Publications by authors named "Verweij L"

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  • - The paper discusses the importance of intervention and implementation fidelity in healthcare research, emphasizing that strict adherence to core components of interventions is crucial for meaningful evaluation of outcomes.
  • - It highlights the need for flexibility in defining fidelity, as varying contexts and implementation strategies require researchers to adapt their approaches while ensuring that fidelity criteria are transparent and context-dependent.
  • - The authors argue that fidelity assessments should consider not just individual behaviors, but also organizational and system factors, further complicating the evaluation process and necessitating a deeper understanding of fidelity concepts.
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Background: The introduction of complex family interventions poses a challenge since they consist of various interacting components which affect multiple players and often require changes in behaviour and work processes. Implementation success is strongly influenced by environmental factors. The comprehensive implementation of complex interventions therefore needs a deliberate and systematic implementation process, including its evaluation.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the implementation and experience of a Family Support Intervention (FSI) in adult ICU settings as part of the FICUS trial, using a mixed-methods approach and normalisation process theory.
  • Conducted in eight Swiss ICUs, the research involved 40 key clinical partners and utilized both qualitative group interviews and quantitative questionnaires to assess acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of the FSI at two different time points.
  • Findings showed overall positive integration of the FSI with high acceptability but moderate feasibility, highlighting barriers such as limited capacity of family nurses and clinician attitudes, while leadership support and teamwork facilitated the process, leading to two adoption pathways.
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  • This study examined the effectiveness and reliability of study preregistration in psychology by analyzing 300 research studies to see how closely they followed their preregistered plans.
  • The findings revealed that many preregistrations lacked essential methodological details and frequently deviated from their original plans, which suggests that research biases are still possible.
  • To enhance the accuracy and utility of preregistration, the authors recommend improved training for researchers, more detailed registration templates, and better transparency in reporting deviations.
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  • The systematic review aimed to identify criteria for determining return to sport (RTS) following treatments for superior labral pathophysiology, analyze how many patients fail to return to sport, and evaluate reasons for not returning.
  • A review across 5 databases included 45 studies with 1857 patients, revealing that the majority of studies did not provide RTS criteria and showed significant variability in the rates of patients unable to return to sport (nRTS) or return to pre-injury levels (nRTPL).
  • Reasons for not returning to sport involved a mix of physical issues (like pain and instability), psychological concerns (such as fear of re-injury), personal factors (like lifestyle changes), and other injuries.
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  • * After three rounds of surveys, 18 out of 68 factors were identified as influential, with stable consensus on factors that favor operative treatment including professional athlete status and specific fracture characteristics.
  • * Most disagreement arose regarding treatment for certain injuries, especially those involving an anterolateral coronoid tip fracture, indicating a need for more clarity in treatment guidelines among surgeons.
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  • This study aimed to create a machine learning algorithm that would help estimate the likelihood of recurrence after an arthroscopic Bankart repair (ABR) for shoulder instability.
  • The researchers analyzed data from 14 studies involving 5,591 patients and identified risk factors for recurrence, finding that certain factors like age and type of sport increased risk, while a single dislocation reduced it.
  • However, the machine learning model struggled to accurately predict recurrence rates due to inconsistent data across studies, highlighting the need for better data standardization in future research.
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Background: The aims of this study are 1) to assess whether open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) techniques for fractures of the proximal radius are associated with the range of motion (ROM), 2) to determine the incidence of hardware-related complications and removal following plate and screw fixation of the proximal radius, and 3) to evaluate whether the safe-zone definition is described in the literature and its relation to the ROM.

Methods: A literature search was performed in the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases. Studies reporting ROM in patients undergoing ORIF for radial head or neck fractures were included.

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  • The study examined the long-term effects of mental and physical health on capability and pain intensity in military patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair after shoulder dislocations, analyzing data from 80 participants at least two years post-surgery.
  • Results showed that higher kinesiophobia (fear of movement) was significantly linked to increased incapability and pain intensity, while the need for repeat surgeries also affected incapability scores.
  • The findings suggest that mindset, particularly mental factors like fear and unhelpful thinking, plays a crucial role in recovery and musculoskeletal health following shoulder surgery, rather than solely physiological issues.
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Purpose: To compare patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) at 1-year and 2-year follow-up after treatment for anterior shoulder instability.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials and prospective studies that evaluated and reported PROMs after a capsulolabral repair (with or without remplissage), bone augmentation, or nonoperative treatment to treat anterior shoulder instability at both 1-year and 2-year follow-up were included. PROMs were compared between 1-year and 2-year follow-up; forest plots with mean difference were created to compare baseline, 1-year, and 2-year follow-up; and scatterplots were created to visualize clinical improvement over time.

