Publications by authors named "M J G Janssen"

When undergoing or about to undergo a needle-related procedure, most people are not aware of the adverse emotional and physical reactions (so-called vasovagal reactions; VVR), that might occur. Thus, rather than relying on self-report measurements, we investigate whether we can predict VVR levels from the video sequence containing facial information measured during the blood donation. We filmed 287 blood donors throughout the blood donation procedure where we obtained 1945 videos for data analysis.

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Objectives: Older adults with physical or cognitive disabilities may need to move to residential care facilities (RCFs). Some older adults smoke tobacco and become dependent on their care professionals to continue smoking. Care professionals need to balance an individual resident's quality of life and well-being with the health and safety of all residents and staff.

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Introduction: Ischaemic heart disease is the single most common cause of death worldwide. Traditionally, distinguishing patients with cardiac ischaemia from patients with less alarming disease, in prehospital triage of chest pain, is challenging for both general practitioners and ambulance paramedics. Less than 20% of patients with chest pain, transferred to the emergency department (ED), have an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and the transportation and analysis at the ED of non-ACS patients result in substantial healthcare costs and a great patient burden.

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  • Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is commonly used for end-stage osteoarthritis, creating a rising healthcare burden that could intensify with an increasing number of surgeries.
  • A state-transition model was crafted to analyze the effectiveness and costs of five hypothetical interventions aimed at reducing TKA needs, focusing on areas like avoiding surgeries and improving patient satisfaction.
  • Findings revealed significant cost savings associated with interventions that prevent TKAs and revisions, particularly benefiting younger patients, highlighting potential innovations that could maximize the value of care while reducing the reliance on surgical procedures.
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