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Tobias F Kröpelin; J C L Neyens; Ruud J G Halfens; Gertrudis I J M Kempen; Jan P H Hamers
Fall determinants in older long-term care residents with dementia: a systematic review.
Donja M Mijnarends; Daniela Schoberer; Sovianne ter Borg; Luc J C van Loon; Sjors Verlaan; Alfonso J Cruz Jentoft; Ruud J G Halfens; Yvette C Luiking; Judith M M Meijers; Jos M G A Schols
Validity and reliability of tools to measure muscle mass, strength, and physical performance in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review.
Sabine Hahn; Virpi Hantikainen; Gerjo Kok; Marianne Müller; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Risk factors associated with patient and visitor violence in general hospitals: results of a multiple regression analysis.

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2013: Tobias F Kröpelin; J C L Neyens; Ruud J G Halfens; Gertrudis I J M Kempen; Jan P H Hamers
Fall determinants in older long-term care residents with dementia: a systematic review.
International psychogeriatrics / IPA 2013;25(4):549-63.
2013: Donja M Mijnarends; Daniela Schoberer; Sovianne ter Borg; Luc J C van Loon; Sjors Verlaan; Alfonso J Cruz Jentoft; Ruud J G Halfens; Yvette C Luiking; Judith M M Meijers; Jos M G A Schols
Validity and reliability of tools to measure muscle mass, strength, and physical performance in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2013;14(3):170-8.
2013: Sabine Hahn; Virpi Hantikainen; Gerjo Kok; Marianne Müller; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Risk factors associated with patient and visitor violence in general hospitals: results of a multiple regression analysis.
International journal of nursing studies 2013;50(3):374-85.
2013: Karen Freijer; Ruud J G Halfens; Marc A Koopmanschap; Judith M M Meijers; Siok Swan Tan; Mark J C Nuijten
The economic costs of disease related malnutrition.
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2013;32(1):136-41.
2013: Silvia Schmid-Büchi; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Marianne Müller; Bart van den Borne
Factors associated with supportive care needs of patients under treatment for breast cancer.
European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2013;17(1):22-9.
2012: Sabine Hahn; Virpi Hantikainen; Gerjo Kok; Ian Needham; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Patient and visitor violence in the general hospital, occurrence, staff interventions and consequences: a cross-sectional survey.
Journal of advanced nursing 2012;68(12):2685-99.
2012: Adelheid Zeller; Theo Dassen; Gerjo Kok; Ian Needham; Ruud J G Halfens
Factors associated with resident aggression toward caregivers in nursing homes.
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing / Sigma Theta Tau 2012;44(3):249-57.
2012: Silvia Schönherr; Ruud J G Halfens; Judith M M Meijers; Jos M G A Schols; Christa Lohrmann
Structural and process indicators of nutritional care: a comparison between Austrian hospitals and nursing homes.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 2012;28(9):868-73.
2012: Judith M M Meijers; Ruud J G Halfens; Lisa Wilson; Jos M G A Schols
Estimating the costs associated with malnutrition in Dutch nursing homes.
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2012;31(1):65-8.
2011: Sabine Hahn; Gerjo Kok; Marianne Müller; Ian Needham; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Measuring patient and visitor violence in general hospitals: feasibility of the SOVES-G-R, internal consistency and construct validity of the POAS-S and the POIS.
Journal of clinical nursing 2011;20(17-18):2519-30.
2011: Noémi C van Nie-Visser; Sabine Bartholomeyczik; Christa Lohrmann; Judith M M Meijers; Jos M G A Schols; Ruud J G Halfens
Comparing quality of nutritional care in Dutch and German nursing homes.
Journal of clinical nursing 2011;20(17-18):2501-8.
2011: Adelheid Zeller; Theo Dassen; Gerjo Kok; Ian Needham; Ruud J G Halfens
Nursing home caregivers' explanations for and coping strategies with residents' aggression: a qualitative study.
Journal of clinical nursing 2011;20(17-18):2469-78.
2011: Johannes Nau; Ian Needham; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of Confidence in Managing Patient Aggression Scale on de-escalating behaviour.
Journal of clinical nursing 2011;20(17-18):2584-6.
2011: Esther Meesterberends; Jos M G A Schols; Ruud J G Halfens; Christa Lohrmann; Rianne de Wit
Evaluation of the dissemination and implementation of pressure ulcer guidelines in Dutch nursing homes.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2011;17(4):705-12.
2011: Silvia Schmid-Büchi; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen; Bart van den Borne
Psychosocial problems and needs of posttreatment patients with breast cancer and their relatives.
European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2011;15(3):260-6.
