Publications by authors named "J Straatman"
Background: Multimodal therapy regimens became the standard of care for patients with esophageal cancer, whereas surgical resection remains at the center of curative treatment modalities. Current guidelines provide no recommendations on the extent of the oral resection margin, especially in the era of neoadjuvant therapy. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the oral tumor-free resection margin and overall survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDue to insufficient dietary intake and altered digestion and absorption of nutrients, patients after gastroesophageal cancer surgery are at risk of becoming malnourished and consequently develop micronutrient deficiencies. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and anemia during follow-up after gastroesophageal cancer surgery. This single-center cross-sectional study included patients after resection for esophageal or gastric cancer visiting the outpatient clinic in 2016 and 2017.
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- The study tested the efficacy of "juli," a digital self-management app for depression, in a remote randomized controlled trial involving 908 participants who self-identified as having depression.
- Participants were randomly assigned to either use the app for 8 weeks or a placebo app, with the main focus on changes in depression scores over time.
- Results showed that the juli group experienced a significant reduction in depression scores compared to the control group, with higher rates of remission and clinically meaningful improvement, but there were no significant differences in health-related quality of life or worsening of depression.
Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions worldwide, with a substantial individual and health care burden. Digital apps hold promise as a highly accessible, low-cost method of enhancing self-management in asthma, which is critical to effective asthma control.
Objective: We conducted a fully remote randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy of juli, a commercially available smartphone self-management platform for asthma.