The development of national practice guidelines (NPGs) is an issue of much concern in healthcare policies world-wide to guarantee and to improve the quality and efficiency of care. The development and implementation of NPGs constitutes an importan...
Auteurs:HJM Hendriks, GE Bekkering, H Van Ettekoven, J Brandsma, P Van der Wees en R De Bie
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of alcohol problems in first-year college students. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. METHOD: Data on the prevalence of alcohol abuse or dependence according to DSM-IV criteria were collected in the period November 19...
Auteurs:B Aertgeerts, F Buntinx, C Vandermeulen, M Roelants, J Fevery en S Ansoms
BACKGROUND: Diagnosing dermatomycosis from a clinical image is not always easy. Microscopy of a potassium hydroxide preparation (KOH-test) and culturing are seldomly used in general practice. Cyanoacrylate surface skin scraping (CSSS) is a new dia...
Auteurs:Daniël Lousbergh, Frank Buntinx en G Piérard
The study objective was to describe the GP's referrals of patients to diagnostic evaluation of dementia and the GP's perception of the organization of this process++. The study is based on postal questionnaire mailed to all GPs in Denmark, spring ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of a Dutch national prevention programme, aimed at general practitioners (GPs), on the adherence to organizational guidelines for effective cervical cancer screening in general practice. To identify the characteris...
Auteurs:RPMG Hermens, E Hak, MEJL Hulscher, J Mulder, MAJB Tacken, JCC Braspenning en RPTM Grol
Diagnosis of dementia in primary care is both difficult and important. The recommendations by several authors to improve the diagnosis of dementia by general practitioners are important, but insufficient. It is argued that perhaps the disease conc...
This article describes the development of a guideline concerning the diagnosis of dementia in general practice. The methodology of the multidisciplinary development is described. The literature references on which this is based are elaborated. The...
Auteurs:J De Lepeleire, J Heyrman, C Vanwelde en J Degryse
In this study the influence of discrepancy between preferences of the client and the residential treatment on working alliance and satisfaction in the beginning phase of treatment is examined. The results indicate that the larger the lack of congr...
