Publications by authors named "R de Heus"

Objective: This study evaluates patient experiences with the SAFE@home platform for telemonitoring of blood pressure (BP) and symptom tracking in patients high-risk pregnancies. We hypothesized patients would perceive telemonitoring as usable and patient-centered and aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to aid future digital health scale-up.

Methods: A quantitative analysis within a cohort study across 11 hospitals was conducted.

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Background: Higher blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with adverse clinical outcomes but lack of standardized methodology hampers clinical translation. Day-to-day BPV seems most promising for an older population, especially those with cognitive impairment. This study aimed to determine the optimal number of measurements for obtaining day-to-day BPV in this population.

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Objective: to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes using 25 µg 2-hourly and 50 µg 4-hourly oral Misoprostol for induction of labour (IOL) DESIGN: observational study SETTING: Tertiary care center, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, The Netherlands POPULATION: Women with a vital singleton pregnancy between 37+0 and 42+0-weeks of pregnancy with an indication for IOL with oral Misoprostol.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study using anonymous data from the Amsterdam UMC from 2016 to 2021. The current procedure (25 µg every 2 h, June 2018-March 2021) was compared to the former procedure (50 µg every 4 h, March 2016-May 2018).

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Introduction: Recruitment of participants for intervention studies is challenging. We evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of a participant recruitment campaign through an online registry for the FINGER-NL study, a multi-domain lifestyle intervention trial targeting cognitively healthy individuals aged 60-79 with dementia prevention potential. Additionally, we explored which recruitment strategy successfully reached individuals from underrepresented groups in research.

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