Avoiding Hospital Admissions and Delayed Transfers of Care by Improved Access to Intermediate Care: A Simulation Study.

Objective: The current waiting times for intermediate care in the Netherlands prohibit timely access, leading to unwanted and costly hospital admissions. We propose alternative policies for improvement of intermediate care and estimate the effects on the waiting times, hospitalization, and the number of patient replacements.

Design: Simulation study.

The impact of COVID-19 related adversity on the course of mental health during the pandemic and the role of protective factors: a longitudinal study among older adults in The Netherlands.

Purpose: Many studies report about risk factors associated with adverse changes in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic while few studies report about protective and buffering factors, especially in older adults. We present an observational study to assess protective and buffering factors against COVID-19 related adverse mental health changes in older adults.

Methods: 899 older adults (55 +) in the Netherlands were followed from 2018/19 to two pandemic time points (June-October 2020 and March-August 2021).

Efficacy of a topical product combining esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel against bedbug (Cimex lectularius) experimental infestations in cats.

Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) are a persistent nuisance pest for humans and their home environment, and may also opportunistically feed on other mammals, including household pets like dogs and cats. NexGard Combo is a topical endectoparasiticide product for cats combining esafoxolaner, an isoxazoline compound with insecticidal and acaricidal properties, the nematocide eprinomectin and the cestocide praziquantel. The insecticidal efficacy of this product was evaluated in cats experimentally infested with C.

Insecticidal efficacy of afoxolaner against (Diptera: Muscidae) in dogs.

The insecticidal activity of oral afoxolaner (NexGard®) against stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) that had fed on dogs was evaluated in a blinded, randomised, and negative controlled efficacy study. The efficacy assessments were based on survival rates of fed flies after challenges to treated dogs. For a challenge, each dog was exposed to 50 unfed for 30 minutes, after which time live fed flies were collected and incubated in an insectarium for viability assessment after 48, 72 and 96 hours.

Implementation of a national testing policy in Dutch nursing homes during SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

Background: To evaluate how a national policy of testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) regardless of symptoms was implemented during outbreaks in Dutch nursing homes in the second wave of the pandemic and to explore barriers and facilitators to serial testing.

Methods: We conducted a mixed-method study of nursing homes in the Netherlands with a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak after 15 September 2020. Direct care staff and management from 355 healthcare organizations were invited to participate in a digital survey.