Infants born before 32 weeks of gestation or with respiratory disease are most likely to receive palivizumab in the Netherlands

This article is concerned with the reasons why sometimes good arguments in health communication leaflets fail to convince the targeted audience. As an illustrative example it uses the age-dependent eligibility of women in the Netherlands to receive routine breast cancer screening examinations: according to Dutch regulations women under 50 are ineligible for them. The present qualitative study rests on and complements three experimental studies on the persuasiveness of mammography information leaflets; it uses interviews to elucidate reasons why the arguments in the health communication leaflets for the exclusion of women under 50 from routine mammographic screenings do not work.

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From research library to research services: Stories of change at the Rijksmuseum

Art Libraries Journal ◽

10.1017/alj.2017.41 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 2-8

Author(s):

Geert-Jan Koot

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

19Th Century ◽

Research Library ◽

Art Gallery ◽

The One ◽

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The Rijksmuseum project in Amsterdam began in 1999 with a government plan to celebrate the millennium in the Netherlands with a series of grand cultural projects. It was recognized that the museum building had been neglected, and urgently needed modernizing. Following a European search, the Spanish architects of Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos won the competition in 2001. The renovation would also focus on new spaces for the entrance hall and a pavilion for Asian art. The main art gallery and the library were selected as places to receive an especially thorough renovation and restauration. The Cuypers Library Hall is the one of the very few 19th-century library spaces that have survived in the Netherlands. The library is very close to the architect's original conception of the space and how it would be used. The reception is an impressive 20-meter high rectangular book hall, elaborately decorated and composed as a Gesamtkunstwerk. This article will draw attention to the design and the historic functions of the library hall.

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Older adults’ networks and public care receipt: do partners and adult children substitute for unskilled public care?

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x13000469 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 34 (10) ◽

pp. 1711-1729 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

NIELS SCHENK ◽

PEARL DYKSTRA ◽

INEKE MAAS ◽

RUBEN VAN GAALEN

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Older People ◽

Adult Children ◽

Multilevel Models ◽

Panel Study ◽

Public Care ◽

Time Points ◽

Female Partners ◽

Survey Results ◽

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ABSTRACTThis study investigates how (a) the reliance on public care and (b) the type of public care received by older people in the Netherlands depends on the availability of partners and adult children. Older people aged 65 years and older were surveyed in the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study at two time-points. Survey results were linked to registry data on public care receipt at the two time-points. Multilevel models revealed that receiving frequent help in the household from children was not associated with public care receipt. Only men having a partner were less likely to receive public care. Further analyses comparing the receipt of skilled and unskilled forms of public care revealed that female partners are especially important in rendering unskilled care unnecessary compared to skilled care. Two arguments may explain our findings. One is that a gender-bias exists in processing public care requests – men are perceived as less able to provide care to their female partners. Another is that men lack the skills, or perceive themselves as lacking the care skills that female partners have. Caution is advised against introducing policy measures that increase pressure on female partners.

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Stromen arbeidsmigranten vaker in de WW dan Nederlandse werknemers? Een decompositieanalyse van WW- instroom onder Oost-Europese arbeidsmigranten in Nederland

Tijdschrift Sociologie ◽

10.38139/ts.2021.08 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 91-116

Author(s):

Anita Strockmeijer ◽

Paul de Beer ◽

Jaco Dagevos

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Labour Market ◽

Decomposition Analysis ◽

Job Characteristics ◽

Unemployment Benefit ◽

Eastern European ◽

Unemployment Benefits ◽

Unemployment Risk ◽

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The large increase in Eastern European migrants entering the Dutch labour market has led to concerns about their potential claim on Dutch unemployment benefits. We use a decomposition analysis to investigate differences in uptake of unemployment benefits between migrants and native Dutch employees by analysing register data for all employees in the Netherlands in 2015. The results show that Eastern European migrants, similar to other migrants, receive unemployment benefit more often than native Dutch employees. This difference can be largely ascribed to job characteristics. The inclusion of unemployment risk in the analysis reveals that non‐working migrants are much less likely to receive unemployment benefits than Dutch natives.

