Fostering a Trusting Relationship With Family in Dementia Special Care Units: A Participatory Action Research Project.

Aim: To explore experiences of nursing home staff in implementing self-designed interventions to foster trusting relationships with family in practice.

Design: This qualitative study used a Participatory Action Research approach.

Methods: Data collection included focus groups (n = 15), interviews (n = 28) and observations (n = 5).

Multimarker Analysis of Serially Measured GDF-15, NT-proBNP, ST2, GAL-3, cTnI, Creatinine, and Prognosis in Acute Heart Failure.

Background: Studies on serially measured GDF-15 (growth differentiation factor 15) in acute heart failure (HF) are limited. Moreover, several pathophysiological pathways contribute to HF. Therefore, we aimed to explore the (additional) prognostic value of serially measured GDF-15 using a multi-marker approach to more accurately predict HF risk.

Family caregivers' perspectives on their interaction and relationship with people living with dementia in a nursing home: a qualitative study.

Background: Social interactions are important for people living with dementia in a nursing home. However, not much is known about interactions and relationships between residents and family caregivers and related experiences of family caregivers. We aim to advance the knowledge on how family caregivers interact with people living with dementia in a nursing home and how they maintain or redesign a meaningful connection.

Determinants of quality of life in acute heart failure patients with and without comorbidities: a prospective, observational study.

Aims: The relation between non-cardiac comorbidities and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with heart failure (HF) has been studied to a limited extent. To investigate the HRQoL and their determinants among HF patients with and without comorbidities.

Methods And Results: TRIUMPH (TRanslational Initiative on Unique and novel strategies for Management of Patients with Heart failure) is a Dutch prospective, multicentre study enrolling 496 acute HF patients between 2009 and 2014.

Reopening the doors of Dutch nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis: results of an in-depth monitoring.

Objectives: On May 11, the Dutch Government allowed 26 nursing homes to welcome 1 visitor per resident, after 2 months of lockdown. The study aimed to monitor in-depth the feasibility of the regulations and their impact on the well-being of residents, their visitors, and healthcare staff.

Design: Mixed-methods study in 5 of the 26 facilities; the facilities were affiliated to an academic network of nursing homes.