Surgical outcomes in surgical oncology patients who participated in a family involvement program.

Background: There is a lack of evidence regarding the relationship between family involvement and outcomes in gastrointestinal oncology patients after surgery. To evaluate the effect of a family involvement program for patients undergoing oncologic gastrointestinal surgery on unplanned readmissions within 30 days after surgery.

Methods: A multicenter patient-preference cohort study compared 2 groups: patients who participated in the family involvement program versus usual care.

[Self-stigma and social support in patients with addiction problems].

Background: Patients with a substance use disorder often experience self-stigma. Support of the environment seems to decrease self-stigma, but little is known about the relationship with experienced and desired social support.

Aims: To gain insight in the relationships between experienced social support, desired social support and self-stigma, and to examine whether the severity of the substance use disorder plays a role in these relationships.

When opinions differ: the development of a reflection tool for youth professionals to support shared decision-making with parents.

The importance of shared decision-making (SDM) in youth care is increasingly emphasised. Professional reflection on the decision-making process is an important means to improve the use of SDM in practice. In this study, we report on the development of a reflection tool for youth professionals primarily to use when they hold a different opinion then parents about referral to specialised youth care services.

Clinical and Ergonomic Comparison Between a Robotic Assisted Transfer Device and a Mobile Floor Lift During Caregiver-Assisted Wheelchair Transfers.

Background: The robotic assisted transfer device was developed as an updated lift technology to reduce adjustments in posture while increasing capabilities offered by transfer devices. The purpose of this study was to compare the trunk biomechanics of a robotic assisted transfer device and a mechanical floor lift in the transfer of a care recipient by a caregiver during essential transfer tasks.

Methods: Investigators enrolled 28 caregiver/care recipient dyads to complete 36 transferring tasks.

Changes in the Number of Medal Events, Sport Events, and Classes During the Paralympic Games: A Historical Overview.

Purpose: To chart how changes in the number of medal events relate to changes in the number of sport events and classes during the Paralympic Games (PG) between 1960 and 2018.

Methods: Web-scraping was used to extract information from the website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on all unique medal events, sport events, and classes per PG, which were then accumulated per sport to descriptively identify and further explore changes.

Results: The increased number of medal events during the early Summer Games (SG) (1960-1984: 113-975) and Winter Games (WG) (1976-1994: 55-113) was primarily due to an increased number of classes and sport events.