Publications by authors named "S L W Spoorenberg"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how primary and social care professionals view interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in addressing malnutrition and sarcopenia among older adults living in the community.
- The qualitative research involved online focus groups that revealed key areas of focus, including the need for smooth information exchange, regular consultations, and better involvement of older adults in IPC.
- The findings suggest that effective IPC relies on a strong synergy between healthcare professionals, supportive infrastructure, and active participation from older adults to be successful.
Objective: The TARGET program for integrated, person-centered care for people with chronic conditions offers primary care (PC) professionals a set of tools and trainings to actively engage in population segmentation and person-centered needs assessments (PCNAs). A pilot study was conducted to gain insight into the program's feasibility and acceptability, and identify preconditions for successful implementation.
Design And Setting: Seven Dutch PC practices participated in a half-year pilot study starting in August 2020.
Background: Malnutrition is a common and significant problem in older adults. Insight into factors underlying malnutrition is needed to develop strategies that can improve the nutritional status. Compromised intestinal integrity caused by gut wall hypoperfusion due to atherosclerosis of the mesenteric arteries in the aging gastrointestinal tract may adversely affect nutrient uptake.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Adjunctive intravenous corticosteroid treatment has been shown to reduce length of stay (LOS) in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed to assess the effect of oral dexamethasone on LOS and whether this effect is disease severity dependent.
Methods: In this multicentre, stratified randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, immunocompetent adults with CAP were randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to receive oral dexamethasone (6 mg once daily) or placebo for 4 days in four teaching hospitals in the Netherlands.
Background: It is unclear how many community-dwelling elderly (≥75 years) experience oral health problems (e.g. pain, dry mouth, chewing problems) and how they manage their dental care needs.
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