A5058962672- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Global Health Care Issues
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Q Methodology Applications
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Family Support in Illness
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2016-2025
Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland
2024
Tinbergen Institute
2022-2023
Delft University of Technology
2022
University Medical Center Utrecht
2022
Utrecht University
2022
Maastricht University
2014-2022
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
2020-2022
University of Antwerp
2022
Roskilde University
2022
To understand the public sentiment toward measures used by policymakers for COVID-19 containment, a survey among representative samples of population in seven European countries was carried out first two weeks April 2020. The study addressed people's support containment policies, worries about consequences, and trust sources information. Citizens were overall satisfied with their government's response to pandemic; however, extent approval differed across policy measures. A north-south divide...
Abstract How we perceive the future can greatly affect how feel in present. Even a currently positive situation is hard to bear when know will be grim. Indeed, previous research has found that more hopeful people are happier. However, both hope and subjective well-being multidimensional concepts comprising emotion (i.e., anticipation affect), cognition (expectation satisfaction) and, some degree, motivation. Since most studies include only one dimension of well-being, little known about...
Objective: To compare the feasibility, convergent and clinical validity of three commonly used burden scales: Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), Reaction Assessment (CRA) Sense Competence Questionnaire (SCQ), with a self-developed single question on self-rated (SRB). Subjects: Stroke patients receiving support from an informal caregiver ( n=148) their caregivers were followed up to six months after stroke. Intervention: Feasibility was assessed several measures missing values. Convergent basis...
Health care interventions may affect the health of patients’ family networks. It has been suggested that these “health spillovers” should be included in economic evaluation, but there is not a systematic method for doing this. In this article, we develop framework including spillovers evaluation. We focus on extra-welfarist evaluations where objective to maximize benefits from budget (the perspective”). Our involves adapting conventional cost-effectiveness decision rule include 2 multiplier...
Patient-centered care (PCC) is a main determinant of quality. Research has shown that PCC multi-dimensional concept, and organizations provide well report better patient organizational outcomes. However, little known about the relative importance dimensions. The aim this study was therefore to investigate eight dimensions according hospital-based healthcare professionals, examine whether their viewpoints are determined by context.Thirty-four professionals (16 from geriatrics department, 15...
ABSTRACT Due to demographic changes and a widely supported policy of ageing in place, the number community-dwelling older people will increase immensely. Thus, supportive neighbourhoods enabling age place successfully are required. Using Q-methodology, we examined people's perceptions comparative importance neighbourhood characteristics for place. Based on World Health Organization's Global Age-friendly Cities guide, developed 26 statements about physical social characteristics. Thirty-two...
Background Risk communication is a key component of public health interventions during an outbreak. As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in late 2019, World Health Organization (WHO) was at forefront development risk strategies. The WHO introduced range activities with purpose enabling to avail verified and timely information on COVID-19 prevention behaviors. Given various protect COVID-19, it important investigate extent familiarity uptake recommendations among first wave pandemic. Methods...
Q methodology provides a foundation for the systematic study of subjectivity, people's viewpoints about topic interest. Over past two decades, has rapidly gained popularity among researchers in various disciplines. However, variation how method is applied also increased. The aim this was to provide insight into methodological choices made recent applications methodology. We conducted literature review articles (2015–2019), focusing on by regarding design their study, collection, analysis and...
Productivity costs can form a large and influential component of total in an economic evaluation taking societal perspective. In calculating productivity costs, estimating losses is central element. Compensation mechanisms multiplier effects may influence these but remain understudied. could reduce while increase them.Data on were collected 2015 using online survey among sample persons aged 15-65 years The Netherlands who worked at least 12 h per week reported to have experienced absenteeism...
Abstract Objective To improve understanding of the nature and magnitude burden informal care also to indicate important areas for improving current ways in which is investigated. Methods Information on objective (such as tasks performed time investment), subjective (using Caregiver Reaction Assessment instrument a self‐rated score), quality life EuroQoL instrument) were collected postal questionnaire 153 caregivers who provide rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Results Caregivers had been...
<i>Background:</i> We assessed the objective and subjective burden of caregiving for stroke patients investigated which characteristics patient, informal caregiver contribute most to condition feeling substantially burdened. <i>Methods:</i> studied a sample 151 survivors their primary caregivers. collected data through patient interviews 6 months after stroke. <i>Results:</i> Both level burdened were associated with both caregiver’s patient’s...