Sandra Zwakhalen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6774396 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra Zwakhalen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Zwakhalen |
| SIGNATURE | ZWAKHALEN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maastricht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7561-5259 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The who and how of assessment and care coordination in home care: It’s not that straightforward
Background: For the past decades, health care has increasingly been moving from institutionalized care to care delivered in the community. However, the ageing population and the prevalence of multimorbidity have made needs increasingly complex. Effective, person-centred home care is needed to adequately address the needs of this population. We look at two core components of delivering person-centred care: needs assessment and subsequent care coor…
Feasibility of a Reablement Programme in Community Care in the Netherlands; A Qualitative Study
Our findings offer critical insights that could guide future efforts to implement reablement programmes more effectively
An example of conducting participatory action research within the Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care: Developing, evaluating, and implementing a reablement training programme
Demand for long-term care is rising, because of the aging of the population and the increase in chronic and degenerative diseases. Both community and institutional care services are facing challenges, not only caused by aggregated care needs but also through technological and related health care innovations. At the same time, the number of well-trained staff is decreasing, partly due to a negative image of care provision within the field of geria…
Attitudes of Nursing Staff in Hospitals towards Restraint Use: A Cross-Sectional Study
The attitude of nursing staff towards restraint use can be decisive for whether restraints are used. So far, nursing staff's attitudes have been studied primarily in long-term and mental health care settings, while findings from somatic acute care hospital settings are largely lacking. Therefore, we aimed to investigate (a) the attitudes of hospital nursing staff towards restraint use, and (b) the construct validity and reliability of a measureme…
Nobody Seems to Know Where to Even Turn To”: Barriers in Accessing and Utilising Dementia Care Services in England and The Netherlands
Background: Accessing post-diagnostic care can be difficult for people with dementia and their informal carers. Little is known, however, about the determinants of barriers to access, and how these might vary between countries. The aim of this study was to explore potential inequalities in access to formal dementia care services between England and the Netherlands, specifically from more disadvantaged areas. Methods: This was a mixed-methods stud…
The Impact of Covid-19 from the Perspectives of Dutch District Nurses: A Mixed-Methods Study
Little is known about how COVID-19 affects older patients living at home or how it affects district nursing teams providing care to these patients. This study aims to (1) explore, from the perspectives of Dutch district nurses, COVID-19's impact on patients receiving district nursing care, district nursing teams, and their organisations during the first outbreak in March 2020 as well as one year later; and (2) identify the needs of district nurse…
The Validity of Connecting Conversations: A Narrative Method to Assess Experienced Quality of Care in Nursing Homes from the Resident’s Perspective
It is important to assess experienced quality of care in nursing homes, as this portrays what is important to residents and helps identify what quality improvements should focus on. Connecting Conversations is a narrative method that assesses experienced quality of care from the resident's perspective in nursing homes by having separate conversations with residents, family, and professional caregivers (triads) within a learning network. This stud…
The Feasibility of Connecting Conversations: A Narrative Method to Assess Experienced Quality of Care in Nursing Homes from the Resident’s Perspective
Currently, residents living in nursing homes and their caring relationships are being placed more centrally in the care experience. Experienced quality of care is influenced by the interactions between residents, family and caregivers, who each have their own experiences and needs. Connecting Conversations is a narrative method aimed at assessing experienced quality of care in nursing homes from the resident's perspective by having separate conve…
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The Validity of Connecting Conversations: A Narrative Method to Assess Experienced Quality of Care in Nursing Homes from the Resident’s Perspective
It is important to assess experienced quality of care in nursing homes, as this portrays what is important to residents and helps identify what quality improvements should focus on. Connecting Conversations is a narrative method that assesses experienced quality of care from the resident's perspective in nursing homes by having separate conversations with residents, family, and professional caregivers (triads) within a learning network. This stud…
The Feasibility of Connecting Conversations: A Narrative Method to Assess Experienced Quality of Care in Nursing Homes from the Resident’s Perspective
Currently, residents living in nursing homes and their caring relationships are being placed more centrally in the care experience. Experienced quality of care is influenced by the interactions between residents, family and caregivers, who each have their own experiences and needs. Connecting Conversations is a narrative method aimed at assessing experienced quality of care in nursing homes from the resident's perspective by having separate conve…
Nobody Seems to Know Where to Even Turn To”: Barriers in Accessing and Utilising Dementia Care Services in England and The Netherlands
Background: Accessing post-diagnostic care can be difficult for people with dementia and their informal carers. Little is known, however, about the determinants of barriers to access, and how these might vary between countries. The aim of this study was to explore potential inequalities in access to formal dementia care services between England and the Netherlands, specifically from more disadvantaged areas. Methods: This was a mixed-methods stud…
The Impact of Covid-19 from the Perspectives of Dutch District Nurses: A Mixed-Methods Study
Little is known about how COVID-19 affects older patients living at home or how it affects district nursing teams providing care to these patients. This study aims to (1) explore, from the perspectives of Dutch district nurses, COVID-19's impact on patients receiving district nursing care, district nursing teams, and their organisations during the first outbreak in March 2020 as well as one year later; and (2) identify the needs of district nurse…
Attitudes of Nursing Staff in Hospitals towards Restraint Use: A Cross-Sectional Study
The attitude of nursing staff towards restraint use can be decisive for whether restraints are used. So far, nursing staff's attitudes have been studied primarily in long-term and mental health care settings, while findings from somatic acute care hospital settings are largely lacking. Therefore, we aimed to investigate (a) the attitudes of hospital nursing staff towards restraint use, and (b) the construct validity and reliability of a measureme…
An example of conducting participatory action research within the Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care: Developing, evaluating, and implementing a reablement training programme
Demand for long-term care is rising, because of the aging of the population and the increase in chronic and degenerative diseases. Both community and institutional care services are facing challenges, not only caused by aggregated care needs but also through technological and related health care innovations. At the same time, the number of well-trained staff is decreasing, partly due to a negative image of care provision within the field of geria…
Feasibility of a Reablement Programme in Community Care in the Netherlands; A Qualitative Study
Our findings offer critical insights that could guide future efforts to implement reablement programmes more effectively
The who and how of assessment and care coordination in home care: It’s not that straightforward
Background: For the past decades, health care has increasingly been moving from institutionalized care to care delivered in the community. However, the ageing population and the prevalence of multimorbidity have made needs increasingly complex. Effective, person-centred home care is needed to adequately address the needs of this population. We look at two core components of delivering person-centred care: needs assessment and subsequent care coor…
Medicine (6 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 works) · Focus group (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)