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Feasibility of a Reablement Programme in Community Care in the Netherlands; A Qualitative Study Cover

Feasibility of a Reablement Programme in Community Care in the Netherlands; A Qualitative Study

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 25 (2025): Issue 3
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Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.9005 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 8, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 4, 2025
Published on: Sep 10, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
restorative care,
interdisciplinary collaboration,
behaviour change,
patient-centred care,
independence

© 2025 Lise Elisabeth Buma, Stan Vluggen, Ines Mouchaers, Sandra M. G. Zwakhalen, Silke F. Metzelthin, published by Ubiquity Press
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