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2. Dutch Prospective Observational Study on Prehospital Treatment of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The BRAIN-PROTECT Study Protocol
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Bossers, SM, Boer, C, Greuters, S, Bloemers, FW, den Hartog, Dennis, Van Lieshout, Esther M.M., Hoogerwerf, N, Innemee, G, van der Naalt, J, Absalom, AR, Peerdeman, SM, Visser, M, Loer, S, Schober, P, Boer, D, Goslings, JC, van Helden, SH, Hesselink, DA, van Aken, G, Beishuizen, A, Egberink, RE, ter Bogt, N, de Jongh, MAC, Lansink, K, Roks, G, Joosse, P, Ponsen, KJ, van Spengler, LL, Aspers, S, de Leeuw, MA, Schwarte, LA, Toor, A, Houmes, RJM, Ditshuizen, Jan, van Voorden, Tea, Edwards, MJR, Dercksen, B, Spanjersberg, R, Venema, L, Weelink, E, Reininga, HF, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, IOO, ACS - Diabetes & metabolism, ACS - Microcirculation, APH - Quality of Care, Amsterdam Movement Sciences - Restoration and Development, Other Research, Neurosurgery, AII - Inflammatory diseases, APH - Methodology, Critical care, Anesthesiology, Peri-operative and Emergency medicine (CAPE), and Molecular Neuroscience and Ageing Research (MOLAR)
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Contains fulltext : 215205.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Background: Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with a high mortality rate and those that survive commonly have permanent disability. While there is a broad consensus that appropriate prehospital treatment is crucial for a favorable neurological outcome, evidence to support currently applied treatment strategies is scarce. In particular, the relationship between prehospital treatments and patient outcomes is unclear. The BRAIN-PROTECT study therefore aims to identify prehospital treatment strategies associated with beneficial or detrimental outcomes. Here, we present the study protocol. Study Protocol: BRAIN-PROTECT is the acronym for BRAin INjury: Prehospital Registry of Outcome, Treatments and Epidemiology of Cerebral Trauma. It is a prospective observational study on the prehospital treatment of patients with suspected severe TBI in the Netherlands. Prehospital epidemiology, interventions, medication strategies, and nonmedical factors that may affect outcome are studied. Multivariable regression based modeling will be used to identify confounder-adjusted relationships between these factors and patient outcomes, including mortality at 30 days (primary outcome) or mortality and functional neurological outcome at 1 year (secondary outcomes). Patients in whom severe TBI is suspected during prehospital treatment (Glasgow Coma Scale score
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3. Introducing a hospital wide multidisciplinary-interprofessional training program Challenges of the TeAMS program
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Peerdeman, SM, Nauta, K, Both, CA, Doornaert, P, van Tol, M., Krage, R, Kusurkar, RA, IOO, Psychiatry, Medical psychology, Anesthesiology, Other Research, and APH - Mental Health
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- 2018
4. Cerebral microdialysis as a monitoring method for brain injury
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Peerdeman, SM, Vandertop, WP, Vandertop, William, Girbes, Armand, Neurosurgery, CCA - Cancer biology and immunology, CCA - Imaging and biomarkers, CCA - Treatment and quality of life, and AII - Cancer immunology
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- 2004
5. The Dutch normal-pressure hydrocephalus study; how to select patients for shunting? an analysis of four diagnostic criteria
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Boon, Agnita, Tans, JThJ, Delwel, Ernst, Egeler Peerdeman, SM, Hanlo, PW, Wurzer, JAL, Hermans, J, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
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- 2000
6. Dutch normal-pressure hydrocephalus study: the role of cerebrovascular disease
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Boon, Agnita, Tans, JThJ, Delwel, Ernst, Egeler-Peerdeman, SM, Hanlo, PW, Wurzer, JAL, Hermans, J, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
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- 1999
7. Dutch normal-pressure hydrocephalus study: randomized comparison of low- and medium-pressure shunts
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Boon, AJW@, Tans, JThJ, Delwel, Ernst, Egeler-Peerdeman, SM, Hanlo, PW, Wurzer, JAL, Avezaat, CJJ, Jong, DA, Gooskens, RHJM, Hermans, J, and Neurosurgery
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- 1998
8. Dutch normal pressure hydrocephalus study: baseline characteristics with emphasis on clinical findings
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Boon, AJW@, Tans, JThJ, Delwel, Ernst, Egeler Peerdeman, SM, Hanlo, PW, Wurzer, JAL, Hermans, J, and Neurosurgery
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- 1997
9. Dutch Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus Study: prediction of outcome after shunting by resistance to outflow of cerebrospinal fluid
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Boon, AJW@, Tans, JThJ, Delwel, Ernst, Egeler Peerdeman, SM, Hanlo, PW, Wurzer, JAL, Avezaat, CJJ, Jong, DA, Gooskens, RHJM, Hermans, J, and Neurosurgery
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- 1997
10. Effect of secondary prehospital risk factors on outcome in severe traumatic brain injury in the context of fast access to trauma care.
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Franschman G, Peerdeman SM, Andriessen TM, Greuters S, Toor AE, Vos PE, Bakker FC, Loer SA, Boer C, and Amsterdam Lifeliner: Analysis of Results and Methods--Traumatic Brain Injury (ALARM-TBI) Investigators
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- 2011
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11. Induction of hypothermia in patients with various types of neurologic injury with use of large volumes of ice-cold intravenous fluid.
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Polderman KH, Rijnsburger ER, Peerdeman SM, Girbes ARJ, Polderman, Kees H, Rijnsburger, Emmy R, Peerdeman, Saskia M, and Girbes, Armand R J
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- 2005
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12. Geriatric interprofessional education for enhancing students' interest in treating older people.
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Teuwen CJ, Vorstermans K, Kusurkar RA, Schreurs H, Daelmans HEM, and Peerdeman SM
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Interprofessional education is one of the interventions used to increase health care students' motivation for working with older patients. Previous research about such interventions has been conducted without the use of control groups and has given inconclusive results. The objective of the present curricular resource was: Does geriatric paper-based interprofessional education influence students' interest in treating older people? During a one-year period, undergraduate fourth-year medical and third-year nursing students wrote four health care plans for four different paper-based older patient cases. In the intervention group students were paired up in interprofessional couples. In the control group students made the assignment alone. Interest for working with older patients was measured on a 5-point Likert scale before and one year after the intervention. In both groups, no significant change was found. Before-interest score of the interprofessional group was relatively high (3.8) so the non-significant results may be due to a ceiling effect. Nursing students' interest in treating older people at the start of the research was higher than medical students' interest., Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed., (Copyright: © 2024 Teuwen CJ et al.)
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- 2024
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13. Bridging School and Practice? Barriers to the Integration of 'Boundary Objects' for Learning and Assessment in Clinical Nursing Education.
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Stoffels M, Broeksma LA, Barry M, van der Burgt SME, Daelmans HEM, Peerdeman SM, and Kusurkar RA
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- Humans, Education, Nursing methods, Education, Nursing standards, Qualitative Research, Learning, Educational Measurement methods, Interviews as Topic methods, Clinical Competence standards, Clinical Competence statistics & numerical data
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Introduction: In clinical health professions education, portfolios, assignments and assessment standards are used to enhance learning. When these tools fulfill a bridging function between school and practice, they can be considered 'boundary objects'. In the clinical setting, these tools may be experienced as time-consuming and lacking value. This study aimed to investigate the barriers to the integration of boundary objects for learning and assessment from a Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) perspective in clinical nursing education., Methods: Nineteen interviews and five observations were conducted with team leads, clinical educators, supervisors, students, and teachers to obtain insight into intentions and use of boundary objects for learning and assessment. Boundary objects (assessment standards, assignments, feedback/reflection/patient care/development plan templates) were collected. The data collection and thematic analysis were guided by CHAT., Results: Barriers to the integration of boundary objects included: a) conflicting requirements in clinical competency monitoring and assessment, b) different application of analytical skills, and c) incomplete integration of boundary objects for self-regulated learning into supervision practice. These barriers were amplified by the simultaneous use of boundary objects for learning and assessment. Underlying contradictions included different objectives between school and practice, and tensions between the distribution of labor in the clinical setting and school's rules., Discussion: School and practice have both convergent and divergent priorities around students' clinical learning. Boundary objects can promote continuity in learning and increase students' understanding of clinical practice. However, effective integration requires for flexible rules that allow for collaborative learning around patient care., Competing Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare., (Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s).)
