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List of works by René Melis

A Social Robot for Explaining Medical Tests and Procedures

scientific article published on 08 March 2023

A comparison of methods to analyse continuous data from pseudo cluster randomized trials.

scientific article

A more efficient enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for measurement of alpha-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid

scientific article published on 29 September 2007

A profile of The Clinical Course of Cognition and Comorbidity in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Study (The 4C study): two complementary longitudinal, clinical cohorts in the Netherlands

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Aging with multimorbidity: a systematic review of the literature

scientific article published on 23 March 2011

An in-home geriatric programme for vulnerable community-dwelling older people improves the detection of dementia in primary care.

scientific article published in December 2008

Are memory clinics effective? The odds are in favour of their benefit, but conclusive evidence is not yet available.

scientific article published in November 2009

CARE-RELATED GOALS OF COMMUNITY-DWELLING FRAIL OLDER ADULTS

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

Cerebrospinal fluid alpha-synuclein does not discriminate between dementia disorders.

scientific article published in January 2009

Cognitive and functional progression of dementia in two longitudinal studies

scientific article published on 26 July 2019

Comorbidity and progression of late onset Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review

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Cost Consciousness and Medical Education

scientific article published on August 26, 2010

Cost-effectiveness of post-diagnosis treatment in dementia coordinated by Multidisciplinary Memory Clinics in comparison to treatment coordinated by general practitioners: an example of a pragmatic trial.

scientific article published on March 2009

Development and validation of a composite score as an easy-to-use instrument for clinical monitoring of dementia progression: the Composite Cognitive and Activities of Daily Living Functioning Score.

scientific article published in June 2011

Effectiveness of dementia follow-up care by memory clinics or general practitioners: randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on May 15, 2012

Feasibility of a new community-based geriatric intervention programme: An exploration of experiences of GPs, nurses, geriatricians, patients and caregivers

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Filling the Gaps in a Fragmented Health Care System: Development of the Health and Welfare Information Portal (ZWIP).

scientific article published on 19 September 2012

Gait Speed and Grip Strength Reflect Cognitive Impairment and Are Modestly Related to Incident Cognitive Decline in Memory Clinic Patients With Subjective Cognitive Decline and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Findings From the 4C Study

scientific article published on 8 February 2017

Heat waves and dehydration in the elderly

scientific article published on 02 July 2009

Home visits for frail older people: a qualitative study on the needs and preferences of frail older people and their informal caregivers

scientific article published on August 1, 2012

Impact of Interprofessional Education on Collaboration Attitudes, Skills, and Behavior Among Primary Care Professionals

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Implementation of an innovative web-based conference table for community-dwelling frail older people, their informal caregivers and professionals: a process evaluation.

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Importance of comorbidity in competing risks analysis in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma

scientific article published on 17 May 2010

Measurement properties of the EQ-5D across four major geriatric conditions: Findings from TOPICS-MDS

scientific article published on 03 March 2017

Multifactorial Fall Prevention for Pairs of Frail Community-Dwelling Older Fallers and their Informal Caregivers: A Dead End for Complex Interventions in the Frailest Fallers

scientific article published on December 24, 2010

Preferences for receiving information among frail older adults and their informal caregivers: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Process evaluation of a trial evaluating a multidisciplinary nurse-led home visiting programme for vulnerable older people

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Pseudo cluster randomization dealt with selection bias and contamination in clinical trials.

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Pseudo cluster randomization performed well when used in practice

scientific article published on 11 June 2008

Pseudo cluster randomization: a treatment allocation method to minimize contamination and selection bias.

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Quantifying resilience of humans and other animals

article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Raloxifene and Tibolone in Elderly Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Placebo-Controlled Trial

scientific article published on July 13, 2011

Sharing of research data.

scientific article published in December 2011

Single versus multicomponent intervention in frail elderly: simplicity or complexity as precondition for success?

scientific article published in May 2008

Slowing Down of Recovery as Generic Risk Marker for Acute Severity Transitions in Chronic Diseases

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

TOPICS-MDS: a versatile resource for generating scientific and social knowledge for elderly care

scientific article published on April 2015

The ICTUS Study: A Prospective longitudinal observational study of 1,380 AD patients in Europe. Study design and baseline characteristics of the cohort.

scientific article published on 24 September 2007

The design of the Dutch EASYcare study: a randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of a problem-based community intervention model for frail elderly people [NCT00105378].

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The development of the Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey Minimum DataSet (TOPICS-MDS): a large-scale data sharing initiative

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

The primary care physician and Alzheimer's disease: an international position paper.

scientific article published on February 2010

Validation of the NOSCA - nurses' observation scale of cognitive abilities

scientific article published on 01 November 2012

Which frail older patients use online health communities and why? A mixed methods process evaluation of use of the Health and Welfare portal.

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[Frailty, disability and multi-morbidity: the relationship with quality of life and healthcare costs in elderly people]

scientific article published on 01 January 2014