Tasks and responsibilities of clinical midwives in Dutch hospitals.

Background: The number of Dutch clinical midwives has increased substantially over the last 20 years, but their tasks, responsibilities, and formal positions remain unclear. This study aimed to gain insight into the current tasks and responsibilities of clinical midwives in Dutch hospitals. We also aimed to determine whether these tasks varied among three types of hospitals in the Netherlands: secondary nonteaching hospitals, secondary teaching hospitals, and tertiary hospitals.

Physiotherapy in nursing homes. A qualitative study of physiotherapists' views and experiences.

Background: There are distinct differences in the implementation of physiotherapeutic care in nursing homes. Both nationally and internationally staffing levels of physiotherapy differ significantly between and within nursing homes. Since legislation or guidelines that specify the parameters of physiotherapy required in nursing homes are lacking, it is unknown how physiotherapists currently estimate the usefulness and necessity of physiotherapy in individual situations in long-term care.

Prediction of Mortality by the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI).

Objective: To predict mortality with the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) in a sample of community-dwelling older people, using a follow-up of 7 years.

Design: Longitudinal.

Setting And Participants: 479 Dutch community-dwelling people aged 75 years or older.

'Meaning in life? Make it as bearable, enjoyable and good as possible!': A qualitative study among community-dwelling aged adults who receive home nursing in the Netherlands.

The population of adults ageing in place and using home-care services is growing rapidly worldwide. Meaning in life (MiL) of this group of clients is relevant for healthcare and social workers. MiL is associated with many positive outcomes, but can be challenging for aged persons.

Nurse's attunement to patient's meaning in life - a qualitative study of experiences of Dutch adults ageing in place.

Background: Meaning in life (MiL) is considered to be an important part of health and is associated with many positive outcomes in older adults, such as quality of life and longevity. As health promotors, nurses may take patients' MiL into account in the care process. There is a knowledge gap in terms of what constitutes good care in relation to older patients' MiL, and what the benefits may be for patients when nursing is attuned to this aspect.

Effects of health care interventions on quality of life among frail elderly: a systematized review.

Introduction: Many health care interventions have been developed that aim to improve or maintain the quality of life for frail elderly. A clear overview of these health care interventions for frail elderly and their effects on quality of life is missing.

Purpose: To provide a systematic overview of the effect of health care interventions on quality of life of frail elderly.

Meaning in life of older adults in daily care: A qualitative analysis of participant observations of home nursing visits.

Aim: To explore situations in daily home nursing regarding meaning in life of older adults.

Design: Qualitative research design.

Methods: In total, 197 participant observations were conducted during home nursing visits between September 2015-May 2018.

Meaning in life of older persons: An integrative literature review.

Background:: Meaning in life of older persons is related to well-being, health, quality of life, and "good life." However, the topic is scarcely covered in nursing literature.

Objective:: The aim of this integrative review for nurses is to synthesize knowledge from scholarly literature to provide insight into how older persons find meaning in life, what are influencing circumstances, and what are their sources of meaning.

Comparing Recent Reviews About Touchscreens for Dementia with Lessons Learnt from the Field.

Conclusions were synthesised from recent reviews on (touchscreen)technologies and people with dementia and lessons learnt, using these devices in projects in the UK, the Netherlands and Canada. The combined findings provide a strong basis for defining new strategies for exploiting touchscreen technology for people with dementia.

Does familiarity affect the enjoyment of touchscreen games for people with dementia?

Introduction: Previous research has indicated that people living with dementia are able to use touchscreen technology, which presents an opportunity to deliver meaningful and engaging activities for people to pass the time independently. The challenge is to identify suitable applications from the thousands that are currently available, and familiarity, where an app is a digital version of an existing real world game, may be one solution.

Objectives: To evaluate the concept of familiarity in gameplay with people living with dementia by comparing a known game with a novel game and measuring whether users are able to play these games independently and whether they enjoy doing so.

Assessment of appropriateness of screening community-dwelling older people to prevent functional decline.

Objectives: To identify appropriate screening conditions, stratified according to age and vulnerability, to prevent functional decline in older people.

Design: A RAND/University of California at Los Angeles appropriateness method.

Setting: The Netherlands.