E-mental health in Germany - what is the current use and what are experiences of different types of health care providers for patients with mental illnesses?

Background: As a new and effective support option, e-mental health interventions can be useful in complementing treatment in mental health care. To date, little is known about how health care providers use these programs to treat patients with mental illnesses in Germany. The present study aims to examine the use of and experiences with e-mental health interventions from the point of view of different types of health care providers for patients with mental illnesses.

Defining practice variation and exploring influencing factors on needs assessment in home care nursing: A Delphi study.

Aim: To describe a Delphi study regarding practice variation in needs assessment by Dutch home care nurses, to define practice variation in home care nursing and explore which factors may have a role in this needs assessment.

Design: A Delphi study was conducted with the participation of home care representatives.

Method: A Delphi questionnaire was developed, preceded by literature research and an expert meeting.

A Novel Concept of Transperineal Focused Ultrasound Transducer for Prostate Cancer Local Deep Hyperthermia Treatments.

Design, embodiment, and experimental study of a novel concept of extracorporeal phased array ultrasound transducer for prostate cancer regional deep hyperthermia treatments using a transperineal acoustic window is presented. An optimized design of hyperthermia applicator was derived from a modelling software where acoustic and thermal fields were computed based on anatomical data. Performance tests have been experimentally conducted on gel phantoms and tissues, under 3T MRI guidance using PRFS thermometry.

Measures to improve patient needs assessments and reduce practice variation in Dutch home care organizations.

Aim: Worldwide, long-term care tends to shift from institutional care towards home care. In order to deliver high-quality and adequate care, the type, amount and cost of care is determined by a patient needs assessment. However, there are indications that this patient needs assessment varies between comparable patients.

Erratum: Subclavian Effort Thrombosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.

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