[A prehabilitation program for patients undergoing elective resection of a colorectal carcinoma: effects on the postoperative hospital stay and complication burden].

Objective: To investigate the effect of a prehabilitation program on the postoperative hospital stay and complication burden in patients undergoing elective resection of a colorectal carcinoma.

Design: Comparative retrospective cohort study.

Method: The study population consisted of patients who had undergone elective resection of a colorectal carcinoma between 2017 and 2020 at the Elkerliek hospital in Helmond.

[Quality of life of nursing home residents with dementia before, during and after playing with a magic table].

The 'Active Cues Magic Table' is a new game concept within nursing home care. It consists of light animations projected on a dining table and responding to movements of the players. The aim of this exploratory, quasi-experimental study was to examine the quality of life of nursing home residents with moderately severe or severe dementia before, during and after playing with this magic table.

Early predictors of study success in a Dutch advanced nurse practitioner education program: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Study delay and attrition are major concerns in higher education. They cost time and effort, and threaten the availability of higher qualified professionals. Knowing early what factors contribute to delay and attrition may help prevent this.

Crying Without Tears: Dimensions of Crying and Relations With Ocular Dryness and Mental Well-Being in Patients With Sjögren's Syndrome.

This study examined dimensions of crying and its relations with ocular dryness and mental well-being in patients with Sjögren's syndrome, a systemic autoimmune disease with dryness as primary symptom. Three-hundred patients with Sjögren's syndrome completed questionnaires on crying, dryness, and well-being. The crying questionnaire revealed four dimensions: "Cryability" (comprising both crying sensibility and ability to cry), Somatic consequences, Frustration, and Suppression.

Psychological profiles in patients with Sjögren's syndrome related to fatigue: a cluster analysis.

Objective: Fatigue is a highly prevalent and debilitating symptom in the autoimmune disease SS. Although the disease process plays a role in fatigue, psychological factors may influence fatigue and the ability to deal with its consequences. Profiles of co-occurring psychological factors may suggest potential targets for the treatment of fatigue.