Background: In support of professional practice, asynchronous communication between the
patient and the provider is implemented separately or in combination with Internet-based …

This article addresses first the definition of a (care) pathway, and then follows a description
of theories since the 1950s. It ends with a discussion of theoretical advantages and …

Background The time course of changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following
discharge from the ICU and during a general ward stay has not been studied. We therefore …

International Journal of Integrated Care–Vol. 9, 12 March 2009–ISSN 1568-4156–
http://www. ijic. org/tion between professionals in a disease management program, to …

In addition to “fixed” patient demographic and background variables, treatment process
constructs play an important role in the prediction of treatment retention in substance …

Psychometric properties of the Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ) are analyzed in a
population of 340 substance-dependent patients of an addiction clinic in the Netherlands …

The objective of this paper is to analyze the psychometric properties of the TCU Motivation
for Treatment (MfT) scale in alcohol-and drug-dependent patients in an inpatient treatment …

Background: Health care systems aim to involve as much informal care as possible and
dementia patients prefer to stay home as long as they can. In this context, perseverance time …

Aim This study was about the final decision by spouses to have their demented partner
placed in a nursing home. The central question was whether the admission took place in the …

A substantial amount of research has been published on the association between the use of
electronic medical records (EMRs) and quality outcomes in US hospitals, while limited …