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Low patient activation levels in frail older adults: a cross-sectional study by Overbeek, Anouk, Rietjens, Judith A C, Jabbarian, Lea J, Severijnen, Johan, Swart, Siebe J, van der Heide, Agnes, Korfage, Ida J

“…Frail older adults are increasingly expected to self-manage their health and healthcare. We assessed the extent to which this group is able to take up this…”
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Considerations of physicians about the depth of palliative sedation at the end of life by Swart, Siebe J, van der Heide, Agnes, van Zuylen, Lia, Perez, Roberto S G M, Zuurmond, Wouter W A, van der Maas, Paul J, van Delden, Johannes J M, Rietjens, Judith A C

“…Although guidelines advise titration of palliative sedation at the end of life, in practice the depth of sedation can range from mild to deep. We investigated…”
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Continuous Palliative Sedation for Cancer and Noncancer Patients by Swart, Siebe J., MD, Rietjens, Judith A.C., PhD, van Zuylen, Lia, MD, PhD, Zuurmond, Wouter W.A., MD, PhD, Perez, Roberto S.G.M., PhD, van der Maas, Paul J., MD, PhD, van Delden, Johannes J.M., MD, PhD, van der Heide, Agnes, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Context Palliative care is often focused on cancer patients. Palliative sedation at the end of life is an intervention to address severe suffering in…”
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Preemptive Use of Palliative Sedation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Rietjens, Judith A.C., PhD, Swart, Siebe J., MD, van Delden, Johannes J.M., MD, PhD, van der Heide, Agnes, MD, PhD

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Advance Care Planning in Frail Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Overbeek, Anouk, Korfage, Ida J., Jabbarian, Lea J., Billekens, Pascalle, Hammes, Bernard J., Polinder, Suzanne, Severijnen, Johan, Swart, Siebe J., Witkamp, Frederika E., van der Heide, Agnes, Rietjens, Judith A.C.

“…Objectives To determine the effectiveness of advance care planning (ACP) in frail older adults. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting Residential…”
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Using the LCP: Bereaved Relatives' Assessments of Communication and Bereavement by Veerbeek, Laetitia, van der Heide, Agnes, de Vogel-Voogt, Elsbeth, de Bakker, René, D. van der Rijt, Carin C., Swart, Siebe J., van der Maas, Paul J., van Zuylen, Lia

“…The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is aimed at improving care and communication in the dying phase. The authors studied whether use of the LCP affects relatives'…”
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Audit of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient in a Dutch cancer hospital by Veerbeek, Laetitia, van Zuylen, Lia, Gambles, Maureen, Swart, Siebe J, van der Heide, Agnes, van der Rijt, Carin C D, Ellershaw, John E

“…LAETITIA VEERBEEK, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC1 University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, LIA VAN ZUYLEN, Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus…”
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The effect of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying: a multi-centre study by Veerbeek, Laetitia, van Zuylen, Lia, Swart, Siebe J, van der Maas, Paul J, de Vogel-Voogt, Elsbeth, van der Rijt, Carin CD, van der Heide, Agnes

“…We studied the effect of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) on the documentation of care, symptom burden and communication in three health care settings. Between…”
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Day-to-day care in palliative sedation: Survey of nurses’ experiences with decision-making and performance by Arevalo, Jimmy J., Rietjens, Judith A., Swart, Siebe J., Perez, Roberto S.G.M., van der Heide, Agnes

“…Continuous palliative sedation has been the focus of extensive international debates in the field of end-of-life decision making. Although nurses may be…”
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A cluster randomized controlled trial on the effects and costs of advance care planning in elderly care: study protocol by Korfage, Ida J, Rietjens, Judith A C, Overbeek, Anouk, Jabbarian, Lea J, Billekens, Pascalle, Hammes, Bernard J, Hansen-van der Meer, Ellen, Polinder, Suzanne, Severijnen, Johan, Swart, Siebe J, Witkamp, Frederika E, van der Heide, Agnes