2011: Helga E Breimaier; Ruud J G Halfens; Christa Lohrmann
Nurses' wishes, knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers on implementing research findings into practice among graduate nurses in Austria.
Journal of clinical nursing 2011;20(11-12):1744-56.
2011: Marije Bosch; Ruud J G Halfens; Trudy van der Weijden; Michel Wensing; Reinier P Akkermans; Richard Grol
Organizational culture, team climate, and quality management in an important patient safety issue: nosocomial pressure ulcers.
Worldviews on evidence-based nursing / Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing 2011;8(1):4-14.
2011: Martin van Leen; Steven Hovius; Jacques Neyens; Ruud J G Halfens; Jos Schols
Pressure relief, cold foam or static air? A single center, prospective, controlled randomized clinical trial in a Dutch nursing home.
Journal of tissue viability 2011;20(1):30-4.
2011: Jürgen Härlein; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen; Nils A Lahmann
Falls in older hospital inpatients and the effect of cognitive impairment: a secondary analysis of prevalence studies.
Journal of clinical nursing 2011;20(1-2):175-83.
2010: Sabine Hahn; Marianne Müller; Ian Needham; Theo Dassen; Gerjo Kok; Ruud J G Halfens
Factors associated with patient and visitor violence experienced by nurses in general hospitals in Switzerland: a cross-sectional survey.
Journal of clinical nursing 2010;19(23-24):3535-46.
2010: Jan Kottner; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Interrater reliability and agreement of the Care Dependency Scale in the home care setting in the Netherlands.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2010;24 Suppl 1():56-61.
2010: Patriek Mistiaen; Wilco Achterberg; Andre Ament; Ruud J G Halfens; Janneke Huizinga; Ken Montgomery; Henri Post; Peter Spreeuwenberg; Anneke L Francke
The effectiveness of the Australian Medical Sheepskin for the prevention of pressure ulcers in somatic nursing home patients: a prospective multicenter randomized-controlled trial (ISRCTN17553857).
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society 2010;18(6):572-9.
2010: Antje Tannen; Katrin Balzer; Jan Kottner; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Elke Mertens
Diagnostic accuracy of two pressure ulcer risk scales and a generic nursing assessment tool. A psychometric comparison.
Journal of clinical nursing 2010;19(11-12):1510-8.
2010: Esther Meesterberends; Ruud J G Halfens; Christa Lohrmann; Rianne de Wit
Pressure ulcer guideline development and dissemination in Europe.
Journal of clinical nursing 2010;19(11-12):1495-503.
2010: Judith M M Meijers; Marian A E van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren; J M G A Schols; Peter B Soeters; Ruud J G Halfens
Defining malnutrition: mission or mission impossible?
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 2010;26(4):432-40.
2010: Nils A Lahmann; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Impact of prevention structures and processes on pressure ulcer prevalence in nursing homes and acute-care hospitals.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2010;16(1):50-6.
2010: Patriek Mistiaen; Andre Ament; Anneke L Francke; Wilco Achterberg; Ruud J G Halfens; Janneke Huizinga; Henri Post
An economic appraisal of the Australian Medical Sheepskin for the prevention of sacral pressure ulcers from a nursing home perspective.
BMC health services research 2010;10():226.
2009: Sherry Daniel-Wichern; Holger Dudel; Ruud J G Halfens; Doris Wilborn
[Transfer of theory into practice in geriatric care: relation between pressure ulcer prevalence and guideline implementation].
Pflege Zeitschrift 2009;62(10):612-6.
2009: Jan Kottner; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
An interrater reliability study of the assessment of pressure ulcer risk using the Braden scale and the classification of pressure ulcers in a home care setting.
International journal of nursing studies 2009;46(10):1307-12.
2009: Susi Saxer; Rob A de Bie; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and self-reported practice concerning urinary incontinence in nursing home care.
Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society / WOCN 2009;36(5):539-44.
2009: Judith M M Meijers; Math J M M Candel; J M G A Schols; Marian A E van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren; Ruud J G Halfens
Decreasing trends in malnutrition prevalence rates explained by regular audits and feedback.
The Journal of nutrition 2009;139(7):1381-6.
2009: Adelheid Zeller; Sabine Hahn; Ian Needham; Gerjo Kok; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Aggressive behavior of nursing home residents toward caregivers: a systematic literature review.
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2009;30(3):174-87.
2009: Antje Tannen; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Response to Muurinen S et al. (2009) Commentary on Tannen A et al. (2008) Differences in prevalence of pressure ulcers between the Netherlands and Germany--associations between risk, prevention and occurrence of pressure ulcers in hospitals and nursing homes. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 1237-1244 in Journal of Clinical Nursing 18, 304-305.
