Cancer care during the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspective of patients and their relatives: A qualitative study.

Objective: The Covid -19 pandemic has had a major influence on the organization of cancer care. Little is known about how patients with cancer and their relatives experienced this period. This study explored these experiences and levels of distress and resilience of Dutch cancer patients and their family caregivers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Degree of autonomy in making independent choices by frail older people with intellectual disabilities in a care home: A descriptive ethnographic study.

Background: We aimed to gain more insight into autonomy of older people with intellectual disabilities in a residential care facility in making choices.

Methods: We performed a descriptive ethnographic study in a residential facility in the Netherlands for 22 persons, aged 54-89 years, with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities (IQ <70) and low social-emotional development levels. We combined participant observations and qualitative interviews.