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In the Netherlands, men who suffer from cystitis are typically given nitrofurantoin as a treatment. However, this therapy may not always be effective and a retrospective study found that it failed in 25% of cases. As a result, it is recommended that contingency advice be offered to men with cystitis who are being treated with nitrofurantoin.

Developments Health-RI and U-Cloud

U-Cloud makes it possible to make securely available data accessible for research. The first developments are currently underway.

The USD-4D app was developed within palliative care to monitor patients' symptoms and concerns. This provides insight into what the patient experiences so that the GP can discuss this in a targeted manner.

'Consultation': Shared decision-making and positive reinforcement to enhance placebo effects in non-long-term lower back pain. What are the effects and why does it remain difficult?

Consultation enhances the placebo effects in non-long-term lower back pain, which are very effective in resolving this pain. However, current research shows that it is very difficult for doctors to give patients more space in tailoring their treatment choices, which negates this intervention.

Discover the power of a learning healthcare system in which researchers, healthcare professionals and patients work together. See how different research approaches reveal the dynamics of both research and clinical practice. Take note of regional transmural care databases and optimal care tables in which patients play a crucial role. Read all this in the dissertation Towards learning Health care systems written by Debbie Vermond.

Switching from traditional blood thinners to newer variants leads to more bleeding in vulnerable elderly people with atrial fibrillation compared to continuing the current treatment, according to research at UMC Utrecht.

Project Understanding and Deciding Together with Children

This project focuses on having an open conversation with children with psychological or persistent physical complaints. This conversation contributes to 'understanding together' what is going on. This places a new focus on the child's possibilities.

A Zon MW project will soon start in Leidsche Rijn that focuses on an integrated neighborhood-oriented approach to a lifestyle where residents, patients, and healthcare professionals work together. This project involves collaboration between three academic workshops for nursing, general medicine, and physiotherapy that are embedded in the Leidsche Rijn Julius Health Centers.

The CONNECT project: a conversation approach for parents with children in the palliative phase

Within the CONNECT project, a conversation approach has been developed together with experienced parents and primary care providers from practice to provide accessible support in the field of meaning and life questions.