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14. Effect of Daytime versus Nighttime on Prehospital Care and Outcomes after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Bulte CSE, Mansvelder FJ, Loer SA, Bloemers FW, Den Hartog D, Van Lieshout EMM, Hoogerwerf N, van der Naalt J, Absalom AR, Peerdeman SM, Giannakopoulos GF, Schwarte LA, Schober P, and Bossers SM
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Background/Objectives: Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the Netherlands, suspected TBI is a criterion for the dispatch of the physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) which are operational 24 h per day. It is unknown if patient outcome is influenced by the time of day during which the incident occurs. Therefore, we investigated the association between the time of day of the prehospital treatment of severe TBI and 30-day mortality. Methods: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the BRAIN-PROTECT study was performed. Patients with severe TBI treated by one of the four Dutch helicopter emergency medical services were included and followed up to one year. The association between prehospital treatment during day- versus nighttime, according to the universal daylight period, and 30-day mortality was analyzed with multivariable logistic regression. A planned subgroup analysis was performed in patients with TBI with or without any other injury. Results: A total of 1794 patients were included in the analysis, of which 1142 (63.7%) were categorized as daytime and 652 (36.3%) as nighttime. Univariable analysis showed a lower 30-day mortality in patients with severe TBI treated during nighttime (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.60-0.91, p = 0.004); this association was no longer present in the multivariable model (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.59-1.16, p = 0.262). In a subgroup analysis, no association was found between mortality rates and the time of prehospital treatment in patients with combined injuries (TBI and any other injury). Patients with isolated TBI had a lower mortality rate when treated during nighttime than when treated during daytime (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.34-0.76, p = 0.001). Within the whole cohort, daytime versus nighttime treatments were not associated with differences in functional outcome defined by the Glasgow Outcome Scale. Conclusions: In the overall study population, no difference was found in 30-day mortality between patients with severe TBI treated during day or night in the multivariable model. Patients with isolated severe TBI had lower mortality rates at 30 days when treated at nighttime.
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15. Etomidate versus Ketamine as Prehospital Induction Agent in Patients with Suspected Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Mansvelder FJ, Bossers SM, Loer SA, Bloemers FW, Van Lieshout EMM, Den Hartog D, Hoogerwerf N, van der Naalt J, Absalom AR, Peerdeman SM, Bulte CSE, Schwarte LA, and Schober P
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- Adolescent, Humans, Cohort Studies, Intubation, Intratracheal methods, Retrospective Studies, Observational Studies as Topic, Brain Injuries drug therapy, Brain Injuries, Traumatic drug therapy, Emergency Medical Services, Etomidate therapeutic use, Ketamine therapeutic use
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Background: Severe traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young people around the world. Prehospital care focuses on the prevention and treatment of secondary brain injury and commonly includes tracheal intubation after induction of general anesthesia. The choice of induction agent in this setting is controversial. This study therefore investigated the association between the chosen induction medication etomidate versus S(+)-ketamine and the 30-day mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury who received prehospital airway management in the Netherlands., Methods: This study is a retrospective analysis of the prospectively collected observational data of the Brain Injury: Prehospital Registry of Outcomes, Treatments and Epidemiology of Cerebral Trauma (BRAIN-PROTECT) cohort study. Patients with suspected severe traumatic brain injury who were transported to a participating trauma center and who received etomidate or S(+)-ketamine for prehospital induction of anesthesia for advanced airway management were included. Statistical analyses were performed with multivariable logistic regression and inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis., Results: In total, 1,457 patients were eligible for analysis. No significant association between the administered induction medication and 30-day mortality was observed in unadjusted analyses (32.9% mortality for etomidate versus 33.8% mortality for S(+)-ketamine; P = 0.716; odds ratio, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.83 to 1.32; P = 0.711), as well as after adjustment for potential confounders (odds ratio, 1.08; 95% CI, 0.67 to 1.73; P = 0.765; and risk difference 0.017; 95% CI, -0.051 to 0.084; P = 0.686). Likewise, in planned subgroup analyses for patients with confirmed traumatic brain injury and patients with isolated traumatic brain injury, no significant differences were found. Consistent results were found after multiple imputations of missing data., Conclusions: The analysis found no evidence for an association between the use of etomidate or S(+)-ketamine as an anesthetic agent for intubation in patients with traumatic brain injury and mortality after 30 days in the prehospital setting, suggesting that the choice of induction agent may not influence the patient mortality rate in this population., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.)
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16. Interprofessional collaboration skills and motivation one year after an interprofessional educational intervention for undergraduate medical and nursing students.
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Teuwen CJ, Kusurkar RA, Schreurs H, Daelmans HEM, and Peerdeman SM
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- Humans, Interprofessional Relations, Motivation, Retrospective Studies, Students, Nursing, Students, Medical
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Background: The increasingly complex patient care in the twenty-first century is delivered by interprofessional health care teams. Interprofessional collaboration can be taught during interprofessional education. However, whether a long-term change in collaborative competencies can be achieved by interprofessional education has not been studied sufficiently. Our research questions were: How does motivation for interprofessional collaboration and interprofessional collaborative skills change up to one year after an interprofessional educational intervention? How are they related to each other?, Methods: During a one-year period, undergraduate medical and nursing students attended four interprofessional (intervention) or uniprofessional (control group) education sessions. Self-determination Theory was used as the theoretical framework. Autonomous and controlled motivation scores for interprofessional collaboration were calculated using the Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire, before (T1), directly after (T2) and one year post-intervention (T3). At T3, the students also filled out the Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies Attainment Survey (ICCAS), which measured the perceived attainment of collaborative competencies by a retrospective pre-test/post-test design. We used linear mixed effects models to analyse the motivation scores and linear regression for the relation between motivation and competence., Results: In the interprofessional group, autonomous motivation scores of the participants were significantly lower at T2 vs. T1. Controlled motivation scores were significantly higher at T3 vs. T1. Controlled motivation scores for T2 were significantly higher in the uniprofessional group than in the interprofessional group. Perceived competence was related to higher autonomous motivation scores. At T3 the interprofessional collaborative competencies seemed to have grown more among students in the interprofessional group., Conclusions: The perceived growth in interprofessional collaboration competence lasted at least up to one year after the intervention, and was measurable with the ICCAS. The growth was significantly more in the IPE students than in the UPE students. The few differences found in motivation scores for interprofessional collaboration were probably caused by an imbalance of nursing versus medical students over the different time points. This finding indicates that classroom based IPE can contribute to interprofessional collaboration skills of nursing and medical students at least up to one year after an intervention., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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17. Mapping the roots of specialist disparities-Authors' reply.
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Mulder L, Wouters A, Akwiwu EU, Koster AS, Peerdeman SM, Salih M, and Kusurkar RA
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Competing Interests: No conflict of interests.
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- 2023
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18. Basic psychological needs satisfaction as a mediator between clinical learning climate, self-regulated learning and perceived learning in the nursing education context.
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Stoffels M, Koster AS, van der Burgt SME, de Bruin ABH, Daelmans HEM, Peerdeman SM, and Kusurkar RA
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- Humans, Students psychology, Personal Satisfaction, Learning, Education, Nursing
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Purpose: Self-regulated learning (SRL) can enhance students' learning process. Students need support to effectively regulate their learning. However, the effect of learning climate on SRL behavior, its ultimate effect on learning and the underlying mechanisms have not yet been established. We explored these relationships using self-determination theory., Materials and Methods: Nursing students ( N = 244) filled in questionnaires about SRL behavior, perceived learning, perceived pedagogical atmosphere and Basic Psychological Needs (BPN) satisfaction after their clinical placement. Structural equation modelling was used to test a model in which perceived pedagogical atmosphere affects SRL behavior and subsequent perceived learning through BPN satisfaction., Results: The tested model had an adequate fit (RMSEA = 0.080, SRMR = 0.051; CFI = 0.972; TLI = 0.950). A positively perceived pedagogical atmosphere contributed to SRL behavior, which was fully explained by BPN satisfaction. SRL partially mediated the contribution of pedagogical atmosphere/BPN to perceived learning., Conclusions: A learning climate that satisfies students' BPN contributes to their SRL behavior. SRL behavior plays a positive but modest role in the relationship between climate and perceived learning. Without a culture that is supportive of learning, implementation of tools to apply SRL behavior may not be effective. Study limitations include reliance on self-report scales and the inclusion of a single discipline.
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19. Independent prognostic impact of DNA methylation class and chromosome 1p loss in WHO grade 2 and 3 meningioma undergoing adjuvant high-dose radiotherapy: comprehensive molecular analysis of EORTC 22042-26042.
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Maas SLN, Sievers P, Weber DC, Weller M, van den Bent MJ, Mair MJ, Kros JM, Carparrotti F, von Deimling A, Salvador VF, Peerdeman SM, Casas-Martin J, Gorlia T, Sahm F, and Preusser M
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- Humans, Prognosis, DNA Methylation, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, World Health Organization, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 genetics, Meningioma genetics, Meningioma radiotherapy, Meningeal Neoplasms genetics, Meningeal Neoplasms radiotherapy
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- 2023
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20. Diversity in the pathway from medical student to specialist in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study.
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Mulder L, Wouters A, Akwiwu EU, Koster AS, Ravesloot JH, Peerdeman SM, Salih M, Croiset G, and Kusurkar RA
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Background: Medical specialist workforces are not representative of the society they serve, partially due to loss of diversity in the path from student to specialist. We investigated which demographic characteristics of bachelor students of medicine (BSM) are associated with becoming a physician and (particular type of) medical specialist; and whether this suggests 'cloning' (reproduction of sameness) of the existing workforce., Methods: We used a retrospective cohort design, based on Statistics Netherlands data of all first-year BSM in 2002-2004 in The Netherlands (N = 4503). We used logistic regression to analyze the impact of sex, migration background, urbanity of residence, parental income and assets categories, and having healthcare professional parents, on being registered as physician or medical specialist in 2021. We compared our results to the national pool of physicians (N = 76,845) and medical specialists (N = 49,956) to identify cloning patterns based on Essed's cultural cloning theory., Findings: Female students had higher odds of becoming a physician (OR 1.87 [1.53-2.28], p < 0.001). Physicians with a migration background other than Turkish, Moroccan, Surinamese, Dutch Caribbean or Indonesian (TMSDI) had lower odds of becoming a specialist (OR 0.55 [0.43-0.71], p < 0.001). This was not significant for TMSDI physicians (OR 0.74 [0.54-1.03], p = 0.073). We found a cloning pattern with regard to sex and migration background. Nationwide, physicians with a Turkish or Moroccan migration background, and female physicians with other migration backgrounds, are least likely to be a medical specialist., Interpretation: In light of equity in healthcare systems, we recommend that every recruitment body increases the representativeness of their particular specialist workforce., Funding: ODISSEI., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (© 2023 The Author(s).)
