Publications by authors named "E van Noort"

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  • Ehealth platforms are increasingly vital for supporting self-management in COPD patients, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic; this study examines how healthcare professional involvement affects patients' adherence to such platforms.
  • The research involved 299 COPD patients, analyzing their usage of the Curavista eHealth platform, comparing those using it independently to those in a blended setting with professional support.
  • Results indicated that patients in a blended setting submitted questionnaire responses 3.25 times more frequently, with hospital care showing even higher adherence compared to primary care, highlighting the importance of blended care for effective self-management in COPD.
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  • The impact of COVID-19 has raised concerns about its long-term mental and physical effects, particularly in the Netherlands where there were significant cases, hospitalizations, and deaths during the pandemic.
  • The study aims to create an online assessment tool called ABCoV to evaluate the long-term burden of COVID-19 on patients, inspired by existing tools for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • By January 2021, over 2500 patients utilized the ABCoV tool, providing valuable data that may help understand the ongoing challenges faced by COVID-19 survivors.
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Background: Empowerment helps persons with a chronic disease to self-manage their condition and increase their autonomy and participation. MSmonitor (Curavista bv) is an interactive Web-based program for self-management and multidisciplinary care in multiple sclerosis (MS). It includes, among others, short questionnaires on fatigue (Modified Fatigue Impact Scale-5 [MFIS-5]) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL, Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life [LMSQoL]); long questionnaires on disabilities, perception of disabilities (Multiple Sclerosis Impact Profile), and HRQoL (Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54); a Medication and Adherence Inventory and an Activity Diary.

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This review provides an overview of the status of shared decision making (SDM) in older patients regarding treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (SSAS). The databases Embase, Medline Ovid, Cinahl and Cochrane Dare were searched for relevant studies from January 2002 to May 2018 regarding perspectives of professionals, patients and caregivers; aspects of decision making; type of decision making; application of the six domains of SDM; barriers to and facilitators of SDM. The systematic search yielded 1842 articles, 15 studies were included.

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