, it is essential to know and understand the needs of HCPs when using it.

Objective: To identify and interpret the needs of HCPs when using the USD-4D in clinical palliative care, operationalized as perceived facilitators and barriers.