Publications by authors named "J H B Geertzen"
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- This study explores the views and experiences of individuals who have had major lower limb amputations due to blood circulation issues, focusing on their nutritional habits and challenges.
- Thirteen participants shared insights through interviews, leading to four key themes: food choices are influenced by non-health factors, there is a lack of understanding about nutrition's impact on health, support for nutrition mainly comes from personal networks rather than professionals, and there is minimal motivation to change eating habits.
- The study emphasizes the need for better awareness of healthy eating and suggests that personalized nutritional care, using motivational interviewing techniques, could enhance health outcomes for these individuals.
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- Nutritional care is seen as essential for improving outcomes in patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) due to their high risk of complications.
- A qualitative study involving focus groups revealed that healthcare professionals acknowledge the importance of nutritional care but often give it insufficient attention due to various barriers.
- Key challenges identified include knowledge gaps, a lack of routine incorporation of nutritional care, patient-related difficulties, and time constraints; however, enhancing scientific knowledge and organizational processes can help facilitate better nutritional care.
The aim of this study is to gain insight in the cardiorespiratory fitness of persons with lower limb amputation (LLA) during rehabilitation, and in potential factors influencing their cardiorespiratory fitness. We performed a retrospective cohort study using data from cardiopulmonary exercise tests. Included participants were adults with LLA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) are at high risk for amputation and other cardiovascular adverse events. Nutrition-related symptoms and malnutrition are common in the CLTI population, and lead to worse clinical outcomes. Understanding of the factors influencing nutritional intake is required to determine whether optimization of nutritional intake in this population requires interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Distal muscle stabilization, such as myodesis (suturing muscles to bone) or myoplasty (suturing agonistic-antagonistic muscles together), can aid residual limb stabilization, provide a good soft-tissue covering, and increase rehabilitation potential. However, surgical practice varies due to scant clinical data. The aim of this review is to summarize and evaluate the literature regarding techniques and associated outcomes of distal muscle stabilization in transfemoral amputation (TFA).
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