Maud J J Ter Bogt, Sid Penders, Gerdine A J Fransen, Jessica S Gubbels
{"title":"[Learning-based monitoring and evaluation within municipal health approaches: insights based on eleven projects].","authors":"Maud J J Ter Bogt, Sid Penders, Gerdine A J Fransen, Jessica S Gubbels","doi":"10.1007/s12508-025-00454-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12508-025-00454-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Numerous Dutch municipalities implement health promotion approaches focusing on themes such as smoking, exercising and healthy weight. Learning-based Monitoring and Evaluation (LME) is a crucial component that is often implemented as part of these approaches, to a larger or lesser degree. This article describes how eleven projects within the program Gemeenten Samen Gezond ('Municipalities Healthy Together') implement LME, and what perceived core elements of LME are: involving a diverse group of stakeholders, a process of cyclical action and adjustment, collecting information and monitoring, sustainability and continuation of LME and the program, and transferability to other settings. We recommend that stakeholders apply LME in a way that matches with their local context, purpose and research/practice question at hand.</p>","PeriodicalId":520331,"journal":{"name":"TSG : tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen","volume":"103 1","pages":"15-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11914307/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143665824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eline H G M Collombon, Catherine A W Bolman, Gert-Jan de Bruijn, Denise A Peels, Lilian Lechner
{"title":"[Recruitment strategies for reaching adults aged fifty years and older with low socioeconomic status for participation in online physical activity interventions].","authors":"Eline H G M Collombon, Catherine A W Bolman, Gert-Jan de Bruijn, Denise A Peels, Lilian Lechner","doi":"10.1007/s12508-025-00450-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12508-025-00450-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Generally, the health condition of those with higher socioeconomic status (SES) is better compared to those with lower SES. Electronic health (eHealth) interventions provide an unique opportunity to improve health and lifestyle of populations that are difficult to reach with more traditional interventions. The application of appropriate strategies to reach low SES populations with eHealth interventions is thus of major importance to reduce health inequalities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide insight into the reach, sample characteristics and costs of three pre-planned strategies for recruiting adults aged fifty years and older with low SES for participation in an online physical activity intervention. The intervention consisted of computer-tailored physical activity advice at three occasions and an integrated activity tracker. Recruitment took place via gyms, invitation letters via a municipality and social media advertisements. Additional procedures were followed to reach specifically the low SES group. Response rates, sociodemographic characteristics and costs per strategy were assessed. The highest response was shown for the municipality approach (<i>n</i> = 281), followed by social media (<i>n</i> = 71) and gyms (<i>n</i> = 45). The most low-educated participants were reached via the municipality (<i>n</i> = 128), followed by social media (<i>n</i> = 9) and gyms (<i>n</i> = 8). Recruitment costs were € 2142,37 for the municipality approach, € 96,81 for social media and € 0 for gyms. In conclusion, recruitment via the municipality approach has the highest potential for reaching low SES participants of the three applied strategies, although the higher recruitment costs need to be taken into account.</p>","PeriodicalId":520331,"journal":{"name":"TSG : tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen","volume":"103 Suppl 1","pages":"26-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11868284/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143545570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tess M Wemeijer, Annelotte M Pries, Patrycja J Puiman, Paul A M Hofman, Wilma L J M Duijst
{"title":"[The NODOV study: a step towards structured post-mortem investigation in unexpected and unexplained deaths of young adults].","authors":"Tess M Wemeijer, Annelotte M Pries, Patrycja J Puiman, Paul A M Hofman, Wilma L J M Duijst","doi":"10.1007/s12508-025-00460-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12508-025-00460-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since 2026, the Postmortem Evaluation of Sudden Unexplained Death in Youth (PESUDY) procedure has been available in all University Medical Centers (UMCs) in the Netherlands. This postmortem investigation in unexpected and unexplained death of minors, can be carried out with the consent of parents. The PESUDY procedure, in which a cause of death was demonstrated in 71%, has already demonstrated the valuable impact for the surviving relatives. Partly due to these PESUDY results, the Netherlands Organization of Health Research and Development (ZonMw) made funding available to implement a structured procedure for suddenly deceased young adults from 18 to 45 years old, which has shown major regional differences up to now. In this article, we explain the run-up to this funding. We also describe the postmortem research protocol that has already been implemented in the Northeast of the Netherlands, the future distribution of this pilot and the upcoming amendment of the Burial and Cremation Act.</p>","PeriodicalId":520331,"journal":{"name":"TSG : tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen","volume":"103 2","pages":"33-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12185550/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144500209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Integrated cross-sectoral collaboration for pregnant women and (expectant) parents in a vulnerable situation: the Solid Start integrated approach in South Limburg, the Netherlands].","authors":"Nicole Smeets-Curvers, Marijke Hendrix, Darie Daemers, Rowan Drittij, Birgit Levelink, Mandy Stijnen","doi":"10.1007/s12508-025-00458-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12508-025-00458-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Integrated cross-sectoral collaboration is seen as the key to success in meeting complex challenges in the health of and care for pregnant women, parents, and expectant parents. South Limburg focuses on establishing and optimizing the collaboration between the medical, social, and public health sectors. The result is a regional Solid Start Integrated Approach for providing appropriate support to families in a vulnerable situation. This article describes the development, design, and lessons learned of this integrated approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":520331,"journal":{"name":"TSG : tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen","volume":"103 2","pages":"37-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12185589/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144500208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Monique C J Koks-Leensen, Anouk Menko, Fieke Raaijmakers, Kirsten E Bevelander
{"title":"[Inclusive monitor research among people with mild intellectual disabilities or low literacy skills].","authors":"Monique C J Koks-Leensen, Anouk Menko, Fieke Raaijmakers, Kirsten E Bevelander","doi":"10.1007/s12508-024-00430-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12508-024-00430-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520331,"journal":{"name":"TSG : tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen","volume":"102 2","pages":"74-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7617229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142820540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}