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21. Adaptation and validation of the encoding of observations using CONSUL-MCC: A self-determination theory-based tool to observe consultations in maternity care.
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Kors J, Duprez V, Martin L, Verhoeven CJ, van Hecke A, Peerdeman SM, and Kusurkar RA
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Objective: During autonomy-supportive consultations, professionals use a need-supportive interaction style to facilitate patients' self-regulated behaviour. To improve maternity care professionals' need-supportive interactions, it is important to provide insights into their interaction style. No tool is currently available for measuring need-supportive interactions in maternity care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to adapt the COUNSEL-CCE to evaluate need-supportive interactions in maternity care and to validate their measurements., Methods: A five-step adaptation and validation process was performed based on the guideline of Sousa and Rojjanasrirat: 1) adaptation of COUNSEL-CCE by two authors independently; 2) development of a consensus-based tool: CONSUL-MCC; 3) qualitative assessment of CONSUL-MCC; 4) pilot testing of CONSUL-MCC in the target population ( N = 10) and 5) psychometric testing in the target population ( N = 453)., Results: All indicators of the original tool remained relevant. Four items were rephrased, one indicator was added, and all examples were adapted to maternity care. The results of psychometric testing indicated good construct validity. However, the data characteristics made it impossible to prove the presumed factor structure and perform an accurate intraclass correlation., Conclusions and Innovation: COUNSEL-CCE proved to be a new instrument to gain insights into professionals' interactions and be applied to maternity care., Competing Interests: None declared., (© 2023 The Authors.)
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22. Correction to: Healthcare utilization and costs among intracranial meningioma patients during long-term follow-up.
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Huynh KA, Coopmans EC, Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, Dirven L, Peerdeman SM, Biermasz NR, Verstegen MJT, and van Furth WR
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- 2023
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23. Motivators of becoming and staying a neurosurgeon in the Netherlands: a survey and focus group.
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van Bilsen MWT, van der Burgt SME, and Peerdeman SM
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- Humans, Neurosurgeons, Focus Groups, Netherlands, Neurosurgical Procedures, Neurosurgery education, Internship and Residency
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Objective: The aim of this study was to gain insight in motivators and demotivators of the Dutch neurosurgical residents and neurosurgeons., Methods: A mixed method study was conducted. A survey was sent by the Dutch Neurosurgical Society to all Dutch neurosurgeons and residents in the framework of the yearly national quality conference. The focus groups were held during the Dutch national training days for neurosurgical residents. Baseline statistics were made of all survey data. Focus group recordings were transcribed verbatim and open coded in a constant comparative manner., Results: The survey yielded a response rate of 47.3% of neurosurgeons and 72.5% of residents. 42.5% of residents participated in the focus groups. Overall, motivators according to residents and neurosurgeons were divided between autonomous and controlled motivation. For residents, the motivators to become a neurosurgeon were mostly patient-centered. Neurosurgeons had the same general motivators as residents. Around one-third of neurosurgeons considered ending their career as a neurosurgeon. Among residents, 9.5% considered quitting residency. Neurosurgeons and residents indicated that no time for their family life, increased administrative burden and non-patient-related tasks were reasons to consider leaving the profession. Also, less perceived respect from patients and society was a reason to consider ending their career as a neurosurgeon., Conclusion: Neurosurgeons and residents in neurosurgery are mostly motivated by intrinsic motivators. Factors such as administrative burden, less perceived respect from patients and society, and increase in non-patient-related tasks are large demotivators for both neurosurgeons and residents., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.)
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24. Healthcare utilization and costs among intracranial meningioma patients during long-term follow-up.
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Huynh KA, Coopmans EC, Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, Dirven L, Peerdeman SM, Biermasz NR, Verstegen MJT, and van Furth WR
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- Adult, Humans, Follow-Up Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Delivery of Health Care, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Health Care Costs, Quality of Life, Meningioma therapy, Meningeal Neoplasms therapy
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Purpose: Few studies have reported on healthcare utilization and costs for intracranial meningioma patients, while the tumor and its treatment profoundly affect patients' functioning and well-being. Here we evaluated healthcare utilization and costs, including their determinants., Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study of adult meningioma patients ≥ 5 years after intervention. Patients completed three validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) assessing patients 'functioning and wellbeing (SF-36, EORTC QLQ-BN20, and HADS) and a study-specific questionnaire assessing healthcare utilization over the previous twelve months. Healthcare costs of the twelve months prior were calculated using reported healthcare utilization ≥ 5 years after intervention by the Dutch Manual for Economic Evaluation in Healthcare. Determinants for healthcare utilization and costs were determined with regression analyses., Results: We included 190 patients with WHO grade I or II meningioma after a mean follow-up since intervention of 9.2 years (SD 4.0). The general practitioner (80.5%), physiotherapist (37.9%), and neurologist (25.4%) were visited most often by patients. Median annual healthcare costs were €871 (IQR €262-€1933). Main contributors to these costs were medication (45.8% of total costs, of which anti-seizure medication was utilized most [21.6%]), specialist care (17.7%), and physiotherapy (15.5%). Lower HRQoL was a significant determinant for higher healthcare utilization and costs., Conclusion: In patients with meningioma, medication costs constituted the largest expenditure of total healthcare costs, in particular anti-seizure medication. Particularly a lower HRQoL was a determinant for healthcare utilization and costs. A patient-specific approach aimed at improving patients' HRQoL and needs could be beneficial in reducing disease burden and functional recovery., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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25. Learning in and across communities of practice: health professions education students' learning from boundary crossing.
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Stoffels M, van der Burgt SME, Bronkhorst LH, Daelmans HEM, Peerdeman SM, and Kusurkar RA
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- Humans, Delivery of Health Care, Hospitals, Health Occupations, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Students, Nursing
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Learning to adapt to new contexts is crucial in health professions education (HPE). Boundaries between and within contexts challenge continuity in students' learning processes. Little is known about how HPE students can make these "boundary experiences" productive for learning. We investigated how and what nursing students learn from boundary experiences while they are simultaneously growing into a community of practice (CoP). Using a boundary-crossing lens, experiences of discontinuity were identified in pre-placement and post-placement interviews and diary fragments with 14 nursing students during their placement in an academic hospital. We found that students experience discontinuity as a result of different approaches to nursing care and to learning, both between (academic and clinical) settings and within a setting. When students feel safe enough, they can convert boundary experiences into meaningful learning situations, such as critical discussions with staff. Successfully overcoming boundary experiences improves students' understanding of healthcare and professional development and helps them to develop a personal approach to learning. Students critically address boundary experiences when they are motivated to learn and when they perceive a violation of ethical standards but not when they are concerned that it will affect their assessment. Objects designed to bridge theory and practice can generate additional barriers. This study adds to the HPE literature by demonstrating the learning potential of boundaries and to the broader literature by showing how responses to boundary experiences are intertwined with the process of growing into a CoP. The findings can be used to design future boundary objects., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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26. Autonomy-supportive decision-making in maternity care during prenatal consultations: a qualitative interaction analysis.
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Kors J, de la Croix A, Martin L, Verhoeven CJM, Bakker P, Peerdeman SM, and Kusurkar RA
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- Humans, Female, Pregnancy, Decision Making, Referral and Consultation, Maternal Health Services, Obstetrics, Midwifery
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify mechanisms of autonomy-supportive consultation (ASC) that maternity care professionals use during decision-making in prenatal consultations., Design: This study was a descriptive, qualitative analysis of professional-patient interactions in maternity care, using concepts and analytic procedures of conversation analysis., Setting: The prenatal consultations took place in hospitals and midwifery practices in the Netherlands. This study was part of a larger project. For the current study, we selected prenatal consultations concerning three topics in which patients make their own choices., Participants: The first author invited the patient who was waiting in the waiting room. Participants were not selected a priori., Main Outcome Measures: The main outcome measures were mechanisms of ASC., Results: We selected 20 consultations which were conducted by 20 different professionals. We found eight mechanisms in the professional-patient interaction which were categorised into three overarching themes. The first theme, 'Lightheartedness', comprises the interactional mechanisms 'minimising language' and 'humour'. The theme 'Orientation to agreement' describes how professionals and patients seem to be oriented towards demonstrating agreement and mutual understanding. The last theme, 'Offering information and options', describes the professional formally giving factual information almost completely without verbal interaction between the professional and the patient., Conclusion: The results of this study show that the model of ASC can be enriched by adding minimising language and humour to the mechanisms that can be used to fulfil the psychological need 'relatedness'. Second, our results show that professionals use only few mechanisms to meet the patients' psychological needs 'competence' and 'autonomy'. They mainly use information giving to meet patients' need competence. To meet patients' need for autonomy, the professionals keep all options open. This suggests that professionals could pay more attention to other mechanisms to meet patients' needs for 'competence' and 'autonomy'., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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27. Conceptions of clinical learning among stakeholders involved in undergraduate nursing education: a phenomenographic study.
