Publications by authors named "J C Keers"
Aim: To determine patients', nurses' and researchers' opinions on the appropriateness and completeness of the proposed conceptualization of nurses' support of hospitalised patients' self-management.
Design: A modified Delphi study.
Methods: We conducted a two-round Delphi survey.
Background: Patients' self-management of the implications of their disease(s) is becoming increasingly important. Research shows that hospitalization disrupts established self-management routines. Nurses can play an important role in supporting patients' self-management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims And Objectives: To review the current literature to map and explore the interventions that have been considered or used by nurses to support adult patients' self-management during hospitalisation.
Background: Nurses can play an important role in supporting patients' self-management. Currently, however, it is unclear how nurses perform this task during a patient's stay in hospital.
Aim: To describe the extent of perceived collaboration between family caregivers of older persons and hospital nurses.
Background: Collaboration between hospital nurses and family caregivers is of increasing importance in older patient's care. Research lacks a specific focus on family caregiver's collaboration with nurses.
Introduction: Positive attitudes towards family involvement in nursing care are essential for improving the involvement of and collaboration with patients' families. The aim of this study is to explore nurses' attitudes towards the importance of families in nursing care.
Method: Using a cross-sectional design, hospital and homecare nurses completed the Families Importance to Nursing Care (FINC-NA) scale, Dutch language version, consisting of four subscales.