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Establishing irremediable psychiatric suffering in the context of medical assistance in dying in the Netherlands: a qualitative study by van Veen, Sisco M P, Ruissen, Andrea M, Beekman, Aartjan T F, Evans, Natalie, Widdershoven, Guy A M

“…Establishing irremediability of suffering is a central challenge in determining the appropriateness of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for patients with a…”
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Challenges in shared decision making in advanced cancer care: a qualitative longitudinal observational and interview study by Brom, Linda, De Snoo‐Trimp, Janine C., Onwuteaka‐Philipsen, Bregje D., Widdershoven, Guy A. M., Stiggelbout, Anne M., Pasman, H. Roeline W.

“…Background Patients' preferences and expectations should be taken into account in treatment decision making in the last phase of life. Shared decision making…”
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Competence in chronic mental illness: the relevance of practical wisdom by Widdershoven, Guy A M, Ruissen, Andrea, van Balkom, Anton J L M, Meynen, Gerben

“…The concept of competence is central to healthcare because informed consent can only be obtained from a competent patient. The standard approach to competence…”
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Lean leadership: an ethnographic study by Aij, Kjeld Harald, Visse, Merel, Widdershoven, Guy A.M

“…Purpose – The purpose of this study is to provide a critical analysis of contemporary Lean leadership in the context of a healthcare practice. The Lean…”
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Ethics support in institutional elderly care: a review of the literature by van der Dam, Sandra, Molewijk, Bert, Widdershoven, Guy A M, Abma, Tineke A

“…Clinical ethics support mechanisms in healthcare are increasing but little is known about the specific developments in elderly care. The aim of this paper is…”
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The discovery of deliberation. From ambiguity to appreciation through the learning process of doing Moral Case Deliberation in Dutch elderly care by van der Dam, Sandra, Schols, Jos M.G.A., Kardol, Tinie J.M., Molewijk, Bert C., Widdershoven, Guy A.M., Abma, Tineke A.

“…In the field of bioethics a trend can be noticed toward deliberative and collective forms of moral reflection among practitioners. Moral Case Deliberation…”
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Mechanisms that contribute to the tendency to continue chemotherapy in patients with advanced cancer. Qualitative observations in the clinical setting by Brom, Linda, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D., Widdershoven, Guy A.M, Pasman, H Roeline W.

“…Purpose The study aims to describe mechanisms that contribute to the tendency towards continuing chemotherapy in patients with advanced cancer. Methods The…”
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Palliative sedation: not just normal medical practice. Ethical reflections on the Royal Dutch Medical Association's guideline on palliative sedation by Janssens, Rien, van Delden, Johannes J M, Widdershoven, Guy A M

“…The main premise of the Royal Dutch Medical Association's (RDMA) guideline on palliative sedation is that palliative sedation, contrary to euthanasia, is…”
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Continuing or forgoing treatment at the end of life? Preferences of the general public and people with an advance directive by van Wijmen, Matthijs P S, Pasman, H Roeline W, Widdershoven, Guy A M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D

“…BackgroundWe studied preferences on continuing or forgoing different types of treatments at the end of life in two groups: the general public and people with…”
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Motivations, aims and communication around advance directives: a mixed-methods study into the perspective of their owners and the influence of a current illness by van Wijmen, Matthijs P S, Pasman, H Roeline W, Widdershoven, Guy A M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D

“…What are motivations of owners of an advance directive (AD) to draft an AD, what do they aim for with their AD and do they communicate about their AD? Written…”
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Training healthcare professionals as moral case deliberation facilitators: evaluation of a Dutch training programme by Plantinga, Mirjam, Molewijk, Bert, de Bree, Menno, Moraal, Marloes, Verkerk, Marian, Widdershoven, Guy A M

“…Until recently, moral case deliberation (MCD) sessions have mostly been facilitated by external experts, mainly professional ethicists. We have developed a…”
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Managers' views on and experiences with moral case deliberation in nursing teams by Weidema, Froukje C., Molewijk, A. C. (Bert), Kamsteeg, Frans, Widdershoven, Guy A.M.

“…Aims Providing management insights regarding moral case deliberation (MCD) from the experiential perspective of nursing managers. Background MCD concerns…”
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Fostering functioning of workers: A new challenge for prevention in occupational health by van Amelsvoort, Ludovic G P M, de Brouwer, Carin P M, Heerkens, Yvonne F, Widdershoven, Guy A M, Kant, IJmert

“…Given large changes in working conditions and society, occupational health care has to prioritize its efforts towards fostering health and functioning of…”
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Motivations, aims and communication around advance directives by van Wijmen, Matthijs P.S, Pasman, H. Roeline W, Widdershoven, Guy A.M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D

“…Abstract Objective What are motivations of owners of an advance directive (AD) to draft an AD, what do they aim for with their AD and do they communicate about…”
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Participation of marginalized groups in evaluation: Mission impossible? by Baur, Vivianne E., Abma, Tineke A., Widdershoven, Guy A.M.

“…Responsive evaluation facilitates a dialogical process by creating social conditions that enhance equal input from all stakeholders. However, when multiple…”
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The Responsiveness of Quality of Life Utilities to Change in Depression: A Comparison of Instruments (SF-6D, EQ-5D, and DFD) by Gerhards, Sylvia A.H., MSc, Huibers, Marcus J.H., PhD, Theunissen, Kevin A.T.M., MSc, de Graaf, L. Esther, PhD, Widdershoven, Guy A.M., PhD, Evers, Silvia M.A.A., PhD

“…Abstract Background Utilities are often a main outcome parameter in economic evaluations. Because depression has a large influence on quality of life, it is…”
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Vulnerability of family caregivers in terminal palliative care at home; balancing between burden and capacity by Proot, Ireen M., Abu-Saad, Huda Huijer, Crebolder, Harry F.J.M., Goldsteen, Minke, Luker, Karen A., Widdershoven, Guy A.M.

“…This paper reports on a grounded theory interview‐based study with 13 family members aged 28–80 years caring for terminally ill people at home (with a life…”
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Facades of Suffering: Clients' Photo Stories About Mental Illness by Sitvast, Jan E., Abma, Tineke A., Widdershoven, Guy A.M.

“…In this article, photo stories are examined that were the result of working with photography as a therapeutic instrument dealing with suffering in mental…”
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How to combine hermeneutics and Wide Reflective Equilibrium?: A comment on M. Ebbesen and B. Pedersen, How to formulate normative ethical principles by use of empirical investigations within biomedicine by Widdershoven, Guy A.M.

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What does quality of life mean to older adults? A thematic synthesis by van Leeuwen, Karen M, van Loon, Miriam S, van Nes, Fenna A, Bosmans, Judith E, de Vet, Henrica C W, Ket, Johannes C F, Widdershoven, Guy A M, Ostelo, Raymond W J G

“…Consideration of older adults' quality of life (QoL) is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation, quality improvement and allocation of health and…”
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