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Sytse U. Zuidema is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within medicine and health professions, with notable focus on geriatric care and dementia-related studies. Zuidema's work addresses topics including dementia and cognitive impairment, geriatric care and nursing homes, palliative care, music therapy, and intensive care cognitive disorders.

Their publication record includes research appearing in a variety of journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • International Psychogeriatrics
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Aging & Mental Health

Sytse U. Zuidema has coauthored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Sarah Janus
  • Martin Smalbrugge
  • Debby L. Gerritsen
  • Hendrika J. Luijendijk
  • Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans

Some of their recent papers demonstrate the scope of their research interests:

  • "Antipsychotics for agitation and psychosis in people with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia," 2021, published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • "Systematic review on barriers and facilitators of complex interventions for residents with dementia in long-term care," 2020, International Psychogeriatrics
  • "Family involvement in nursing homes: an interpretative synthesis of literature," 2022, Nursing Ethics
  • "Sounds in nursing homes and their effect on health in dementia: a systematic review," 2020, International Psychogeriatrics
  • "Can the PROPER intervention reduce psychotropic drug prescription in nursing home residents with dementia? Results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial," 2020, International Psychogeriatrics

Their research encompasses several subfields including general health professions, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and critical care.

The topics of focus in Zuidema's work include:

  • Geriatric care and nursing homes
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Palliative care and end-of-life issues
  • Music therapy and health
  • Intensive care unit cognitive disorders
  • Health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life
  • Family and patient care in intensive care units

Sytse U. Zuidema's research contributes broadly to the understanding of health issues affecting older adults, especially those living with dementia and related conditions, with an emphasis on intervention efficacy, care environments, and quality of life factors.

Best Publications

  • The Determinants of Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents with Young-Onset Dementia and the Differences between Dementia Subtypes.

    Britt Appelhof;Christian Bakker;Jeannette C.L. Van Duinen-van den Ijssel;Sandra A. Zwijsen

  • Social relationships and risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies

    Jisca S Kuiper;Marij Zuidersma;Richard C Oude Voshaar;Sytse U Zuidema

  • Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in a large sample of Dutch nursing home patients with dementia.

    Sytse U. Zuidema;Els Derksen;Frans R.J. Verhey;Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans

  • Social relationships and cognitive decline: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies

    Jisca S. Kuiper;Marij Zuidersma;Sytse U. Zuidema;Johannes G. M. Burgerhof

  • Stepped wedge designs could reduce the required sample size in cluster randomized trials

    Willem Woertman;Esther de Hoop;Mirjam Moerbeek;Sytse U. Zuidema

  • Prevalence and predictors of neuropsychiatric symptoms in cognitively impaired nursing home patients.

    Sytse Zuidema;Raymond Koopmans;Frans Verhey

  • Determinants of quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia.

    R B Wetzels;Sytse Zuidema;J F M de Jonghe;Frans R. J. Verhey

  • The effect of music therapy compared with general recreational activities in reducing agitation in people with dementia: a randomised controlled trial

    A. C. Vink;M. Zuidersma;F. Boersma;P. de Jonge

  • Course of neuropsychiatric symptoms in residents with dementia in nursing homes over 2-year period

    Roland B Wetzels;Sytse U Zuidema;Jos F M de Jonghe;Frans R J Verhey

  • Improving person-centred care in nursing homes through dementia-care mapping: design of a cluster-randomised controlled trial

    Geertje van de Ven;Irena Draskovic;Eddy M M Adang;Rogier A R T Donders

  • Psychosocial interventions for dementia patients in long-term care.

    Myrra Vernooij-Dassen;Emmelyne Vasse;Sytse Zuidema;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

  • Prevalence and correlates of psychotropic drug use in Dutch nursing-home patients with dementia

    Renate M Nijk;Sytse U Zuidema;Raymond T C M Koopmans

  • Predictors of neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home patients: influence of gender and dementia severity.

    Sytse U Zuidema;Jos F M de Jonghe;Frans R J Verhey;Raymond T C M Koopmans

  • Environmental correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home patients with dementia.

    Sytse U Zuidema;Jos F M de Jonghe;Frans R J Verhey;Raymond T C M Koopmans

  • A comprehensive approach to reablement in dementia

    Christopher J. Poulos;Antony Bayer;Lauren Beaupre;Linda Clare

  • Neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home patients: factor structure invariance of the Dutch nursing home version of the neuropsychiatric inventory in different stages of dementia.

    Sytse Zuidema;J.F.M. de Jonghe;F.R.J. Verhey;R.T.C.M. Koopmans

  • Psychotropic drug prescriptions in Western European nursing homes

    Sarah Janus;Jeanette Gabrielle van Manen;Maarten Joost IJzerman;Sytse U. Zuidema

  • Discontinuing Inappropriate Medication Use in Nursing Home Residents : A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

    Hans Wouters;Jessica Scheper;Hedi Koning;Chris Brouwer

  • Effects of Dementia-Care Mapping on Residents and Staff of Care Homes: A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

    Geertje van de Ven;Irena Draskovic;Eddy M. M. Adang;Rogier Donders

  • Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs in nursing home residents with dementia.

    R B Wetzels;Sytse Zuidema;J F M de Jonghe;Frans R. J. Verhey

  • Assessing neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home patients with dementia: reliability and Reliable Change Index of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory.

    Sytse U Zuidema;Anja L Buursema;Maarten G J M Gerritsen;Karen C Oosterwal

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjolein E. de Vugt
Marjolein E. de Vugt Maastricht University
Richard C. Oude Voshaar
Richard C. Oude Voshaar University Medical Center Groningen
Myrra Vernooij-Dassen
Myrra Vernooij-Dassen Radboud University
Kathrin Koch
Kathrin Koch Technical University of Munich
Gerben Johan Westerhof
Gerben Johan Westerhof University of Twente
H. F. Kauffman
H. F. Kauffman University of Groningen
Knut Engedal
Knut Engedal Oslo University Hospital
Hannie C. Comijs
Hannie C. Comijs VU University Medical Center
Christian Gold
Christian Gold University of Vienna
Peter de Jonge
Peter de Jonge University of Groningen

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