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  • The study investigates how surgical versus nonoperative treatments for acromioclavicular dislocations affect the development of osteoarthritis in the shoulder.
  • It analyzed data from 94 articles, including 7 for meta-analysis, involving 3,812 patients over an average follow-up of about 2 years, revealing OA prevalence between 6.7% and 29.3% based on treatment type.
  • The findings indicate no significant difference in OA prevalence between the injured shoulder and the opposite one, but the overall study quality was deemed low, raising questions about the reliability of the results.
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The FICUS trial is a cluster-randomized superiority trial to determine the effectiveness of a nurse-led, interprofessional family support intervention (FSI) on the quality of care, family management and individual mental health of family members of critically ill patients, compared to usual care. This paper describes the statistical analysis plan of the FICUS trial. The primary outcome is quality of family care, assessed by the Family Satisfaction in ICU Questionnaire (FS-ICU-24R) at patient discharge from the ICU.

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Background: Standardized consensus-based radiological reports for shoulder instability may improve clinical quality, reduce heterogeneity, and reduce workload. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine important elements for the x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) arthrography (MRA), and computed tomography (CT) report, the extent of variability, and important MRI views and settings.

Methods: An expert panel of musculoskeletal radiologists and orthopedic surgeons was recruited in a three-round Delphi design.

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Supporting families experiencing critical illness through family interventions is essential to ease illness burden, enable family management, and reduce their risk for adverse health. Thus far, there is no validated German instrument to measure the perceived support families receive from nurses. We translated the 14-item Iceland-Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ) and tested its psychometric properties with 77 family members of intensive care patients.

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Background: The extent of measurement errors of statistical shape models that predict native glenoid width based on glenoid height to subsequently determine the amount of anterior glenoid bone loss is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to (1) create a statistical shape model based on glenoid height and width measured on 3-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) and determine the accuracy through measurement errors and (2) determine measurement errors of existing 3D-CT statistical shape models.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study included all consecutive patients who underwent CT imaging before undergoing primary surgical treatment of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation between 2007 and 2022 at the Tohoku University Hospital and affiliated hospitals.

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In unstable shoulders, excessive anteroinferior position of the humeral head relative to the glenoid can lead to a dislocation. Measuring humeral head position could therefore be valuable in quantifying shoulder laxity. The aim of this study was to measure (1) position of the humeral head relative to the glenoid and (2) joint space thickness during passive motion in unstable shoulders caused by traumatic anterior dislocations and in contralateral uninjured shoulders.

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Background: The Family in Intensive Care UnitS (FICUS) trial investigates the clinical effectiveness of a multicomponent, nurse-led interprofessional family support intervention (FSI) and explores its implementation in intensive care units (ICUs). The local context of each ICU strongly influences intervention performance in practice. To promote FSI uptake and to reduce variation in intervention delivery, we aimed to develop tailored implementation strategies.

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Unlabelled: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare condition characterized by central hypoventilation, leading to the majority of patients being dependent on ventilatory support during sleep. This condition is often accompanied by various associated symptoms, due to a PHOX2B gene variant involved in neuronal crest cell migration. This study is the first to review the characteristics and outcomes in children with CCHS on long-term mechanical ventilation in the Netherlands.

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Background: The aim of this study was to identify items that healthcare providers and/or patients consider important to include in a questionnaire for clinical trials and cohort studies in shoulder instability research. This could serve as a basis to develop a core outcome set for shoulder instability research.

Methods: Healthcare providers and patients were included in a panel for a modified Delphi consensus study.

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Background: Standardized reporting leads to high-quality data and can reduce administration time. The aim of this study was to (1) get an insight into the variability of what is considered important to report in the surgical report following shoulder instability surgery and (2) determine which elements should be included in the surgical report following shoulder instability surgery according to Dutch surgeons using a Delphi method.

Methods: Dutch orthopedic shoulder surgeons were included in a panel for a Delphi study consisting of 3 rounds.

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Bleeding and thromboembolic (TE) complications in neurosurgical diseases have a detrimental impact on clinical outcomes. The aim of this study is to provide a scoping review of the available literature and address challenges and knowledge gaps in the management of coagulation disorders in neurosurgical diseases. Additionally, we introduce a novel research project that seeks to reduce coagulation disorder-associated complications in neurosurgical patients.

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  • The study evaluates the effects of anatomic changes resulting from the Latarjet procedure and highlights the need for further research in this area.
  • It included 22 English-language studies and found that the procedure can affect scapula position, humeral head translation, and internal rotation strength, while elbow function appears largely unchanged.
  • Future research should focus on improved documentation of scapular movement and the impact of rotator cuff issues post-surgery.*
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Background: The evaluation of a continuously evolving eHealth tool in terms of improvement and implementation in daily practice is unclear. The CMyLife digital care platform provides patient-centered care by empowering patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, with a focus on making medication compliance insightful, discussable, and optimal, and achieving optimal control of the biomarker BCR-ABL1.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent the participatory action research approach is suitable for the improvement and scientific evaluation of eHealth innovations in daily clinical practice (measured by user experiences) combined with the promotion of patient empowerment.

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