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Stoffels M, van der Burgt SME, Stenfors T, Daelmans HEM, Peerdeman SM, and Kusurkar RA
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- Curriculum, Humans, Learning, Education, Nursing, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Students, Nursing
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Background: To prepare nursing students to become critical, autonomous members of the workforce, an agreement among stakeholders on how this can be achieved in the clinical setting is needed. However, a critical discussion of the clinical learning process in relation to actual and desirable outcomes is lacking in the nursing education literature. This study aimed to map conceptions of the desired process and outcomes of clinical learning among stakeholders involved in undergraduate clinical nursing education., Methods: Twenty-five semi-structured interviews about their understanding of clinical learning were conducted with nursing students, supervisors, clinical educators and higher education institute professionals involved in clinical nursing education in a Dutch academic medical center. Data were analyzed using a phenomenographic approach., Results: Four conceptions were identified: clinical learning as a process to 1) meet curricular demands, 2) learn to deliberately deliver patient care, 3) learn to deliver patient care within the larger (healthcare) context, and 4) become a continuously developing professional. Conceptions 3 and 4 represented a broader, more inclusive perspective on clinical learning than conception 1 and 2. Conceptions were distinguished by five dimensions: role of guidelines from the school; learning opportunities, focus of supervisor; focus of reflection; desirable outcomes of clinical learning., Conclusions: Those directly involved in clinical learning in nursing may have qualitatively different understandings of its desired nature and outcomes. Two patterns across conceptions could be discerned: a) a shift in focus from learning as following standards, to following an individualized learning trajectory and b) a shift in focus from increasing patient load, to understanding oneself and the patient within the healthcare context. To prepare nursing students for the future workforce, a flexible, social form of self-regulated learning is warranted, as well as an understanding of one's own role within the healthcare system and a critical attitude towards healthcare. Schools and hospitals should collaborate to integrate these values in the curriculum. The current study adds different ways of applying self-regulated learning as a relevant dimension in understanding clinical learning to the literature. Through the phenomenographic approach we identified conceptions that can be a basis for training and policy development., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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28. Long-term health-related quality of life and neurocognitive functioning after treatment in skull base meningioma patients.
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Fisher FL, Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, van der Meer PB, Boele FW, Peerdeman SM, Peul WC, Taphoorn MJB, Dirven L, and van Furth WR
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- Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Quality of Life, Skull Base, Surveys and Questionnaires, Meningeal Neoplasms complications, Meningioma complications, Meningioma surgery
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Objective: Patients with skull base meningioma (SBM) often require complex surgery around critical neurovascular structures, placing them at high risk of poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and possibly neurocognitive dysfunction. As the survival of meningioma patients is near normal, long-term neurocognitive and HRQOL outcomes are important to evaluate, including evaluation of the impact of specific tumor location and treatment modalities on these outcomes., Methods: In this multicenter cross-sectional study including patients 5 years or more after their last tumor intervention, Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-BN20 questionnaires were used to assess generic and disease-specific HRQOL. Neurocognitive functioning was assessed with standardized neuropsychological assessment. SBM patient assessments were compared with those of 1) informal caregivers of SBM patients who served as controls and 2) convexity meningioma patients. In addition, the authors compared anterior/middle SBM patients with posterior SBM patients and anterior/middle and posterior SBM patients separately with controls. Multivariable and propensity score regression analyses were performed to correct for possible confounders., Results: Patients with SBM (n = 89) with a median follow-up of 9 years after the last intervention did not significantly differ from controls (n = 65) or convexity meningioma patients (n = 84) on generic HRQOL assessment. Statistically significantly but not clinically relevantly better disease-specific HRQOL was found for SBM patients compared with convexity meningioma patients. Anterior/middle SBM patients (n = 62) had significantly and clinically relevantly better HRQOL in SF-36 and EORTC QLQ-BN20 scores than posterior SBM patients (n = 27): physical role functioning (corrected difference 17.1, 95% CI 0.2-34.0), motor dysfunction (-10.1, 95% CI -17.5 to -2.7), communication deficit (-14.2, 95% CI -22.7 to -5.6), and weakness in both legs (-10.1, 95% CI -18.8 to -1.5). SBM patients whose primary treatment was radiotherapy had lower HRQOL scores compared with SBM patients who underwent surgery on two domains: bodily pain (-33.0, 95% CI -55.2 to -10.9) and vitality (-18.9. 95% CI -33.7 to -4.1). Tumor location and treatment modality did not result in significant differences in neurocognitive functioning, although 44% of SBM patients had deficits in at least one domain., Conclusions: In the long term, SBM patients do not experience significantly more sequelae in HRQOL and neurocognitive functioning than do controls or patients with convexity meningioma. Patients with posterior SBM had poorer HRQOL than anterior/middle SBM patients, and primary treatment with radiotherapy was associated with worse HRQOL. Neurocognitive functioning was not affected by tumor location or treatment modality.
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29. Epidemiology, Prehospital Characteristics and Outcomes of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in The Netherlands: The BRAIN-PROTECT Study.
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Bossers SM, Boer C, Bloemers FW, Van Lieshout EMM, Den Hartog D, Hoogerwerf N, Innemee G, van der Naalt J, Absalom AR, Peerdeman SM, de Visser M, de Leeuw MA, Schwarte LA, Loer SA, and Schober P
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- Brain, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Middle Aged, Netherlands epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Air Ambulances, Brain Injuries, Traumatic epidemiology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Emergency Medical Services
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Objective: A thorough understanding of the epidemiology, patient characteristics, trauma mechanisms, and current outcomes among patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important as it may inform potential strategies to improve prehospital emergency care. The aim of this study is to describe the prehospital epidemiology, characteristics and outcome of (suspected) severe TBI in the Netherlands., Methods: The BRAIN-PROTECT study is a prospective observational study on prehospital management of patients with severe TBI in the Netherlands. The study population comprised all consecutive patients with clinical suspicion of TBI and a prehospital GCS score ≤ 8, who were managed by one of the 4 Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). Patients were followed-up in 9 trauma centers until 1 year after injury. Planned sub-analyses were performed for patients with "confirmed" and "isolated" TBI., Results: Data from 2,589 patients, of whom 2,117 (81.8%) were transferred to a participating trauma center, were analyzed. The incidence rate of prehospitally suspected and confirmed severe TBI were 3.2 (95% CI: 3.1;3.4) and 2.7 (95% CI: 2.5;2.8) per 100,000 inhabitants per year, respectively. Median patient age was 46 years, 58.4% were involved in traffic crashes, of which 37.4% were bicycle related. 47.6% presented with an initial GCS of 3. The median time from HEMS dispatch to hospital arrival was 54 minutes. The overall 30-day mortality was 39.0% (95% CI: 36.8;41.2)., Conclusion: This article summarizes the prehospital epidemiology, characteristics and outcome of severe TBI in the Netherlands, and highlights areas in which primary prevention and prehospital care can be improved.
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30. Association Between Prehospital Tranexamic Acid Administration and Outcomes of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Bossers SM, Loer SA, Bloemers FW, Den Hartog D, Van Lieshout EMM, Hoogerwerf N, van der Naalt J, Absalom AR, Peerdeman SM, Schwarte LA, Boer C, and Schober P
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- Adult, Aged, Antifibrinolytic Agents administration & dosage, Antifibrinolytic Agents adverse effects, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnosis, Cohort Studies, Emergency Medical Services methods, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Brain Injuries, Traumatic drug therapy, Brain Injuries, Traumatic mortality, Emergency Medical Services trends, Severity of Illness Index, Tranexamic Acid administration & dosage, Tranexamic Acid adverse effects
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Importance: The development and expansion of intracranial hematoma are associated with adverse outcomes. Use of tranexamic acid might limit intracranial hematoma formation, but its association with outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is unclear., Objective: To assess whether prehospital administration of tranexamic acid is associated with mortality and functional outcomes in a group of patients with severe TBI., Design, Setting, and Participants: This multicenter cohort study is an analysis of prospectively collected observational data from the Brain Injury: Prehospital Registry of Outcome, Treatments and Epidemiology of Cerebral Trauma (BRAIN-PROTECT) study in the Netherlands. Patients treated for suspected severe TBI by the Dutch Helicopter Emergency Medical Services between February 2012 and December 2017 were included. Patients were followed up for 1 year after inclusion. Data were analyzed from January 10, 2020, to September 10, 2020., Exposures: Administration of tranexamic acid during prehospital treatment., Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes included mortality at 1 year, functional neurological recovery at discharge (measured by Glasgow Outcome Scale), and length of hospital stay. Data were also collected on demographic factors, preinjury medical condition, injury characteristics, operational characteristics, and prehospital vital parameters., Results: A total of 1827 patients were analyzed, of whom 1283 (70%) were male individuals and the median (interquartile range) age was 45 (23-65) years. In the unadjusted analysis, higher 30-day mortality was observed in patients who received prehospital tranexamic acid (odds ratio [OR], 1.34; 95% CI, 1.16-1.55; P < .001), compared with patients who did not receive prehospital tranexamic acid. After adjustment for confounders, no association between prehospital administration of tranexamic acid and mortality was found across the entire cohort of patients. However, a substantial increase in the odds of 30-day mortality persisted in patients with severe isolated TBI who received prehospital tranexamic acid (OR, 4.49; 95% CI, 1.57-12.87; P = .005) and after multiple imputations (OR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.22-3.45; P = .007)., Conclusions and Relevance: This study found that prehospital tranexamic acid administration was associated with increased mortality in patients with isolated severe TBI, suggesting the judicious use of the drug when no evidence for extracranial hemorrhage is present.
