In communicating cardiovascular disease risk, primary care physicians must be aware that
they mostly encounter low-risk patients and that the perceived risk does not necessarily …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if lifestyle improved at a short term through an intervention to
involve patients in cardiovascular risk management by the practice nurse. METHODS: The …

Background To explore how clinical practice guidelines can be adapted to facilitate shared
decision making. Methods This was a qualitative key-informant study with group discussions …

… Contributors: Marije Koelewijn-van Loon was involved in the development of the intervention
and instruments, recruitment of practices, data analyses and the reporting of results. Trudy …

Background Many patients at high risk of cardiovascular diseases are managed and monitored
in general practice. Recommendations for cardiovascular risk management, including …

Objective. Since 2002, 58 patients have participated as collaborating partners in 6 Outcome
Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) conferences. Little is known about how they …

… van der Zwet J, Koelewijn-van Loon MS and van den Akker M. Lonely patients in general …
van der Zwet J, Koelewijn-van Loon MS and van den Akker M. Lonely patients in general …

… Although feeling that they had not been fully productive: “Your first OMERACT you’re
learning so much that you may miss contributing in a few things” (PE), they felt more …

Involving patients in decisions on primary prevention can be questioned from an ethical
perspective, due to a tension between health promotion activities and patient autonomy. A nurse-…

BACKGROUND: Practice nurses play an increasingly important role in the prevention of
cardiovascular diseases but we do not have evidence about the accuracy of their cardiovascular …