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PSVII-14 Performance and health responses of feedlot cattle consuming different feed additives during a 45-day receiving period

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skaa278.533 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽

pp. 295-296

Author(s):

Eduardo Colombo ◽

Reinaldo F Cooke ◽

Alice Brandão ◽

Jacob Wiegand ◽

Kelsey Schubach ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Respiratory Disease ◽

Feed Intake ◽

Feed Efficiency ◽

Treatment Effects ◽

Animal Health ◽

Feedlot Cattle ◽

Feed Additives ◽

Total Incidence ◽

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Abstract This experiment compared performance and health responses of feedlot cattle consuming different feed additives during a 45-d receiving period. Angus-influenced steers (n = 256) were purchased from a commercial auction yard, and road-transported (12 h) to the experimental feedyard on d -1. Upon arrival, body weight (BW) was recorded and steers were ranked by BW into 1 or 18 drylot pens (14 or 15 steers/pen). Pens were randomly assigned to receive RAMP® from d 0 to d 45 with the inclusion of: 1) Rumensin + Tylan (Elanco Animal Health; Greenfield, IN; 360 mg and 90 mg per animal/daily, respectively; RT), 2) Rumensin + Celmanax + Certillus (Church and Dwight Co., Inc., Princeton, NJ; 18 g and 28 per animal/daily, respectively; RCC), or Celmanax + Certillus (18 g and 28 per animal/daily, respectively; CC). Feed intake during the initial 21 d of the experiment was greater (P ≤ 0.05) in CC vs. RCC and RT. No treatment effects were detected for steer BW gain and feed efficiency (P ≥ 0.41). Total incidence of steers treated for respiratory disease did not differ between treatments (77.9, 82.3, and 80.0%, respectively, P = 0.77). Removal of steers from the experiment due to extreme morbidity of mortality was greater (P = 0.02) in RT vs. CC, and intermediate for RCC (22.4, 7.0, and 12.9%, respectively). Accordingly, total liveweight per pen on d 45 was greater (P ≤ 0.05) for CC and RCC vs. RT (3.79, 3.61, and 3.20 ton, respectively). Inclusion of CC into a receiving diet improved initial feed intake compared with ionophore-containing diets, but without changing steer performance. Moreover, CC and RCC resulted in improved health responses during the 45-d receiving period compared with the traditional RT receiving diet. These results suggest that CC ingredients improved intake and immunocompetence of receiving cattle.

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A cohort study investigating the occurrence of differences in care provided to men and women in an intensive care unit

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-02815-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Erik Zettersten ◽

Gabriella Jäderling ◽

Max Bell ◽

Emma Larsson

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Mechanical Ventilation ◽

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Respiratory Disease ◽

University Hospital ◽

Men And Women ◽

Logistic Regressions ◽

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AbstractIt has been reported that there are differences in the care given within the intensive care unit (ICU) between men and women. The aim of this study is to investigate if any differences still exist between men and women regarding the level of intensive care provided, using prespecified intensive care items. This is a retrospective cohort study of 9017 ICU patients admitted to a university hospital between 2006 and 2016. Differences in use of mechanical ventilation, invasive monitoring, vasoactive treatment, inotropic treatment, echocardiography, renal replacement therapy and central venous catheters based on the sex of the patient were analysed using univariate and multivariable logistic regressions. Subgroup analyses were performed on patients diagnosed with sepsis, cardiac arrest and respiratory disease. Approximately one third of the patients were women. Overall, men received more mechanical ventilation, more dialysis and more vasoactive treatment. Among patients admitted with a respiratory disease, men were more likely to receive mechanical ventilation. Furthermore, men were more likely to receive levosimendan if admitted with cardiac arrest. We conclude that differences in the level of intensive care provided to men and women still exist.

