Op 21 januari 2019 vond in Woudschoten na zestig jaar een tweede conferentie plaats waarin
de kernwaarden en kerntaken van de huisartsgeneeskunde gepresenteerd werden. De …

The WHO definition of health as complete wellbeing is no longer fit for purpose given the
rise of chronic disease. Machteld Huber and colleagues propose changing the emphasis …

Context Given the public health significance of late-life depression and anxiety, and the
limited capacity of treatment, there is an urgent need to develop effective strategies to prevent …

Patients with pain may be at increased risk of developing a first episode of depressive or
anxiety disorder. Insight into possible associations between specific pain characteristics and …

Context The symptoms and consequences of celiac disease usually resolve with a lifelong
gluten-free diet. However, clinical presentation is variable and most patients presenting with …

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between
educational level and frailty prevalence in older adults and to investigate the role of material, …

Background Mother-to-infant bonding is defined as the emotional tie experienced by a
mother towards her child, which is considered to be important for the socio-emotional …

Background: many instruments are available to identify frail older adults who may benefit from
geriatric interventions. Most of those instruments are time-consuming and difficult to use in …

Objective Many patients with depression and/or anxiety (D/A) persistently report pain. However,
it is not clear how the course of D/A is associated with pain over time. The present study …

Objective Caregivers of persons with dementia play an important and economically valuable
role within society, but many may do so at a considerable cost to themselves. Knowing …