Journal of clinical nursing 2009;18(10):1511-2.
2009: Jürgen Härlein; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Cornelia Heinze
Fall risk factors in older people with dementia or cognitive impairment: a systematic review.
Journal of advanced nursing 2009;65(5):922-33.
2009: Judith M M Meijers; Ruud J G Halfens; Marian A E van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren; Theo Dassen; J M G A Schols
Malnutrition in Dutch health care: prevalence, prevention, treatment, and quality indicators.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 2009;25(5):512-9.
2009: Eman S M Shahin; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Pressure ulcer prevention in intensive care patients: guidelines and practice.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2009;15(2):370-4.
2009: Eman S M Shahin; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Incidence, prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in intensive care patients: a longitudinal study.
International journal of nursing studies 2009;46(4):413-21.
2009: Antje Tannen; Ekkehart Dietz; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Explaining the national differences in pressure ulcer prevalence between the Netherlands and Germany--adjusted for personal risk factors and institutional quality indicators.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2009;15(1):85-90.
2009: Jan Kottner; Kathrin Raeder; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
A systematic review of interrater reliability of pressure ulcer classification systems.
Journal of clinical nursing 2009;18(3):315-36.
2009: Johannes Nau; Theo Dassen; Ian Needham; Ruud J G Halfens
The development and testing of a training course in aggression for nursing students: a pre-and post-test study.
Nurse education today 2009;29(2):196-207.
2009: Cornelia Heinze; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; christa Lohrmann
Screening the risk of falls: a general or a specific instrument?
Journal of clinical nursing 2009;18(3):350-6.
2009: Judith M M Meijers; J M G A Schols; Marian A E van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren; Theo Dassen; Maaike A P Janssen; Ruud J G Halfens
Malnutrition prevalence in The Netherlands: results of the annual dutch national prevalence measurement of care problems.
The British journal of nutrition 2009;101(3):417-23.
2009: May P W Offermans; Monique F M T Du Moulin; Jan P H Hamers; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated risk factors in nursing home residents: a systematic review.
Neurourology and urodynamics 2009;28(4):288-94.
2008: Cornelia Heinze; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
The reliability of the Hendrich Fall Risk Model in a geriatric hospital.
International journal of older people nursing 2008;3(4):252-7.
2008: Elke Mertens; Ruud J G Halfens; Ekkehart Dietz; Ramona Scheufele; Theo Dassen
Pressure ulcer risk screening in hospitals and nursing homes with a general nursing assessment tool: evaluation of the care dependency scale.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2008;14(6):1018-25.
2008: Silvia Schmid-Büchi; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen; Bart van den Borne
A review of psychosocial needs of breast-cancer patients and their relatives.
Journal of clinical nursing 2008;17(21):2895-909.
2008: Susi Saxer; Rob A de Bie; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Nurses' knowledge and practice about urinary incontinence in nursing home care.
Nurse education today 2008;28(8):926-34.
2008: Peter B Soeters; Petronella L M Reijven; Marian A E van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren; J M G A Schols; Ruud J G Halfens; Judith M M Meijers; Wim G van Gemert
A rational approach to nutritional assessment.
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2008;27(5):706-16.
2008: Susi Saxer; Ruud J G Halfens; Rob A de Bie; Theo Dassen
Prevalence and incidence of urinary incontinence of Swiss nursing home residents at admission and after six, 12 and 24 months.
Journal of clinical nursing 2008;17(18):2490-6.
2008: Eman S M Shahin; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Pressure ulcer prevalence in intensive care patients: a cross-sectional study.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2008;14(4):563-8.
2008: Christoph Abderhalden; Ian Needham; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Hans-Joachim Haug; Joachim E Fischer
Structured risk assessment and violence in acute psychiatric wards: randomised controlled trial.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science 2008;193(1):44-50.
2008: Antje Tannen; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Differences in prevalence of pressure ulcers between the Netherlands and Germany--associations between risk, prevention and occurrence of pressure ulcers in hospitals and nursing homes.
Journal of clinical nursing 2008;17(9):1237-44.
2008: Eman S M Shahin; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence in intensive care patients: a literature review.
Nursing in critical care 2008;13(2):71-9.
2008: Judith M M Meijers; J M G A Schols; Pam A Jackson; Gero Langer; Michael Clark; Ruud J G Halfens
Differences in nutritional care in pressure ulcer patients whether or not using nutritional guidelines.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 2008;24(2):127-32.
2008: Patriek Mistiaen; Wilco Achterberg; Andre Ament; Ruud J G Halfens; Janneke Huizinga; Ken Montgomery; Henri Post; Anneke L Francke
Cost-effectiveness of the Australian Medical Sheepskin for the prevention of pressure ulcers in somatic nursing home patients: study protocol for a prospective multi-centre randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN17553857).
