Publications by authors named "Sarah Lips"

Background: Limitations of traditional structures and approaches to further enhance patient safety, satisfaction, and systemic sustainability in healthcare, are becoming increasingly visible. Embedding reflexivity is a proposed strategy to promote progress. We aimed to explore the potential of creating reflexive spaces for promoting integration and client-centeredness in maternity care specifically.

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The authors wish to make the following corrections to the above-mentioned published paper [1]: During production, an error occurred in the layout of Figure 1 'Learning impact of KLIK, as self-assessed by the children' on page 6 [...

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Participatory research on health-related topics with children is promising but current literature offers limited guidance on how to involve children and falls short on the reporting impact. The purpose of this article is to heighten our understanding of the working principles and impact of participatory health research (PHR) with children. We completed a PHR project in two primary schools, which included children from a multiethnic, deprived neighborhood in the second largest city in The Netherlands over a period of three school years (2016-2019).

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Article Synopsis
  • * Conducted in North-West Netherlands, the research involved six focus groups and 20 interviews with women who recently gave birth, analyzing data through a framework based on existing care models.
  • * Findings reveal that while women generally feel positively about primary care, secondary/tertiary hospital care often fails to meet their needs for personalization, communication, and continuous support, highlighting areas for improvement in the maternity care system.
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