“…Currently, health care and medical decision-making at the end of life for older people are often insufficiently patient-centred. In this trial we study the…”
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Continuous palliative sedation: not only a response to physical suffering by Swart, Siebe J, van der Heide, Agnes, van Zuylen, Lia, Perez, Roberto S G M, Zuurmond, Wouter W A, van der Maas, Paul J, van Delden, Johannes J M, Rietjens, Judith A C

“…Palliative sedation is a medical intervention aimed at relieving symptoms that can no longer be controlled by conventional treatment. Ample knowledge is…”
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Continuous palliative sedation until death: practice after introduction of the Dutch national guideline by Swart, Siebe J, van der Heide, Agnes, Brinkkemper, Tijn, van Zuylen, Lia, Perez, Roberto, Rietjens, Judith

“…In 2005, a national palliative guideline was launched in The Netherlands. The authors describe the practice of continuous palliative sedation until death (CPS)…”
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Estimating the potential life-shortening effect of continuous sedation until death: a comparison between two approaches by Bruinsma, Sophie M, Rietjens, Judith A C, Swart, Siebe J, Perez, Roberto S G M, van Delden, Johannes J M, van der Heide, Agnes

“…Context In some cases, physicians estimate that continuous sedation until death may have a life-shortening effect. The accuracy of these estimations can be…”
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A Favorable Course of Palliative Sedation: Searching for Indicators Using Caregivers’ Perspectives by Brinkkemper, Tijn, Rietjens, Judith A. C., Deliens, Luc, Ribbe, Miel W., Swart, Siebe J., Loer, Stephan A., Zuurmond, Wouter W. A., Perez, Roberto S. G. M.

“…Objective: Comparing characteristics of a favorable sedation course during palliative sedation to a less favorable course based on the reports Dutch physicians…”
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Pressure during decision making of continuous sedation in end-of-life situations in Dutch general practice by Blanker, Marco H, Koerhuis-Roessink, Marlies, Swart, Siebe J, Zuurmond, Wouter W A, van der Heide, Agnes, Perez, Roberto S G M, Rietjens, Judith A C

“…Little is known about pressure from patients or relatives on physician's decision making of continuous palliative sedation. We aim to describe experienced…”
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The last 3 days of life in three different care settings in The Netherlands by Veerbeek, Laetitia, van Zuylen, Lia, Swart, Siebe J, van der Maas, Paul J, van der Heide, Agnes

“…Little is known about the characteristics of dying in different care settings, such as the hospital, the nursing home, or the home-care setting. We measured…”
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Does recognition of the dying phase have an effect on the use of medical interventions? by Veerbeek, Laetitia, Van Zuylen, Lia, Swart, Siebe J, Jongeneel, Gerrieke, Van Der Maas, Paul J, Van Der Heide, Agnes

“…During the dying phase, patients often receive interventions that are not aimed at promoting their comfort. We investigated how recognition of the dying phase…”
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Physicians' and nurses' experiences with continuous palliative sedation in the Netherlands by Swart, Siebe J, Brinkkemper, Tijn, Rietjens, Judith A C, Blanker, Marco H, van Zuylen, Lia, Ribbe, Miel, Zuurmond, Wouter W A, van der Heide, Agnes, Perez, Roberto S G M

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Lymphoid tissue in rat oral mucosa: structure and function by Sminia, T, Swart, S J, Steenbergen, J J, Biewenga, J

“…Lymphocyte and macrophage/dendritic cell populations in the oral cavity of the rat were studied by immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, the reactivity of the…”
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Palliative sedation largely in accordance with Dutch national guideline by Swart, Siebe J, Rietjens, Judith A C, Brinkkemper, Tijn, van Zuylen, Lia, van Burg-Verhage, Wijnanda A, Zuurmond, Wouter W A, Ribbe, Miel W, Blanker, Marco H, Perez, Roberto S G M, van der Heide, Agnes

“…To evaluate the practice of continuous palliative sedation after the introduction of a national guideline. Investigation by questionnaire. In 2008, 1580…”
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