BMC health services research 2008;8():4.
2007: M F M T Du Moulin; Jan P H Hamers; Aggie Paulus; C L Berendsen; Ruud J G Halfens
Effects of introducing a specialized nurse in the care of community-dwelling women suffering from urinary incontinence: a randomized controlled trial.
Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society / WOCN 2007;34(6):631-40.
2007: Johannes Nau; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Ian Needham
Nursing students' experiences in managing patient aggression.
Nurse education today 2007;27(8):933-46.
2007: Marianne Wälti-Bolliger; Ian Needham; Ruud J G Halfens
[Knowledge transfer : pious hopes or how to evade the impasse?].
Recherche en soins infirmiers 2007;(90):58-66.
2007: Katrin Balzer; Claudia Pohl; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
The Norton, Waterlow, Braden, and Care Dependency Scales: comparing their validity when identifying patients' pressure sore risk.
Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society / WOCN 2007;34(4):389-98.
2007: Elke Mertens; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Using the Care Dependency Scale for fall risk screening.
Journal of advanced nursing 2007;58(6):594-601.
2007: J M M Meijers; J M G A Schols; P A Jackson; Gero Langer; Michael Clark; Ruud J G Halfens
Evaluation of the dissemination and implementation of a nutritional guideline for pressure ulcer care.
Journal of wound care 2007;16(5):201-5.
2007: Heike M Geschwindner; Horst Rettke; Wim J A van den Heuvel; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Rehabilitation in acute stroke patients in German-speaking Switzerland.
Swiss medical weekly 2007;137(13-14):205-11.
2007: Harald Bielitz; Frank Hertel; Elke Mertens; Ruud J G Halfens
[Pressure ulcer prevention in German hospitals. An analysis of nursing practice with regard to guideline recommendations].
Pflege Zeitschrift 2007;60(3):140-4.
2007: Cornelia Heinze; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Falls in German in-patients and residents over 65 years of age.
Journal of clinical nursing 2007;16(3):495-501.
2007: Christoph Abderhalden; Ian Needham; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Joachim E Fischer; Hans-Joachim Haug
Frequency and severity of aggressive incidents in acute psychiatric wards in Switzerland.
Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH 2007;3():30.
2007: Johanna Feuchtinger; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Pressure ulcer risk assessment immediately after cardiac surgery--does it make a difference? A comparison of three pressure ulcer risk assessment instruments within a cardiac surgery population.
Nursing in critical care 2007;12(1):42-9.
2007: Mirjam A Hulsenboom; Gerrie J J W Bours; Ruud J G Halfens
Knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention: a cross-sectional and comparative study among nurses.
BMC nursing 2007;6():2.
2006: Antje Tannen; Gerrie J J W Bours; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
A comparison of pressure ulcer prevalence rates in nursing homes in the Netherlands and Germany, adjusted for population characteristics.
Research in nursing & health 2006;29(6):588-96.
2006: Doris Wilborn; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Pressure ulcer: Prevention protocols and prevalence.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2006;12(6):630-8.
2006: Ruud J G Halfens
[The case of attention].
Pflege Zeitschrift 2006;59(11):665.
2006: Hubert R Jocham; Theo Dassen; Guy A M Widdershoven; Ruud J G Halfens
Quality of life in palliative care cancer patients: a literature review.
Journal of clinical nursing 2006;15(9):1188-95.
2006: Antje Tannen; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
[Decubitus ulcer prevalence and prevention in Germany and the Netherlands: differences and similarities].
Pflege Zeitschrift 2006;59(8):502-4.
2006: Jan Kottner; Dorothea Helberg; Elke Mertens; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
[Decubitus ulcer treatment: comparison between theory and general practice. Nursing care often not evidence based].
Pflege Zeitschrift 2006;59(8):488-92.
2006: Adelheid Zeller; Ian Needham; Ruud J G Halfens
[Effect of a training course in management of aggression and violence on nursing students].
Pflege 2006;19(4):251-8.
2006: Dorothea Helberg; Elke Mertens; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Treatment of pressure ulcers: results of a study comparing evidence and practice.
Ostomy/wound management 2006;52(8):60-72.
2006: Nils A Lahmann; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Effect of non-response bias in pressure ulcer prevalence studies.
Journal of advanced nursing 2006;55(2):230-6.
2006: S Hahn; Ian Needham; Christoph Abderhalden; J A D Duxbury; Ruud J G Halfens
The effect of a training course on mental health nurses' attitudes on the reasons of patient aggression and its management.
Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing 2006;13(2):197-204.