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31. Determinants and predictors for the long-term disease burden of intracranial meningioma patients.
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Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, van der Meer PB, Boele FW, Taphoorn MJB, Klein M, Peerdeman SM, van Furth WR, and Dirven L
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- Cognition Disorders etiology, Combined Modality Therapy, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Meningeal Neoplasms pathology, Meningioma pathology, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Prognosis, Surveys and Questionnaires, Survival Rate, Cognition Disorders pathology, Meningeal Neoplasms therapy, Meningioma therapy, Neurosurgical Procedures adverse effects, Radiotherapy adverse effects
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Introduction: Meningioma is a heterogeneous disease and patients may suffer from long-term tumor- and treatment-related sequelae. To help identify patients at risk for these late effects, we first assessed variables associated with impaired long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and impaired neurocognitive function on group level (i.e. determinants). Next, prediction models were developed to predict the risk for long-term neurocognitive or HRQoL impairment on individual patient-level., Methods: Secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional multicenter study with intracranial WHO grade I/II meningioma patients, in which HRQoL (Short-Form 36) and neurocognitive functioning (standardized test battery) were assessed. Multivariable regression models were used to assess determinants for these outcomes corrected for confounders, and to build prediction models, evaluated with C-statistics., Results: Data from 190 patients were analyzed (median 9 years after intervention). Main determinants for poor HRQoL or impaired neurocognitive function were patients' sociodemographic characteristics, surgical complications, reoperation, radiotherapy, presence of edema, and a larger tumor diameter on last MRI. Prediction models with a moderate/good ability to discriminate between individual patients with and without impaired HRQoL (C-statistic 0.73, 95% CI 0.65 to 0.81) and neurocognitive function (C-statistic 0.78, 95%CI 0.70 to 0.85) were built. Not all predictors (e.g. tumor location) within these models were also determinants., Conclusions: The identified determinants help clinicians to better understand long-term meningioma disease burden. Prediction models can help early identification of individual patients at risk for long-term neurocognitive or HRQoL impairment, facilitating tailored provision of information and allocation of scarce supportive care services to those most likely to benefit.
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32. Long-Term Disease Burden and Survivorship Issues After Surgery and Radiotherapy of Intracranial Meningioma Patients.
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Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, van der Meer PB, Boele FW, Taphoorn MJB, Klein M, Peerdeman SM, van Furth WR, and Dirven L
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- Adult, Cost of Illness, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Radiation Injuries epidemiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Survivorship, Meningeal Neoplasms therapy, Meningioma therapy, Neurosurgical Procedures adverse effects, Neurosurgical Procedures methods, Quality of Life, Radiotherapy adverse effects, Radiotherapy methods, Recovery of Function
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Background: Many intracranial meningioma patients have an impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and neurocognitive functioning up to 4 yr after intervention., Objective: To assess the long-term (≥5 yr) disease burden of meningioma patients., Methods: In this multicenter cross-sectional study, patients ≥5 yr after intervention (including active magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surveillance) were included and assessed for HRQoL (Short-Form Health Survey 36), neurocognitive functioning (neuropsychological assessment), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and work productivity (Short Form-Health and Labour Questionnaire). Multivariable and propensity score regression analyses were used to compare patients and controls, and different treatment strategies corrected for possible confounders. Clinically relevant differences were reported., Results: At a median of 9 yr follow-up after intervention, meningioma patients (n = 190) reported more limitations due to physical (difference 12.5 points, P = .008) and emotional (13.3 points, P = .002) health problems compared with controls. Patients also had an increased risk to suffer from anxiety (odds ratio [OR]: 2.6, 95% CI: 1.2-5.7) and depression (OR: 3.7, 95% CI: 1.3-10.5). Neurocognitive deficits were found in 43% of patients. Although postoperative complications, radiotherapy, and reresection were associated with worse verbal memory, attention, and executive functioning when compared to patients resected once, the only clinically relevant association was between reresection and worse attention (-2.11, 95% CI: -3.52 to -0.07). Patients of working age less often had a paid job (48%) compared with the working-age Dutch population (72%) and reported more obstacles at work compared with controls., Conclusion: In the long term, a large proportion of meningioma patients have impaired HRQoL, neurocognitive deficits, and high levels of anxiety or depression. Patients treated with 1 resection have the best neurocognitive functioning., (© Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2020.)
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33. The long-term caregiver burden in World Health Organization grade I and II meningioma: It is not just the patient.
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Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, van der Meer PB, Boele FW, Taphoorn MJB, Klein M, Peerdeman SM, van Furth WR, and Dirven L
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Background: Little is known about long-term caregiver burden in meningioma patients. We assessed meningioma caregiver burden, its association with informal caregiver's well-being and possible determinants., Methods: In this multicenter cross-sectional study, informal caregivers completed the Caregiver Burden Scale (five domains and total score). Patients completed a disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire focusing on symptoms (EORTC QLQ-BN20) and underwent neurocognitive assessment. Both groups completed a generic HRQoL questionnaire (SF-36) and the Hospital Anxiety, and Depression Scale. We assessed the association between caregiver burden and their HRQoL, anxiety and depression. Furthermore, we assessed determinants for the caregiver burden. Multivariable regression analysis was used to correct for confounders., Results: One hundred and twenty-nine informal caregivers were included (median 10 years after patients' treatment). Caregivers reported burden in ≥1 domain (34%) or total burden score (15%). A one-point increase in total caregiver burden score was associated with a clinically relevant decrease in caregiver's HRQoL (SF-36) in 5/8 domains (score range: -10.4 to -14.7) and 2/2 component scores (-3.5 to -5.9), and with more anxiety (3.8) and depression (3.0). Patients' lower HRQoL, increased symptom burden, and increased anxiety and depression were determinants for higher caregiver burden, but not patients' or caregivers' sociodemographic characteristics, patients' neurocognitive functioning, or tumor- and treatment-related characteristics., Conclusions: Ten years after initial treatment, up to 35% of informal caregivers reported a clinically relevant burden, which was linked with worse HRQoL, and more anxiety and depression in both patients and caregivers, emphasizing the strong interdependent relationship. Support for meningioma caregivers is therefore warranted., (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press, the Society for Neuro-Oncology and the European Association of Neuro-Oncology.)
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34. Factors influencing autonomy supportive consultation: A realist review.
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Kors JM, Paternotte E, Martin L, Verhoeven CJ, Schoonmade L, Peerdeman SM, and Kusurkar RA
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- Humans, Communication, Personal Autonomy, Referral and Consultation
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Objective: Gaining insight into contextual factors and mechanisms supporting or hindering autonomy supportive consultation and into outcomes of such consultations., Methods: We conducted a systematic review using the realist synthesis procedure according to RAMESES guideline. A search was performed in PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Cinahl from inception to March 2019 using the search terms: 'autonomy' AND 'support' AND 'consultation' OR 'communication' AND 'intervention'. The review process including paper selection, quality assessment, full text reading for data-extraction was conducted by two researchers independently., Results: Of 2792 articles, 18 met our inclusion criteria. Contextual factors influencing an autonomy supportive consultation were: work organization and the attitude of professionals. An overarching supporting mechanism for AS was relationship building. In addition, each phase of the decision-making process seems to need supporting mechanisms fulfilling patients 'specific psychological needs in that phase. The outcome of AS is higher levels of patient well-being., Conclusion: Autonomy supportive consultation works under various contexts coupled with mechanisms that give rise to favourable-outcomes, of which relationship building, taking time and exploring patients' needs seem the most important., Practice Implications: The results of our review facilitate professionals to reflect on their autonomy supportive consultation skills, which could improve their autonomy supportive behaviour., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None declared., (Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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35. A qualitative study on factors influencing the situational and contextual motivation of medical specialists.