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What Explains Education Disparities in Screening Mammography in the United States? A Comparison with The Netherlands

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15091961 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (9) ◽

pp. 1961 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hale Koç ◽

Owen O’Donnell ◽

Tom Van Ourti

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Screening Program ◽

Insurance Coverage ◽

The United States ◽

Screening Mammography ◽

Medical Advice ◽

Percentage Points ◽

Income Insurance ◽

To Receive ◽

The U.S

Background: In the U.S., less educated women are substantially less likely to receive screening mammography. It is not clear whether this is due to differences in access to screening or in perceptions of breast cancer risks and the effectiveness of screening. We weigh the plausibility of these two explanations by examining how the dependence of mammography on education changes after conditioning on indicators of access and perceptions. We also compare estimates for the U.S. with those for the Netherlands where there is universal access to a publicly financed screening program. Method: Cross-sectional and cross-country comparable individual level data from the American Life Panel (n = 646) and the Netherlands Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences (n = 1398) were used to estimate and explain education disparities in screening mammograms given to American and Dutch women aged 40+. The education gradient was estimated using logit models. Controls were sequentially added to detect whether disparities were explained by differences in access or perceptions of risks and effectiveness. Results: In the United States, high school graduates were 11.5 percentage points (95% CI: 1–22 percentage points) less likely than college graduates to receive a screening mammogram in the previous two years. This education gradient was largely explained by differences in income, insurance coverage and receipt of medical advice. It was not explained by educational differences in the perceived risk of breast cancer and the effectiveness of mammography. There were no education disparities in receipt of mammography among Dutch women within the 50–75 age range covered by the national screening program. Conclusion: In the absence of a universal screening program in the U.S., determinants of access—income, insurance coverage and receipt of medical advice—appear to drive the education disparities in screening mammography.

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Track recommendation procedures and the cancellation of the school leavers’ test during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands

10.31235/osf.io/rdw3m ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sara Geven

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Secondary School ◽

Primary School ◽

Standardized Test ◽

School Development ◽

Final Test ◽

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School Ses

Dutch students are allocated to different tracks in secondary school on the basis of teacher track recommendations in primary school. Usually, teachers form an initial track recommendation, and can upwardly adjust this recommendation on the basis of a final standardized test. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this test was cancelled. During the outbreak, I collected data among Dutch teachers involved in the track recommendation procedure. Teachers varied in how they dealt with the cancellation of the final test: 50% did not consider adjustments in their track recommendations, while 40% did. Moreover, respondents mentioned different reasons for considering possible adjustments, including parental wishes and students’ school development during the school shutdown. School SES was unrelated to teachers’ considerations for making adjustments. However - given the criteria that teachers mentioned for making adjustments - within schools, students from advantaged backgrounds were potentially more likely to receive an upward adjustment in their recommendation.

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Approach for Compensation System of Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.321 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽

Author(s):

Y Nishina ◽

M Niino ◽

T Higashi

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Respiratory Disease ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Compensation System ◽

National Database ◽

Lung Cancer Patients ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Asbestos Related Disease ◽

To Receive

Abstract Background The health hazards of asbestos have been globally recognized, especially those among industrial workers with long-term exposure. Lung cancer is one such asbestos-related disease. It occurs not only among workers but also among residents with environmental exposure to asbestos. Patients with work-related exposure can receive occupational compensation, and patients with non-occupational exposure are supported by a separate compensation system in Japan. However, the latter is not well-known among clinicians, and a substantial number of patients may have been left out. We need an effective way to find patients eligible to receive benefits by better understanding the clinical conditions that characterize patients with asbestos-related lung cancer. Methods We conducted two types of research: 1. Comparison of clinical characteristics between compensation system recipients (N = 65) and general lung cancer patients diagnosed in 2015, using Japan’s National Database of Hospital-Based Cancer Registry. 2. Estimation of the frequency of pleural plaques among lung cancer patients by double-checking CT scan images of a random sample of lung cancer patients obtained from the HBCR national database (N = 3585). Results Patients with squamous cell carcinoma are twice as likely asbestos-induced as patients with other histology overall after adjusting for age, sex and cancer stages, but not smoking status and history. As many as 20% of the CT images were read inconsistently between two radiologists or respiratory disease doctors and we could not obtain the accurate rate of candidacy for the compensation system. Conclusions We require more accurate information about pathological characteristics by controlling for smoking status and history among compensation recipients. For radiologic interpretation, more effective education is needed for the radiologists and respiratory disease doctors who treat lung cancer patients. Key messages Specific information about asbestos-related lung cancer would lead clinicians to correctly identify asbestos-related lung cancer. Educational system for clinicians would help patients to receive the benefit of compensation.

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