Publications by authors named "M A A Caljouw"
Objectives: This study compared whether the categories of activities that persons with dementia engage in changed between home and after nursing home admission. Also investigated were the methods for assessing the wishes, needs, and abilities regarding activities, and informal caregivers' satisfaction with the degree of assessment of activities during the transition.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey in which 81 informal caregivers of nursing home residents with dementia participated (37 % male, mean age 65.
This cross-sectional study explores the frequency of going outside and characteristics that are associated with going outside for people living with dementia in nursing homes in the Netherlands. A subsample of a national survey in 353 nursing homes was used ( = 693). Two-thirds (66.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: There is variation in organization of geriatric rehabilitation across Europe. The purpose of this study was to describe the selection criteria for referral to geriatric rehabilitation, care provided, and recovery trajectories of post-COVID-19 patients referred to geriatric rehabilitation in Europe.
Methods: This observational cohort study included 723 patients in 59 care facilities for geriatric rehabilitation across 10 countries.
Background: COVID-19 infection prevention measures can negatively impact nursing home residents' well-being. Society has been concerned about the imbalance between infection prevention and residents' well-being, and about nursing home residents' autonomy in COVID-19 policymaking.
Objective: This study explores consensus among nursing home staff about which measures they found to be most important in contributing to preventing infections and to maintaining well-being of residents during COVID-19 outbreaks.