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van der Burgt SME, Nauta K, Croiset G, Kusurkar RA, and Peerdeman SM
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- Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Career Choice, Education, Medical, Continuing, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Patient Care psychology, Qualitative Research, Workplace, Medicine, Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Social Environment, Specialization
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Objectives: The aim was to investigate which factors influence the situational motivation of medical specialists and how situational and contextual motivation affect one another., Methods: A qualitative design was used, and a constructivist approach was adopted with the Self-Determination Theory of motivation as a framework. Twenty-two medical specialists from three medical centers in the Netherlands were recruited through convenience, snowball and purposive sampling and observed for two days each. At the end of the second observation day, a semi-structured interview was conducted. Data were transcribed and coded in an open manner. Themes were finalized through discussion and consensus., Results: Two-hundred and fifty hours of observation data together with the interview data identified that medical specialists experience six main themes influencing their situational motivation during a workday. Technical issues are influencing motivation negatively factors. Working with colleagues can be both a motivating factor and influence motivation negatively, e.g., filling in for each other through feelings of relatedness was motivating. Being in control of one's own planning through feelings of autonomy was motivating. Patient care, especially in combination with teaching, stimulated specialists' motivation., Conclusions: The results indicate that factors influencing motivation negatively are mainly tasks and organizational processes that distract from patient care or that compromise the quality of care. When optimizing the work environment of medical specialists, autonomous motivation and continuing professional development are stimulated. These, in turn, can improve the quality of patient care and wellbeing of specialists.
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36. Correction to: Medical specialists' basic psychological needs, and motivation for work and lifelong learning: a two-step factor score path analysis.
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van der Burgt SME, Kusurkar RA, Wilschut JA, Tjin A Tsoi SLNM, Croiset G, and Peerdeman SM
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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37. How do undergraduate nursing students learn in the hospital setting? A scoping review of conceptualisations, operationalisations and learning activities.
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Stoffels M, Peerdeman SM, Daelmans HEM, Ket JCF, and Kusurkar RA
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- Humans, Nursing Education Research, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Models, Educational, Nurse Practitioners education, Problem-Based Learning methods
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Objectives: Although clinical learning is pivotal for nursing education, the learning process itself and the terminology to address this topic remain underexposed in the literature. This study aimed to examine how concepts equivalent to 'learning in practice' are used and operationalised and which learning activities are reported in the nursing education literature. The final aim was to propose terminology for future studies., Design: The scoping framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley was used to answer the research questions and address gaps in the literature. Two systematic searches were conducted in PubMed, EBSCO/ERIC and EBSCO/CINAHL between May and September 2018: first, to identify concepts equivalent to 'learning in practice' and, second, to find studies operationalising these concepts. Eligible articles were studies that examined the regular learning of undergraduate nursing students in the hospital setting. Conceptualisations, theoretical frameworks and operationalisations were mapped descriptively. Results relating to how students learn were synthesised using thematic analysis. Quality assessment was performed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist., Results: From 9360 abstracts, 17 articles were included. Five studies adopted a general, yet not explained, synonym for learning in practice, and the other approaches focused on the social, unplanned or active nature of learning. All studies used a qualitative approach. The small number of studies and medium study quality hampered a thorough comparison of concepts. The synthesis of results revealed five types of learning activities, acknowledged by an expert panel, in which autonomy, interactions and cognitive processing were central themes., Conclusions: Both theoretical approaches and learning activities of the current body of research fit into experiential learning theories, which can be used to guide and improve future studies. Gaps in the literature include formal and informal components of learning, the relation between learning and learning outcomes and the interplay between behaviour and cognitive processing., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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38. Medical specialists' basic psychological needs, and motivation for work and lifelong learning: a two-step factor score path analysis.
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van der Burgt SME, Kusurkar RA, Wilschut JA, Tjin A Tsoi SLNM, Croiset G, and Peerdeman SM
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- Factor Analysis, Statistical, Humans, Internship and Residency, Learning, Netherlands epidemiology, Personal Satisfaction, Workplace psychology, Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Specialization statistics & numerical data
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Background: Continuing professional development and lifelong learning are crucial to secure safe and good quality healthcare. Lack of motivation has been found to be among the most important barriers for participation in lifelong learning. This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between medical specialists' work motivation, lifelong learning motivation, autonomy, competence and relatedness satisfaction., Methods: Self-Determination Theory was used as a theoretical framework for this study. Data were collected through an online survey, that was sent to all (N = 1591) medical specialists in four Dutch hospitals. The survey measured background characteristics, autonomy, competence, and relatedness satisfaction, autonomous and controlled work motivation, and lifelong learning motivation. Two step factor path analysis with the method of Croon was used to analyze the data from 193 cases., Results: Autonomy need satisfaction was positively associated with autonomous work motivation which in turn was positively associated with lifelong learning motivation. Competence need satisfaction and age were negatively associated with controlled work motivation. Competence need satisfaction was also positively related with lifelong learning motivation. No significant nor any hypothesized associations were found for relatedness., Conclusions: Our findings, in line with Self-determination Theory literature, show that autonomy and competence need satisfaction are the important factors as they were positively associated with medical specialists' motivation for work and for lifelong learning.
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39. The association between preoperative edema and postoperative cognitive functioning and health-related quality of life in WHO grade I meningioma patients.
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van Nieuwenhuizen D, Slot KM, Klein M, Verbaan D, Aliaga ES, Heimans JJ, Vandertop WP, Peerdeman SM, and Reijneveld JC
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- Adult, Aged, Brain Edema etiology, Cognition Disorders etiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neurosurgical Procedures adverse effects, Brain Edema epidemiology, Cognition Disorders epidemiology, Meningeal Neoplasms surgery, Meningioma surgery, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Quality of Life
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Background: Studies on the associations between preoperative cerebral edema, cognitive functioning, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in WHO grade I meningioma patients are virtually lacking. We studied the association between preoperative cerebral edema on postoperative cognitive functioning and HRQOL 6 months postoperatively in WHO grade I meningioma patients., Methods: Twenty-one consecutive WHO grade I meningioma patients, who underwent surgery, were matched individually for age, gender, and educational level to healthy controls. Tumor and edema volume were assessed on preoperative T1- and T2-weighted MRI images, respectively. At least 5 months postoperatively, functional status, cognitive functioning, and HRQOL, using a cognitive test battery and the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), were determined. The correlation between preoperative tumor and cerebral edema volume with postoperative cognitive functioning and HRQOL was investigated using Kendall's tau coefficients., Results: Compared to healthy controls, patients had lower verbal memory capacity (p = .012), whereas HRQOL was similar to matched healthy controls. In all cognitive domains, postoperative functioning was much lower in patients with preoperative cerebral edema than in those without. There were significant correlations between preoperative cerebral edema and tumor volume and postoperative cognitive functioning. Preoperative cerebral edema and/or tumor volume were not associated with HRQOL., Conclusions: Our results suggest that WHO grade I meningioma patients with larger volumes of preoperative cerebral edema are more at risk of experiencing limitations in longer-term cognitive functioning than patients with no or less edema preoperatively. This is an important knowledge for neurologists and neurosurgeons treating patients with a meningioma. More studies regarding the effect of peritumoral edema on cognitive functioning in meningioma patients are necessary.
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40. Protocol for a scoping review on the conceptualisation of learning in undergraduate clinical nursing practice.
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Stoffels M, Peerdeman SM, Daelmans HEM, Ket JCF, and Kusurkar RA
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- Humans, Clinical Clerkship, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Learning, Nursing Education Research, Students, Nursing
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Introduction: Learning in the clinical setting is a major form of learning in undergraduate nursing education. In spite of this, how nursing students learn in clinical practice is still largely unknown. Moreover, there is no conceptual clarity on learning in practice in the current literature. This paper aims to set up a protocol for a scoping review of the literature in order to map different conceptualisations of learning in practice in undergraduate clinical nursing education in the hospital setting. The operationalisations of different concepts will be compared and the findings of the studies will be synthesised., Methods and Analysis: This scoping review will be guided by the methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and refined by Levac et al. and the Joanna Briggs Institute. The search strategy will be developed together with a medical information specialist and the search will be performed in electronic databases (PubMed, EBSCO/ERIC and EBSCO/CINAHL). In a first search, we will identify concepts that are used as an equivalent to learning in practice. Next, we will search for studies operationalising these concepts in undergraduate nursing education. Finally, we will check reference lists for additional publications. Abstracts and full-text studies will independently be screened by two researchers. All studies that have 'learning in undergraduate clinical nursing practice' as their main topic and that include a definition and operationalisation of an equivalent to learning in clinical practice, will be considered for inclusion. We will chart different conceptualisations and their theoretical underpinnings, as well as reported learning opportunities, informal and formal aspects of learning, social aspects of learning and gaps in the literature., Ethics and Dissemination: This review will help design future studies on learning in clinical nursing practice using well-defined and agreed on terminology. The results will be disseminated through journal publications and conference presentations., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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41. Cognitive functioning and functional brain networks in postoperative WHO grade I meningioma patients.
