Angela Gem de Boer

Summary

Affiliation: Academic Medical Center
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Disease-specific quality of life: is it one construct?
    A G de Boer
    Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 7:135-42. 1998
  2. ncbi Employment and the common cancers: return to work of cancer survivors
    A G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Occup Med (Lond) 59:378-80. 2009
  3. ncbi Cancer survivors and unemployment: a meta-analysis and meta-regression
    Angela G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    JAMA 301:753-62. 2009
  4. ncbi Work ability and return-to-work in cancer patients
    A G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute for Occupational Heath, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Br J Cancer 98:1342-7. 2008
  5. ncbi Adult survivors of childhood cancer and unemployment: A metaanalysis
    Anna G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute for Occupational Heath, Research Institute AmCOGG, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Cancer 107:1-11. 2006
  6. ncbi Quality of life after transhiatal compared with extended transthoracic resection for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
    A G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Oncol 22:4202-8. 2004
  7. ncbi An occupational health intervention programme for workers at risk for early retirement; a randomised controlled trial
    A G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Occup Environ Med 61:924-9. 2004
  8. ncbi Is a single-item visual analogue scale as valid, reliable and responsive as multi-item scales in measuring quality of life?
    A G E M de Boer
    Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 13:311-20. 2004
  9. ncbi Transhiatal vs extended transthoracic resection in oesophageal carcinoma: patients' utilities and treatment preferences
    A G E M de Boer
    Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Br J Cancer 86:851-7. 2002
  10. ncbi Predictors of health care utilization in the chronically ill: a review of the literature
    A G de Boer
    Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Policy 42:101-15. 1997

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Publications12

  1. ncbi Disease-specific quality of life: is it one construct?
    A G de Boer
    Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 7:135-42. 1998
    ..These results imply that one meaningful sum score can be obtained from these questionnaires...
  2. ncbi Employment and the common cancers: return to work of cancer survivors
    A G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Occup Med (Lond) 59:378-80. 2009
    ..Support for the return to work of working-age adult cancer survivors is a major theme for occupational health professionals in Europe...
  3. ncbi Cancer survivors and unemployment: a meta-analysis and meta-regression
    Angela G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    JAMA 301:753-62. 2009
    ..Nearly half of adult cancer survivors are younger than 65 years, but the association of cancer survivorship with employment status is unknown...
  4. ncbi Work ability and return-to-work in cancer patients
    A G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute for Occupational Heath, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Br J Cancer 98:1342-7. 2008
    ..37, CI 1.27-1.48). We conclude that self-assessed work ability is an important factor in the return-to-work process of cancer patients independent of age and clinical factors...
  5. ncbi Adult survivors of childhood cancer and unemployment: A metaanalysis
    Anna G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute for Occupational Heath, Research Institute AmCOGG, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Cancer 107:1-11. 2006
    ..Adult survivors of childhood cancer are at risk of unemployment, especially the subgroup of survivors of CNS and brain tumors. Interventions to enhance participation in work life should be developed and evaluated...
  6. ncbi Quality of life after transhiatal compared with extended transthoracic resection for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
    A G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Oncol 22:4202-8. 2004
    ..To assess 3 years of quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer in a randomized trial comparing limited transhiatal resection with extended transthoracic resection...
  7. ncbi An occupational health intervention programme for workers at risk for early retirement; a randomised controlled trial
    A G E M de Boer
    Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Occup Environ Med 61:924-9. 2004
    ..To evaluate an occupational health intervention programme for workers at risk for early retirement...
  8. ncbi Is a single-item visual analogue scale as valid, reliable and responsive as multi-item scales in measuring quality of life?
    A G E M de Boer
    Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 13:311-20. 2004
    ..To compare the validity, reliability and responsiveness of a single, global quality of life question to multi-item scales...
  9. ncbi Transhiatal vs extended transthoracic resection in oesophageal carcinoma: patients' utilities and treatment preferences
    A G E M de Boer
    Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Br J Cancer 86:851-7. 2002
    ..Utilities after transhiatal or transthoracic oesophagectomy were robust because they generally did not vary by patient or clinical characteristics. Overall, most patients preferred the transthoracic procedure...
  10. ncbi Predictors of health care utilization in the chronically ill: a review of the literature
    A G de Boer
    Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Policy 42:101-15. 1997
    ..Intervention programs to support depressed or psychologically distressed patients should be considered. These could both help the patient and reduce health care utilization costs...
  11. ncbi Characteristics of national registries for occupational diseases: international development and validation of an audit tool (ODIT)
    Dick Spreeuwers
    Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, The Netherlands
    BMC Health Serv Res 9:194. 2009
    ..What are the criteria that can distinguish low quality from high quality?..
  12. ncbi Enhancing return-to-work in cancer patients, development of an intervention and design of a randomised controlled trial
    Sietske J Tamminga
    Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Cancer 10:345. 2010
    ..The feasibility of the intervention and direct and indirect costs will be determined. Outcomes will be assessed by a questionnaire at baseline and at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after baseline...