2006: Inge G P Duimel-Peeters; Mirjam A Hulsenboom; Martijn P F Berger; Luc H E H Snoeckx; Ruud J G Halfens
Massage to prevent pressure ulcers: knowledge, beliefs and practice. A cross-sectional study among nurses in the Netherlands in 1991 and 2003.
Journal of clinical nursing 2006;15(4):428-35.
2006: Nils A Lahmann; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Pressure ulcers in German nursing homes and acute care hospitals: prevalence, frequency, and ulcer characteristics.
Ostomy/wound management 2006;52(2):20-33.
2006: Cornelia Heinze; Ruud J G Halfens; Stephanie Roll; Theo Dassen
Psychometric evaluation of the Hendrich Fall Risk Model.
Journal of advanced nursing 2006;53(3):327-32.
2006: Johanna Feuchtinger; Rob de Bie; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
A 4-cm thermoactive viscoelastic foam pad on the operating room table to prevent pressure ulcer during cardiac surgery.
Journal of clinical nursing 2006;15(2):162-7.
2006: Christoph Abderhalden; Ian Needham; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Hans-Joachim Haug; Joachim Fischer
Predicting inpatient violence using an extended version of the Brøset-Violence-Checklist: instrument development and clinical application.
BMC psychiatry 2006;6():17.
2005: Silvia Schmid-Büchi; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
[Experiencing the disease of breast cancer and getting life under control again].
Pflege 2005;18(6):345-52.
2005: Johanna Feuchtinger; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Pressure ulcer risk factors in cardiac surgery: a review of the research literature.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care 2005;34(6):375-85.
2005: Tom Defloor; Lisette Schoonhoven; Jacqui Fletcher; Katia Furtado; Hilde Heyman; Maarten Lubbers; Ann Witherow; Sue Bale; Andrea Bellingeri; George Cherry; Michael Clark; Denis Colin; Theo Dassen; Carol Dealey; Laszlo Gulacsi; Jeen R E Haalboom; Ruud J G Halfens; Helvi Hietanen; Christina Lindholm; ZEna Moore; Marco Romanelli; Jose Verdú Soriano
Statement of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel--pressure ulcer classification: differentiation between pressure ulcers and moisture lesions.
Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society / WOCN 2005;32(5):302-6; discussion 306.
2005: Ian Needham; Christoph Abderhalden; Adelheid Zeller; Theo Dassen; Hans-Joachim Haug; Joachim E Fischer; Ruud J G Halfens
The effect of a training course on nursing students' attitudes toward, perceptions of, and confidence in managing patient aggression.
The Journal of nursing education 2005;44(9):415-20.
2005: Ian Needham; Christoph Abderhalden; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen; Hans-Joachim Haug; Joachim E Fischer
The Impact of Patient Aggression on Carers Scale: instrument derivation and psychometric testing.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2005;19(3):296-300.
2005: Susi Saxer; Ruud J G Halfens; Marianne Müller; Theo Dassen
Risk factors for urinary incontinence in nursing home residents.
Swiss medical weekly 2005;135(33-34):495-502.
2005: Ian Needham; Christoph Abderhalden; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen; Hans-Joachim Haug; Joachim E Fischer
The effect of a training course in aggression management on mental health nurses' perceptions of aggression: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
International journal of nursing studies 2005;42(6):649-55.
2005: Inge G P Duimel-Peeters; Ruud J G Halfens; Luc H E H Snoeckx; Martijn P F Berger
[Massage for prevention of decubitus ulcer?--2: Comparison of 3 interventions].
Pflege Zeitschrift 2005;58(6):364-7.
2005: Inge G P Duimel-Peeters; Ruud J G Halfens; Martijn P F Berger; Luc H E H Snoeckx
[Massage for preventing decubitus ulcer? 1: Guidelines are still not adequately integrated into general practice].
Pflege Zeitschrift 2005;58(5):318-21.
2005: M F M T Du Moulin; Jan P H Hamers; Aggie Paulus; C Berendsen; Ruud J G Halfens
The role of the nurse in community continence care: a systematic review.
International journal of nursing studies 2005;42(4):479-92.
2005: Inge G P Duimel-Peeters; Ruud J G Halfens; Martijn P F Berger; Luc H E H Snoeckx
The effects of massage as a method to prevent pressure ulcers. A review of the literature.
Ostomy/wound management 2005;51(4):70-80.
2005: Nils A Lahmann; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
Prevalence of pressure ulcers in Germany.
Journal of clinical nursing 2005;14(2):165-72.
2005: Ian Needham; Christoph Abderhalden; Ruud J G Halfens; Joachim E Fischer; Theo Dassen
Non-somatic effects of patient aggression on nurses: a systematic review.