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van Nieuwenhuizen D, Douw L, Klein M, Peerdeman SM, Heimans JJ, Reijneveld JC, Stam CJ, and Hillebrand A
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- Brain Mapping, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetoencephalography, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Meningeal Neoplasms surgery, Meningioma surgery, Middle Aged, Neural Pathways physiopathology, Neuropsychological Tests, Postoperative Period, Cognition, Meningeal Neoplasms physiopathology, Meningeal Neoplasms psychology, Meningioma physiopathology, Meningioma psychology
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Introduction: Meningioma patients often have subtle cognitive deficits that might be attributed to the tumor itself, to surgical treatment, or to the occurrence of seizures and their treatment. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) analysis of resting-state functional networks (RSNs) could help to understand the neurophysiological basis of cognitive impairment in these patients. We explored the correlation between RSN functional connectivity and topology of functional networks on the one hand, and cognition on the other hand in WHO grade I meningioma patients., Methods: Twenty adult WHO grade I meningioma patients who had undergone tumor resection, as well as 20 healthy matched controls, were included. Neuropsychological assessment was done through a standardized test battery. MEG data were recorded, and projected to the anatomical space of the Automated Anatomical Labeling atlas. Functional connectivity (PLI), within the default mode network (DMN) and the bilateral frontoparietal networks were correlated to cognitive performance. Minimum spanning tree (MST) characteristics were correlated with cognitive functioning., Results: Compared to healthy controls, meningioma patients had lower working memory capacity (p = 0.037). Within the patient group, lower working memory performance was associated with lower DMN connectivity and a lower maximum MST degree in the theta band (resp. p = 0.044 and p = 0.003)., Conclusions: This study shows that cognitive functioning is correlated with functional connectivity in the default mode network and hub-pathology in WHO grade I meningioma patients. Future longitudinal studies are needed to corroborate these findings and to further investigate the pathophysiology of cognitive deficits and possible changes in functional brain networks in meningioma patients.
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42. Behavior and attitudes among European neurosurgeons - An international survey.
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Muskens IS, van der Burgt SME, Senders JT, Lamba N, Peerdeman SM, and Broekman ML
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- Adult, Anxiety epidemiology, Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Neurosurgery statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Surveys and Questionnaires, Attitude, Behavior, Neurosurgeons psychology, Personality
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Background: A recent survey showed that potentially hazardous levels of certain attitudes have been associated with worse patient outcomes in orthopedic surgery, based on a questionnaire that was adopted from aviation. This questionnaire aims to evaluate the prevalence of potentially hazardous levels of machismo, impulsiveness, anxiety, antiauthority, resignation, and invulnerability in attitudes and was adopted for use among neurosurgeons., Methods: All individual members of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) were invited to fill-out an online questionnaire. Questions were on a five-point Likert-scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree with five questions per attitude and answers were collected together with neurosurgeon and practice characteristics. Participants could score five points for each question after which an overall score was calculated for each attitude. Like the orthopedic survey, a potentially hazardous level of any behavior was defined as a score >20., Results: Resignation (n = 21; 7.7%) and anxiety (n = 10; 3.7%) had the highest prevalence of potentially hazardous levels among neurosurgeons. Few neurosurgeons showed potentially hazardous levels of antiauthority (n = 4; 1.5%), self-confidence (n = 2; 0.7%), or impulsive attitudes (n = 1; 0.4%). None of the participants showed potentially hazardous levels of machismo. Overall, 12.2% of neurosurgeons had a potentially hazardous score for at least one of the evaluated attitudes., Conclusion: Findings of this study indicate a low prevalence of potentially hazardous levels of certain attitudes among neurosurgeons based on a questionnaire tailored to neurosurgery. However, the implications of this study are limited by various factors and warrant further evaluation and warrant further evaluation., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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43. Adjuvant postoperative high-dose radiotherapy for atypical and malignant meningioma: A phase-II parallel non-randomized and observation study (EORTC 22042-26042).
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Weber DC, Ares C, Villa S, Peerdeman SM, Renard L, Baumert BG, Lucas A, Veninga T, Pica A, Jefferies S, Ricardi U, Miralbell R, Stelmes JJ, Liu Y, Collette L, and Collette S
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- Adult, Aftercare, Aged, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Humans, Male, Meningeal Neoplasms mortality, Meningeal Neoplasms surgery, Meningioma mortality, Meningioma surgery, Middle Aged, Postoperative Care methods, Radiotherapy Dosage, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant adverse effects, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant methods, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Failure, Meningeal Neoplasms radiotherapy, Meningioma radiotherapy
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Purpose: The therapeutic strategy for non-benign meningiomas is controversial. The objective of this study was to prospectively investigate the impact of high dose radiation therapy (RT) on the progression-free survival (PFS) rate at 3 years in WHO grade II and III meningioma patients., Materials and Methods: In this multi-cohorts non-randomized phase II and observational study, non-benign meningioma patients were treated according to their WHO grade and Simpson's grade. Patients with atypical meningioma (WHO grade II) and Simpson's grade 1-3 [Arm 1] entered the non-randomized phase II study designed to show a 3-year PFS > 70% (primary endpoint). All other patients entered the 3 observational cohorts: WHO grade II Simpson grade 4-5 [Arm 2] and Grade III Simpson grade 1-3 or 4-5 [Arm 3&4] in which few patients were expected., Results: Between 02/2008 and 06/2013, 78 patients were enrolled into the study. This report focuses on the 56 (median age, 54 years) eligible patients with WHO grade II Simpson's grade 1-3 meningioma who received RT (60 Gy). At a median follow up of 5.1 years, the estimated 3-year PFS is 88.7%, hence significantly greater than 70%. Eight (14.3%) treatment failures were observed. The 3-year overall survival was 98.2%. The rate of late signs and symptoms grade 3 or more was 14.3%., Conclusions: These data show that 3-year PFS for WHO grade II meningioma patients undergoing a complete resection (Simpson I-III) is superior to 70% when treated with high-dose (60 Gy) RT., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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44. The occurrence of benign brain tumours in transgender individuals during cross-sex hormone treatment.
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Nota NM, Wiepjes CM, de Blok CJM, Gooren LJG, Peerdeman SM, Kreukels BPC, and den Heijer M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Cyproterone Acetate adverse effects, Female, Gender Identity, Humans, Incidence, Male, Netherlands, Retrospective Studies, Transgender Persons psychology, Brain Neoplasms etiology, Gonadal Steroid Hormones adverse effects, Gonadal Steroid Hormones therapeutic use
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Benign brain tumours may be hormone sensitive. To induce physical characteristics of the desired gender, transgender individuals often receive cross-sex hormone treatment, sometimes in higher doses than hypogonadal individuals. To date, long-term (side) effects of cross-sex hormone treatment are largely unknown. In the present retrospective chart study we aimed to compare the incidence of common benign brain tumours: meningiomas, pituitary adenomas (non-secretive and secretive), and vestibular schwannomas in transgender individuals receiving cross-sex hormone treatment, with those reported in general Dutch or European populations. This study was performed at the VU University Medical Centre in the Netherlands and consisted of 2555 transwomen (median age at start of cross-sex hormone treatment: 31 years, interquartile range 23-41) and 1373 transmen (median age 23 years, interquartile range 18-31) who were followed for 23 935 and 11 212 person-years, respectively. For each separate brain tumour, standardized incidence ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated. In transwomen (male sex assigned at birth, female gender identity), eight meningiomas, one non-secretive pituitary adenoma, nine prolactinomas, and two vestibular schwannomas occurred. The incidence of meningiomas was higher in transwomen than in a general European female population (standardized incidence ratio 4.1, 95% confidence interval 1.9-7.7) and male population (11.9, 5.5-22.7). Similar to meningiomas, prolactinomas occurred more often in transwomen compared to general Dutch females (4.3, 2.1-7.9) and males (26.5, 12.9-48.6). Noteworthy, most transwomen had received orchiectomy but still used the progestogenic anti-androgen cyproterone acetate at time of diagnosis. In transmen (female sex assigned at birth, male gender identity), two cases of somatotrophinomas were observed, which was higher than expected based on the reported incidence rate in a general European population (incidence rate females = incidence rate males; standardized incidence ratio 22.2, 3.7-73.4). Based on our results we conclude that cross-sex hormone treatment is associated with a higher risk of meningiomas and prolactinomas in transwomen, which may be linked to cyproterone acetate usage, and somatotrophinomas in transmen. Because these conditions are quite rare, performing regular screenings for such tumours (e.g. regular prolactin measurements for identifying prolactinomas) seems not necessary.
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45. Motivational Profiles and Motivation for Lifelong Learning of Medical Specialists.
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van der Burgt SME, Kusurkar RA, Wilschut JA, Tjin A Tsoi SLNM, Croiset G, and Peerdeman SM
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- Adult, Female, Health Personnel psychology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Psychometrics instrumentation, Psychometrics methods, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health Personnel education, Learning, Motivation
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Introduction: Medical specialists face the challenge of maintaining their knowledge and skills and continuing professional development, that is, lifelong learning. Motivation may play an integral role in many of the challenges facing the physician workforce today including maintenance of a high performance. The aim of this study was to determine whether medical specialists show different motivational profiles and if these profiles predict differences in motivation for lifelong learning., Methods: An online questionnaire was sent to every medical specialist working in five hospitals in the Netherlands. The questionnaire included the validated Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale and the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning together with background questions like age, gender, and type of hospital. Respondents were grouped into different motivational profiles by using a two-step clustering approach., Results: Four motivational profiles were identified: (1) HAMC profile (for High Autonomous and Moderate Controlled motivation), (2) MAMC profile (for Moderate Autonomous and Moderate Controlled motivation), (3) MALC profile (for Moderate Autonomous and Low Controlled motivation), and (4) HALC profile (for High Autonomous and Low Controlled motivation). Most of the female specialists that work in an academic hospital and specialists with a surgical specialty were represented in the HALC profile., Discussion: Four motivational profiles were found among medical specialists, differing in gender, experience and type of specialization. The profiles are based on the combination of autonomous motivation (AM) and controlled motivation (CM) in the specialists. The profiles that have a high score on autonomous motivation have a positive association with lifelong learning.
