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Nivel: Decline in number of home visits to elderly people by general practitioners

Decline in number of home visits to elderly people by general practitioners

For years it has been visible, that the number of home visits by GPs to the elderly has been decreasing. This decline accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even after the restrictions were scaled down, the number of home visits remained low.

Changing brand medications leads to overdose by many thyroid patients

Dementia is associated with a long disease duration and a high burden of care. This has a major impact on the person with dementia, on their loved ones and on the care system. On the basis of routinely recorded health data we describe the duration and content of care trajectories of patients with dementia, starting from time the diagnosis was first recorded in primary care, via nursing home admissions to end of life. This can support the planning of timely care and improve the understanding of - often long

The duration of dementia care in the Netherlands and factors influencing care programmes

OECD PaRIS: international research on primary care for the chronically ill

OECD PaRIS: international research on primary care for people with chronic conditions

Nivel: Citizens’ initiatives for care and welfare in the Netherlands not limited to the rural areas

Citizens’ initiatives for care and welfare in the Netherlands not limited to the rural areas

Nivel: Essential elements of high-quality palliative care at home

Essential elements of high-quality palliative care at home

Nivel: Does shared decision making reduce antibiotics prescribing in primary care?

Does shared decision making reduce antibiotics prescribing in primary care?

Nivel: The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in less than 20 million global deaths, new estimates show

The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in less than 20 million global deaths, new estimates show

Nivel: PROMs and PREMs: a call for improving interpretability and usability of results

PROMs and PREMs: a call for improving interpretability and usability of results