Journal of advanced nursing 2005;49(3):283-96.
2004: Ian Needham; Christoph Abderhalden; R Meer; Theo Dassen; Hans-Joachim Haug; Ruud J G Halfens; JE Fischer
The effectiveness of two interventions in the management of patient violence in acute mental inpatient settings: report on a pilot study.
Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing 2004;11(5):595-601.
2004: Inge C Buss; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Gerjo Kok
Pressure ulcer prevention in nursing homes: views and beliefs of enrolled nurses and other health care workers.
Journal of clinical nursing 2004;13(6):668-76.
2004: Antje Tannen; Theo Dassen; Gerrie J J W Bours; Ruud J G Halfens
A comparison of pressure ulcer prevalence: concerted data collection in the Netherlands and Germany.
International journal of nursing studies 2004;41(6):607-12.
2004: Gerrie J J W Bours; Ruud J G Halfens; Math Candel; Richard T P M Grol; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad
A pressure ulcer audit and feedback project across multi-hospital settings in the Netherlands.
International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care / ISQua 2004;16(3):211-8.
2003: Katrin Bräutigam; Anke Flemming; Ruud J G Halfens; Theo Dassen
[Prevention of decubitus ulcer: theory and practice].
Pflege 2003;16(2):75-82.
2003: Gerrie J J W Bours; Ruud J G Halfens; Martijn P F Berger; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Richard T P M Grol
Development of a model for case-mix adjustment of pressure ulcer prevalence rates.
Medical care 2003;41(1):45-55.
2002: Lucas J Tiesinga; Ate Dijkstra; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Wim J A van den Heuvel
Are nurses able to assess fatigue, exertion fatigue and types of fatigue in residential home patients?
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2002;16(2):129-36.
2002: Gerrie J J W Bours; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Richard T P M Grol
Prevalence, prevention, and treatment of pressure ulcers: descriptive study in 89 institutions in the Netherlands.
Research in nursing & health 2002;25(2):99-110.
2002: Ruud J G Halfens; Gerrie J J W Bours
Prevalence and incidence study sparks issues.
Ostomy/wound management 2002;48(3):8, 10; author reply 10, 12.
2001: Ruud J G Halfens; Gerrie J J W Bours; C M Bronner
The impact of assessing the prevalence of pressure ulcers on the willingness of health care institutions to plan and implement activities to reduce the prevalence.
Journal of advanced nursing 2001;36(5):617-25.
2001: Ruud J G Halfens; Jeen R E Haalboom
A historical overview of pressure ulcer literature of the past 35 years.
Ostomy/wound management 2001;47(11):36-43.
2001: Ruud J G Halfens; Gerrie J J W Bours; W Van Ast
Relevance of the diagnosis 'stage 1 pressure ulcer': an empirical study of the clinical course of stage 1 ulcers in acute care and long-term care hospital populations.
Journal of clinical nursing 2001;10(6):748-57.
2001: Gerrie J J W Bours; E De Laat; Ruud J G Halfens; M Lubbers
Prevalence, risk factors and prevention of pressure ulcers in Dutch intensive care units. Results of a cross-sectional survey.
Intensive care medicine 2001;27(10):1599-605.
2000: T Jaarsma; Ruud J G Halfens; F Tan; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; K Dracup; Joseph P M Diederiks
Self-care and quality of life in patients with advanced heart failure: the effect of a supportive educational intervention.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care 2000;29(5):319-30.
2000: Ruud J G Halfens
Risk assessment scales for pressure ulcers: a theoretical, methodological, and clinical perspective.
Ostomy/wound management 2000;46(8):36-40, 42-4.
2000: Ruud J G Halfens; T Van Achterberg; R M Bal
Validity and reliability of the braden scale and the influence of other risk factors: a multi-centre prospective study.
International journal of nursing studies 2000;37(4):313-9.
2000: T Jaarsma; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; K Dracup; Ruud J G Halfens
Self-care behaviour of patients with heart failure.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2000;14(2):112-9.
1999: Jan P H Hamers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; F E Geisler; MA van den Hout; Hubert J A Schouten; Ruud J G Halfens; H A van Suijlekom
The effect of paracetamol, fentanyl, and systematic assessments on children's pain after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses / American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses 1999;14(6):357-66.
1999: Gerrie J J W Bours; Ruud J G Halfens; M Lubbers; Jeen R E Haalboom
The development of a national registration form to measure the prevalence of pressure ulcers in The Netherlands.
Ostomy/wound management 1999;45(11):28-33, 36-8, 40.
1999: Lucas J Tiesinga; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens; Wim J A van den Heuvel
Factors related to fatigue; priority of interventions to reduce or eliminate fatigue and the exploration of a multidisciplinary research model for further study of fatigue.
