Lesman-Leegte, I., Jaarsma, T., Coyne, J.C., Hillege, H.L., Van Veldhuisen, D.J., Sanderman, R.
BACKGROUND: Comparisons of heart failure (HF) patients with an unselected healthy sample in terms of quality of life (QoL) and depressive symptoms might prove misleading. We compared QoL and...
Denig, P., Haaijer-Ruskamp, F.M., Jaarsma, T.
Data on medication adverse effects (AEs) in chronic heart failure (CHF) are primarily based on results from clinical trials. Little is known about AEs perceived by CHF patients in daily practice and...
Luttik, M.L., Jaarsma, T., Lesman, I., Sanderman, R., Hagedoorn, M.
Aim. This paper is a report of a study conducted to investigate quality of life in partners of people with congestive heart failure in comparison to individuals living with a healthy partner....
Fridlund, B, Martensson, J, Jaarsma, T, ...
Background: Heart failure (HF) disease management programs are widely implemented, but data about their effect on outcome have been inconsistent. METHODS: The Coordinating Study Evaluating Outcomes...
Jaarsma, T., Van Der Wal, M.H., Lesman-Leegte, I., Luttik, M.L., Hogenhuis, J., Veeger, N.J., ...
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) disease management programs are widely implemented, but data about their effect on outcome have been inconsistent. METHODS: The Coordinating Study Evaluating Outcomes...
Luttik, M.L., Jaarsma, T., Tijssen, J.G., Van Veldhuisen, D.J., Sanderman, R.
BACKGROUND: Measures on objective caregiver burden in partners of Heart Failure patients are hardly available and never include HF specific aspects. AIM: The main objective of our study was to...
Jaarsma, T., Van Der Wal, M.H., Lesman-Leegte, I., Luttik, M.L., Hogenhuis, J., Veeger, N.J., ...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of 2 nurse-directed programmes of different intensity for the counselling and follow-up of patients hospitalised for heart failure, compared with standard care by...
Jaarsma, T., Van Der Wal, M.H., Lesman-Leegte, I., Luttik, M.L., Hogenhuis, J., Veeger, N.J., ...
Background: Heart failure (HF) disease management programs are widely implemented, but data about their effect on outcome have been inconsistent. METHODS: The Coordinating Study Evaluating Outcomes...
Van Der Wal, M.H., Jaarsma, T., Veeger, N.J., Hogenhuis, J., Luttik, M.L., Lesman-Leegte, I., ...
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) disease management programs are widely implemented, but data about their effect on outcome have been inconsistent. METHODS: The Coordinating Study Evaluating Outcomes...
Luttik, M.L., Jaarsma, T., Tijssen, J.G., Van Veldhuisen, D.J., Sanderman, R.
BACKGROUND: Measures on objective caregiver burden in partners of Heart Failure patients are hardly available and never include HF specific aspects. AIM: The main objective of our study was to...
Caregiver burden in partners of Heart Failure patients; limited influence of disease severity (2007)
Luttik, M.L., Jaarsma, T., Veeger, N., Tijssen, J., Sanderman, R., Van Veldhuisen, D.J.
BACKGROUND: In complying with required life style changes Heart Failure (HF) patients often depend on their partners. However providing care may cause burden and affect the health of these partners....
Caregiver burden in partners of Heart Failure patients; limited influence of disease severity (2007)
Van Veldhuisen, D.J., Sanderman, R., Tijssen, J., Veeger, N., Jaarsma, T., Luttik, M.L.
BACKGROUND: In complying with required life style changes Heart Failure (HF) patients often depend on their partners. However providing care may cause burden and affect the health of these partners....
Norekväl, T, Fridlund, B, Haikkilä, J, ...
Fridlund, B, Heikkila, J, Jaarsma, T, ...
Nurse specialists in adult congenital heart disease: the current status in Europe (2006)
Fridlund, B, Heikkila, J, Jaarsma, T, ...
AIM: Recommendations for the management of adults with congenital heart disease indicate that specialist referral centres should employ nurse specialists who are trained and educated in the care for...
Depressive symptoms are prominent among elderly hospitalised heart failure patients (2006)
Lesman-Leegte, I., Jaarsma, T., Sanderman, R., Linssen, G., Van Veldhuisen, D.J.
Background: There are limited data on the prevalence of depressive symptoms in hospitalised elderly HF patients and demographic and clinical characteristics associated with depressive symptoms are...
Depressive symptoms are prominent among elderly hospitalised heart failure patients (2006)
Lesman-Leegte, I., Jaarsma, T., Sanderman, R., Linssen, G., Van Veldhuisen, D.J.
Background: There are limited data on the prevalence of depressive symptoms in hospitalised elderly HF patients and demographic and clinical characteristics associated with depressive symptoms are...
Nurse specialists in adult congenital heart disease: The current status in Europe (2006)
Moons, P., De Geest, S., Fridlund, B., Heikkila, J., Jaarsma, T., ...
Heart failure management programmes in Europe (2006)
Jaarsma, T., Stromberg, A., De Geest, S., Fridlund, B., Heikkila, J., Martensson, J., ...
Background The ESC guidelines recommend that an organised system of specialist heart failure (HF) care should be established to improve outcomes of HF patients. The aim of this study was therefore to...
Moons, P., De Geest, S., Fridlund, B., Heikkila, J., Jaarsma, T., ...
There have been some important reports that some endothelial damage might present even in the case of late after Kawasaki Disease (KD) patients,but clinical evidence or the mechanism for causing the...
Luttik, M.L., Jaarsma, T., Moser, D., Sanderman, R., Van Veldhuisen, D.J.
As advances in medical treatment of heart failure (HF) become limited, other factors are being studied to improve outcomes. There is much evidence that supportive social relations have a major impact...
Management of heart failure in the Netherlands (2005)
Jaarsma, T., Haaijer-Ruskamp, F.M., Sturm, H., Van Veldhuisen, D.J.
In The Netherlands, the incidence and prevalence of heart failure are rising as is the case in most other European countries. Overall, there are 200,000 patients with heart failure in The Netherlands...
Luttik, M.L., Jaarsma, T., Moser, D., Sanderman, R., Van Veldhuisen, D.J.
As advances in medical treatment of heart failure (HF) become limited, other factors are being studied to improve outcomes. There is much evidence that supportive social relations have a major impact...
Management of heart failure in the Netherlands (2005)
Jaarsma, T., Haaijer-Ruskamp, F.M., Sturm, H., Van Veldhuisen, D.J.
In The Netherlands, the incidence and prevalence of heart failure are rising as is the case in most other European countries. Overall, there are 200,000 patients with heart failure in The Netherlands...
Fridlund, B, Heikkilä, J, Jaarsma, T, Martinsson, J, ...
The working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing is actively involved in international research though the UNITE (Undertaking Nursing Research Throughout Europe) research program, a new initiative for the...
Thompson, D. R., De Geest, S., Fridlund, B., Heikkilä, J., Jaarsma, T., Mârtinson, J., ...
Background. Cardiac nurses play a key role in coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention, health promotion and education. Thus, one would expect that nurses would have a heightened awareness of the need...
Jaarsma, T., Halfens, R., Dracup, K., Gorgels, T., Van Ree, J., ...
Aims To test the effect of education and support by a nurse on self-care and resource utilization in patients with heart failure. Methods A total of 179 patients (mean age 73, 58% male, NYHA III-IV)...
Prehospital diagnosis in STEMI patients treated by primary PCI: the key to rapid reperfusion
Vermeulen, R.P., Jaarsma, T., Hanenburg, F.G.A., Nannenberg, J.W., Jessurun, G.A.J., Zijlstra, F.