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Coping with immersive negative employer ratings: An employee perspective

Online reputation systems (ORS) are platforms that collect and share feedback about products, services, or companies, primarily focusing on consumer reviews. However, employee rating platforms, a subset of ORS, allow workers to review their employers, providing valuable insights for job seekers and current employees. These reviews, often neglected in research, can significantly impact employees' perceptions and workplace dynamics by revealing hidden opinions and experiences. This study explores how employees manage the fear of interpersonal conflict arising from negative reviews and its effects on turnover intentions and recovery. Theoretical analysis utilizes the transactional model of stress and coping to understand these dynamics.

Monitoring Maatschappelijke Diensttijd bij sportverenigingen in Drenthe

SportDrenthe heeft twee sportseizoenen lang een proeftuin uitgevoerd waarbij de inzet was om 150 jongeren te bereiken die nu niet of minder maatschappelijk actief en/of betrokken zijn en waarbij de sportvereniging (of andere sportaanbieder) hen de nodige leerervaringen en sociale context kan bieden. Daarbij gaat het bijvoorbeeld om jongeren met een tussenjaar, (meerderjarige) jongeren zonder startkwalificatie en zonder baan, jongeren met een arbeidsbeperking, jongeren in armoede, jonge statushouders, vroegtijdige schoolverlaters en andere kwetsbare en/of moeilijk toegankelijke jongeren met een afstand tot deelname in een reguliere sociale (werk)context. In deze monitoring worden de opbrengsten van de proeftuin in beeld gebracht waarbij de volgende vraag centraal staat:Wat zijn de opbrengsten van de MDT proeftuin in Drenthe voor de jongeren en de betrokken stakeholders?

Feasibility of the PalliSupport care pathway

Background: A transitional care pathway (TCP) could improve care for older patients in the last months of life. However, barriers exist such as unidentified palliative care needs and suboptimal collaboration between care settings. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of a TCP, named PalliSupport, for older patients at the end of life, prior to a stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial. Methods: A mixed-method feasibility study was conducted at one hospital with affiliated primary care. Patients were ≥ 60 years and acutely hospitalized. The intervention consisted of (1) training on early identification of the palliative phase and end of life conversations, (2) involvement of a transitional palliative care team during admission and post-discharge and (3) intensified collaboration between care settings. Outcomes were feasibility of recruitment, data collection, patient burden and protocol adherence. Experiences of 14 professionals were assessed through qualitative interviews. Results: Only 16% of anticipated participants were included which resulted in difficulty assessing other feasibility criteria. The qualitative analysis identified misunderstandings about palliative care, uncertainty about professionals' roles and difficulties in initiating end of life conversations as barriers. The training program was well received and professionals found the intensified collaboration beneficial for patient care. The patients that participated experienced low burden and data collection on primary outcomes and protocol adherence seems feasible. Discussion: This study highlights the importance of performing a feasibility study prior to embarking on effectiveness studies. Moving forward, the PalliSupport care pathway will be adjusted to incorporate a more active recruitment approach, additional training on identification and palliative care, and further improvement on data collection.

Construct validity of the octopus stratification algorithm for allocating patients with knee osteoarthritis into clinically relevant subgroups

Current practice of hospital-based palliative care teams

BackgroundSpecialist palliative care teams are consulted during hospital admission for advice on complex palliative care. These consultations need to be timely to prevent symptom burden and maintain quality of life. Insight into specialist palliative care teams may help improve the outcomes of palliative care.MethodsIn this retrospective observational study, we analyzed qualitative and quantitative data of palliative care consultations in a six-month period (2017 or 2018) in four general hospitals in the northwestern part of the Netherlands. Data were obtained from electronic medical records.ResultsWe extracted data from 336 consultations. The most common diagnoses were cancer (54.8%) and organ failure (26.8%). The estimated life expectancy was less than three months for 52.3% of all patients. Within two weeks after consultation, 53.2% of the patients died, and the median time until death was 11 days (range 191) after consultation. Most patients died in hospital (49.4%) but only 7.5% preferred to die in hospital. Consultations were mostly requested for advance care planning (31.6%). End-of-life preferences focused on last wishes and maintaining quality of life.ConclusionThis study provides detailed insight into consultations of palliative care teams and shows that even though most palliative care consultations were requested for advance care planning, consultations focus on end-of-life care and are more crisis-oriented than prevention-oriented. Death often occurs too quickly after consultation for end-of-life preferences to be met and these preferences tend to focus on dying. Educating healthcare professionals on when to initiate advance care planning would promote a more prevention-oriented approach. Defining factors that indicate the need for timely palliative care team consultation and advance care planning could help timely identification and consultation.

Sportvrienden

‘Sportvrienden’ is een initiatief van stichting Onthemove. Onthemove ziet zichzelf als “de pedagogische schakel tussen jeugdzorg en sport(verenigingen)”. Zij willen jongeren met jeugdhulp stimuleren om te gaan sporten: “…jongeren uit de behandelkamer halen en op een andere locatie helpen met hun situatie” (Onthemove, z.d.). Voor dit project werft Onthemove studenten als sportvriend voor jongeren in de jeugdzorg. De studenten kunnen hiermee invulling geven aan de maatschappelijke diensttijd (MDT). De sportvrienden nemen voor een periode van 10 weken samen deel aan een sport naar keuze. Het doel van dit onderzoek was het evalueren van het project ‘Sportvrienden’ als proeftuin Maatschappelijke Diensttijd (MDT) vanuit het perspectief van de deelnemers.