International journal of nursing studies 1999;36(4):265-80.
1999: T Jaarsma; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; K Dracup; Jan L M Stappers; Jan Van Ree
Quality of life in older patients with systolic and diastolic heart failure.
European journal of heart failure 1999;1(2):151-60.
1999: T Jaarsma; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; K Dracup; Ton Gorgels; Jan Van Ree; Jan L M Stappers
Effects of education and support on self-care and resource utilization in patients with heart failure.
European heart journal 1999;20(9):673-82.
1999: Inge C Buss; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Gerjo Kok
Evidence-based nursing practice: both state of the art in general and specific to pressure sores.
Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 1999;15(2):73-83.
1999: Ruud J G Halfens; A van Alphen; A Hasman; H Philipsen
The effect of item observability, clarity and wording on patient/nurse ratings when using the ASA scale.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 1999;13(3):159-64.
1999: ME Melchior; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; H Philipsen; AA van den Berg; P Gassman
The effects of primary nursing on work-related factors.
Journal of advanced nursing 1999;29(1):88-96.
1998: CA Ketelaars; H Huyer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens; M A Schlösser; R Mostert; Emiel F M Wouters
Effects of specialized community nursing care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care 1998;27(2):109-20.
1998: Lucas J Tiesinga; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
DUFS and DEFS: development, reliability and validity of the Dutch Fatigue Scale and the Dutch Exertion Fatigue Scale.
International journal of nursing studies 1998;35(1-2):115-23.
1998: T Jaarsma; Ruud J G Halfens; M Senten; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; K Dracup
Developing a supportive-educative program for patients with advanced heart failure within Orem's general theory of nursing.
Nursing science quarterly 1998;11(2):79-85.
1998: Jan P H Hamers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; MA van den Hout; Ruud J G Halfens
Are children given insufficient pain-relieving medication postoperatively?
Journal of advanced nursing 1998;27(1):37-44.
1997: T Jaarsma; Ruud J G Halfens; G Cleuren
[Education and guidance of a patient with chronic heart failure. A case study].
Verpleegkunde 1997;12(4):205-16.
1997: Jan P H Hamers; MA van den Hout; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; A E Heijltjes
Differences in pain assessment and decisions regarding the administration of analgesics between novices, intermediates and experts in pediatric nursing.
International journal of nursing studies 1997;34(5):325-34.
1997: Gerrie J J W Bours; Inge C Buss; Ruud J G Halfens
[Plan for national registration is completed. Pushing back decubitus is possible].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1997;107(15-16):463-5.
1997: Inge C Buss; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad
The effectiveness of massage in preventing pressure sores: a literature review.
Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 1997;22(5):229-34, 242.
1997: N de Jong; A de Winter; Ruud J G Halfens; Inge C Buss
[No standard fits every patient. Time interval in alternating position].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1997;107(12):349-51.
1997: Inge C Buss; Ruud J G Halfens
[Guidelines for decubitus prevention are not well enough known. Massage does not help].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1997;107(12):346-8.
1997: T Jaarsma; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens; K Dracup
'Maintaining the balance'--nursing care of patients with chronic heart failure.
International journal of nursing studies 1997;34(3):213-21.
1997: ME Melchior; AA van den Berg; Ruud J G Halfens; H Huyer Abu-Saad; H Philipsen; P Gassman
Burnout and the work environment of nurses in psychiatric long-stay care settings.
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 1997;32(3):158-64.
1997: V Vergouwen; Ruud J G Halfens; T Jaarsma
[Rehabilitation following hospital discharge. Nursing problems of CVA-patients and caregivers].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1997;107(7):192-3.
1996: M E Melchior; H Philipsen; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens; A A van de Berg; P Gassman
The effectiveness of primary nursing on burnout among psychiatric nurses in long-stay settings.
Journal of advanced nursing 1996;24(4):694-702.
1996: N M Hesseling; C A Ketelaars; Ruud J G Halfens; J A Borghouts
[Ranking and weighing of quality criteria. An application of criteria concerning nursing follow-up care of COPD patients].
Verpleegkunde 1996;11(3):167-74.
1996: Jan P H Hamers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Marcel A van den Hout; Ruud J G Halfens; A D Kester
The influence of children's vocal expressions, age, medical diagnosis and information obtained from parents on nurses' pain assessments and decisions regarding interventions.
Pain 1996;65(1):53-61.
1996: Lucas J Tiesinga; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Fatigue: a summary of the definitions, dimensions, and indicators.
Nursing diagnosis : ND : the official journal of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association 1996;7(2):51-62.
