Cover Page The handle http://hdl.handle.net/1887/31838 holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation. Author: Caljouw, Monique Adriana Anna Title: Prevention of clinical urinary tract infections in vulnerable very old persons Issue Date: 2015-02-10 Prevention of clinical urinary tract infections in vulnerable very old persons Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker, volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op dinsdag 10 februari 2015 klokke 15.00 uur door Monique Adriana Anna Caljouw geboren te Middelburg in 1967 Promotiecommissie Promotores: Overige leden: Prof.dr. J. Gussekloo Prof.dr. H.J.M. Cools Prof.dr. P.J. van den Broek Prof.dr. J.M.G.A. Schols (Universiteit Maastricht) Prof.dr. M.J. Schuurmans (Universiteit Utrecht) Contents Chapter 1 General introduction 7 Part one: Correlates of clinical urinary tract infections 17 Chapter 2 Natural course of care dependency in residents of long-term 19 care facilities: Prospective follow-up study. Chapter 3 Clinically diagnosed infections predicts ADL-disability among 35 the oldest old in the general population. The Leiden 85-plus Study. Chapter 4 Predictive Factors of Urinary Tract Infections among the Oldest 49 Old in the General Population. A Population Based Prospective Follow-up Study. Part two: The CRANBERRY study 67 Chapter 5 Effectiveness of cranberry capsules to prevent urinary tract in- 69 fections in vulnerable older persons. A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled multi-center trial in long term care facilities. Chapter 6 Costs-effectiveness of cranberry capsule to prevent urinary tract 87 infections in long-term care facilities: economic evaluation with a randomized controlled trial. Chapter 7 General discussion 103 Chapter 8 Summary 121 Chapter 9 Samenvatting 129 Bibliography 139 Dankwoord 145 Curriculum vitae 151
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