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46. Agreement Between Extent of Meningioma Resection Based on Surgical Simpson Grade and Based on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings.
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Slot KM, Verbaan D, Bosscher L, Sanchez E, Vandertop WP, and Peerdeman SM
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- Adult, Aged, Brain Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Brain Neoplasms pathology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Meningioma diagnostic imaging, Meningioma pathology, Middle Aged, Neurosurgical Procedures statistics & numerical data, Postoperative Period, Prospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Brain Neoplasms surgery, Meningioma surgery, Neurosurgical Procedures methods
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Background: The surgical Simpson grade, introduced in 1957, is the standard measure for meningioma resection and prediction of recurrences. We used an magnetic resonance (MR)-based grading system for the radiologic extent of resection, and assessed agreement of the extent of resection between the surgical Simpson grade and the MR-based scale., Methods: Patients were prospectively included during a 2-year period. Immediately after surgery, the surgeon determined the Simpson grade. MR imaging was performed within 72 hours and at 3 months after surgery. Scans were assessed by a neuroradiologist, blinded to the surgeon's grading. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and absolute agreement were used to evaluate agreement between both scales., Results: Thirty-five patients (41 tumors) were included. Absolute agreement was 76%, with an ICC of 0.613. At 3 months postoperatively, the ICC and absolute agreement were 0.682 and 78%. In 20% of cases, the extent of resection was less favorable on the early postoperative MR imaging than the surgeon's Simpson grade., Conclusions: Agreement for extent of meningioma resection between both scales was good in terms of the ICC. When the surgical Simpson grade is unclear, MR imaging at 3 months after surgery may be used as a baseline for further follow-up. In a substantial portion of cases, the extent of resection was less favorable on the early postoperative MR imaging than the surgeon's Simpson grade. The predictive value of the radiologic extent of resection for the risk of long-term recurrences is a subject for further research., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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47. Exploring the situational motivation of medical specialists: a qualitative study.
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van der Burgt SME, Kusurkar RA, Croiset G, and Peerdeman SM
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Narration, Netherlands, Attitude of Health Personnel, Medicine classification, Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Specialization
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Objectives: The aim was to obtain insight into the factors in the work environment that motivate or demotivate a medical specialist during his/her working day., Methods: A qualitative ethnographic design was used, and a constructivist approach was adopted with the Self-Determination theory of motivation as a framework. Six medical specialists from VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands, recruited through convenience, snowball, and purposive sampling, were shadowed for one day each. Data were transcribed and open-coded. Themes were finalized through discussion and consensus., Results: Sixty hours of observation data identified motivating and demotivating factors categorized into four themes that are important for specialists' motivation. Informational technology issues are demotivating factors. Working with colleagues can be both a motivating and demotivating factor, e.g., filling in for each other through feelings of relatedness was motivating. Being in control of one's planning through feelings of autonomy was motivating. Furthermore, patient care and teaching, especially in combination, stimulated specialists' motivation. Regarding the design of the study, we found that situational motivation is indeed observable., Conclusions: The basic psychological needs autonomy, competence, and relatedness are important for specialists' motivation. Investing in a more motivating, open, transparent, and basic-needs- supportive work environment for medical specialists is necessary. Keywords: Continuing professional development, motivation, medical specialists, self-determination theory, qualitative research.
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48. Meningioma surgery in younger and older adults: patient profile and surgical outcomes.
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Slot KM, Peters JVM, Vandertop WP, Verbaan D, and Peerdeman SM
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Background: Due to increasing life expectancy, the number of older patients harboring a meningioma is expected to increase. We determined whether preoperative variables and postoperative clinical outcome differ between younger and older adults., Methods: Medical records of meningioma patients were retrospectively analyzed. Preoperative variables were age, gender, neurological symptoms, Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS), American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA)-classification and tumor characteristics. Clinical outcome was assessed using complication rates, length of hospital stay and destination after discharge. After 6-12 and 12-18-month KPS, neurological symptoms and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) scores were assessed for older (age ≥ 65 years) and younger adults (18-65 years) using Mann-Whitney U , T test, Pearson's Chi square or Fisher's exact., Results: 89 patients were included (23 ≥ 65 years). Before surgery, older patients scored higher on ASA classification ( p = 0.003) and lower on KPS ( p = 0.017). There was no significant difference postoperatively in mortality, complications and duration of hospital stay. Less older patients were discharged directly to home compared to younger adults (52 vs 80%, respectively; p = 0.004). In surviving patients, less older subjects had a good recovery (GOS 4-5) at 6-12 months' follow-up compared to younger subjects (64 vs 93%, respectively; p = 0.035). At 12-18 months, there was no significant difference in good recovery between both age groups (82 vs 92%)., Conclusion: In this cohort, outcome was worse for patients ≥ 65 years old in terms of discharge destination and good recovery at 6-12 months. At 12-18 months follow-up, older subjects performed not significantly different from younger ones. Careful patient selection seems essential to reach good results in meningioma surgery for patients ≥ 65 years old., Competing Interests: Compliance with ethical standardsNo funding was received for this research.All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.This study was approved by the local Ethics Committee (registered under IRB00002991/FWA00017598). All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.For this retrospective study formal consent is not required.
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49. Health-related quality of life of cranial WHO grade I meningioma patients: are current questionnaires relevant?
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Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, Peeters MCM, Lobatto DJ, Broekman MLD, Smith TR, Biermasz NR, Peerdeman SM, Peul WC, Taphoorn MJB, van Furth WR, and Dirven L
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- Health Personnel, Health Status, Humans, Meningeal Neoplasms pathology, Meningeal Neoplasms psychology, Meningioma pathology, Meningioma psychology, Neoplasm Grading, Surveys and Questionnaires, World Health Organization, Meningeal Neoplasms physiopathology, Meningioma physiopathology, Quality of Life
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Background: The clinical relevance of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in meningioma patients has been increasingly acknowledged in recent years. Various questionnaires have been used. However, almost none of these questionnaires has been particularly developed for and/or validated in this patient group. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the relevance and comprehensiveness of existing HRQoL questionnaires used in meningioma research and to assess the agreement between patients and health care professionals (HCPs) on the most relevant and important HRQoL issues., Methods: A systematic literature search, following the PRISMA statement, was conducted to identify all HRQoL questionnaires used in meningioma research. Semi-structured interviews were organized with patients and HCPs to (1) assess the relevance of all issues covered by the questionnaires (score 0-3: not relevant-highly relevant), (2) assess the ten most important issues, and (3) identify new relevant HRQoL issues., Results: Fourteen different questionnaires were found in the literature, comprising 140 unique issues. Interviews were conducted with 20 patients (median age 57, 71% female) and 10 HCPs (4 neurosurgeons, 2 neurologists, 2 radiotherapists, 1 rehabilitation specialist, 1 neuropsychologist; median experience 13 years). Meningioma patients rated 17-80% of the issues in each of the questionnaires as relevant, HCPs 90-100%. Patients and HCPs agreed on the relevance of only 49 issues (35%, Cohen's kappa: 0.027). Both patients and HCPs considered lack of energy the most important issue. Patients and HCPs suggested five additional relevant issues not covered by current HRQoL questionnaires., Conclusions: Existing HRQoL questionnaires currently used in meningioma patients do not fully cover all relevant issues to these patients. Agreement between patients and HCPs on the relevance of issues was poor. Both findings support the need to develop and validate a meningioma-specific HRQoL questionnaire.
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50. Impaired health-related quality of life in meningioma patients-a systematic review.
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Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, Peeters MCM, Dirven L, Lobatto DJ, Groen JL, Broekman MLD, Peerdeman SM, Peul WC, Taphoorn MJB, and van Furth WR
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- Humans, Meningeal Neoplasms radiotherapy, Meningioma radiotherapy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Meningeal Neoplasms psychology, Meningioma psychology, Quality of Life
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While surgical and radiotherapeutic improvements increased life expectancy of meningioma patients, little is known about these patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Therefore, the objectives of this systematic review were to assess HRQoL in meningioma patients, the methodological quality of the used questionnaires (COSMIN criteria), and the reporting level of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in the included studies (International Society of Quality of Life Research criteria).Nineteen articles met our inclusion criteria. HRQoL was measured with 13 different questionnaires, 3 validated in meningioma patients. According to our predefined cutoff, HRQoL data were reported sufficiently in 5 out of 19 studies. Both findings hamper interpretation of the PRO results.In general, meningioma patients reported clinically worse HRQoL than healthy controls. Although meningioma patients had better HRQoL than glioma patients, this difference was not clinically relevant. Radiotherapy seemed to improve some domains of HRQoL in the short term, while HRQoL decreased to pre-radiotherapy levels in the long term. Tumor resection increased HRQoL, but long-term follow-up showed persistent reduced HRQoL compared with healthy controls. These results suggest an impaired HRQoL in meningioma patients, even years after anti-tumor treatment. Results of this systematic review warrant high quality prospective studies, better instruments to assess HRQoL, and improved level of reporting for this group of patients., (© The Author(s) 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Neuro-Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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