1996: C A Ketelaars; M A Schlösser; R Mostert; H Huyer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens; Emiel F M Wouters
Determinants of health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Thorax 1996;51(1):39-43.
1996: T Jaarsma; Ruud J G Halfens; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad
Readmission of older heart failure patients.
Progress in cardiovascular nursing 1996;11(1):15-20.
1995: M Melchior; A V Berg; P Gassman; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens; H Philipsen
The tasks of psychiatric nurses in long-term residential settings in The Netherlands.
International journal of nursing studies 1995;32(4):398-412.
1995: Ruud J G Halfens
Effect of hospital stay on health locus-of-control beliefs.
Western journal of nursing research 1995;17(2):156-67.
1995: Ruud J G Halfens; M Eggink
Knowledge, beliefs and use of nursing methods in preventing pressure sores in Dutch hospitals.
International journal of nursing studies 1995;32(1):16-26.
1994: Jan P H Hamers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens; J N Schumacher
Factors influencing nurses' pain assessment and interventions in children.
Journal of advanced nursing 1994;20(5):853-60.
1994: C A Ketelaars; H H Saad; Ruud J G Halfens; Emiel F M Wouters
Process standards of nursing care for patients with COPD: validation of standards and criteria by the Delphi technique.
Journal of nursing care quality 1994;9(1):78-86.
1994: A van Alphen; Ruud J G Halfens; A Hasman; T Imbos
Likert or Rasch? Nothing is more applicable than good theory.
Journal of advanced nursing 1994;20(1):196-201.
1994: Jan P H Hamers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens
[Pain in children].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1994;104(11):342-4.
1994: E J Finnema; Theo Dassen; Ruud J G Halfens
Aggression in psychiatry: a qualitative study focusing on the characterization and perception of patient aggression by nurses working on psychiatric wards.
Journal of advanced nursing 1994;19(6):1088-95.
1994: H H Abu-Saad; E Kroonen; Ruud J G Halfens
[Development of a Dutch instrument for the assessment of pain in children].
Verpleegkunde 1994;9(1):3-9.
1994: Jan P H Hamers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens
Diagnostic process and decision making in nursing: a literature review.
Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 1994;10(3):154-63.
1994: Ruud J G Halfens; Jan P H Hamers
[Prevention of decubitus].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1994;104(8):255-8.
1994: Ruud J G Halfens; W A Derks; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad
[Nursing pain interventions in Dutch hospitals. An inventory of opinions and practice].
Verpleegkunde 1994;8(4):243-50.
1994: Ruud J G Halfens; K Cox; A Kuppen-Van Merwijk
Effect of the use of sleep medication in Dutch hospitals on the use of sleep medication at home.
Journal of advanced nursing 1994;19(1):66-70.
1993: Jan P H Hamers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens
[Factors influencing nurses' pain assessment in children and the choice of pain-relieving interventions].
Verpleegkunde 1993;8(3):141-57.
1993: Lucas J Tiesinga; Ruud J G Halfens
[Counseling role of district nurses and district assistant nurses. A descriptive and evaluative study of the extent and intensity of counseling].
Verpleegkunde 1993;8(3):131-40.
1993: Jan P H Hamers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens
[Decision making in nursing. A literature review of the manner in which nurses make a diagnosis].
Verpleegkunde 1993;8(2):67-79.
1991: Ruud J G Halfens; M L Lendfers; K Cox
Sleep medication in Dutch hospitals.
Journal of advanced nursing 1991;16(12):1422-7.
1991: Jan P H Hamers; H van der Bruggen; Ruud J G Halfens
[Tracheotomy--guidelines for nursing technology (2)].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1991;(16):572-4.
1991: Jan P H Hamers; H van der Bruggen; Ruud J G Halfens
[Tracheotomy--guidelines for nursing technology (1)].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1991;(16):570-1.
1990: Ruud J G Halfens; H Smeets
[Nursing science, does it serve a purpose? On knowledge, art theory and practice].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1990;(22):736-9.
1990: Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; E Kroonen; Ruud J G Halfens
On the development of a multidimensional Dutch pain assessment tool for children.
Pain 1990;43(2):249-56.
1990: S Arkesteyn; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad; Ruud J G Halfens
[Pain in children. Nurses' attitude].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1990;(12):396-8.
1990: Ruud J G Halfens; G Evers; Huda Huijer Abu-Saad
Determinants of pain assessment by nurses.
International journal of nursing studies 1990;27(1):43-9.
1988: Ruud J G Halfens; H Smeets; H Philipsen
[Nursing science--research Work Group Rijksuiversiteit Limburg].
TVZ : het vakblad voor de verpleging 1988;42(9):284-7.