J Dekker

Summary

Affiliation: Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi The effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a randomized clinical trial
    M E van Baar
    Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care, Utrecht
    J Rheumatol 25:2432-9. 1998
  2. ncbi Effectiveness of exercise in patients with osteoarthritis of hip or knee: nine months' follow up
    M E van Baar
    Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Ann Rheum Dis 60:1123-30. 2001
  3. ncbi Knee varus-valgus motion during gait--a measure of joint stability in patients with osteoarthritis?
    M Van der Esch
    Jan van Breemen Institute, Center for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 16:522-5. 2008
  4. ncbi Avoidance of activity and disability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: the mediating role of muscle strength
    M P M Steultjens
    Netherlands Institute of Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 46:1784-8. 2002
  5. ncbi Clinical databases in physical therapy
    I C S Swinkels
    NIVEL Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Physiother Theory Pract 23:153-67. 2007
  6. ncbi Prescription of technical aids by general practitioners in the Netherlands
    M C J Biermans
    The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, PO Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Health Policy 67:107-13. 2004
  7. ncbi The incidences of and consultation rate for lower extremity complaints in general practice
    J M van der Waal
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Ann Rheum Dis 65:809-15. 2006
  8. ncbi Performance-based methods for measuring the physical function of patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a systematic review of measurement properties
    C B Terwee
    EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 45:890-902. 2006
  9. ncbi Joint laxity and the relationship between muscle strength and functional ability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
    M Van der Esch
    Jan van Breemen Institute, Center for Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 55:953-9. 2006
  10. ncbi The availability of allied health care in nursing homes
    Marike E De Boer
    Department of Nursing Home Medicine, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Disabil Rehabil 29:665-70. 2007

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Publications27

  1. ncbi The effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a randomized clinical trial
    M E van Baar
    Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care, Utrecht
    J Rheumatol 25:2432-9. 1998
    ..To determine the effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee...
  2. ncbi Effectiveness of exercise in patients with osteoarthritis of hip or knee: nine months' follow up
    M E van Baar
    Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Ann Rheum Dis 60:1123-30. 2001
    ..To determine whether the effects of an exercise programme in patients with osteoarthritis of hip or knee are sustained at six and nine months' follow up...
  3. ncbi Knee varus-valgus motion during gait--a measure of joint stability in patients with osteoarthritis?
    M Van der Esch
    Jan van Breemen Institute, Center for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 16:522-5. 2008
    ....
  4. ncbi Avoidance of activity and disability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: the mediating role of muscle strength
    M P M Steultjens
    Netherlands Institute of Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 46:1784-8. 2002
    ....
  5. ncbi Clinical databases in physical therapy
    I C S Swinkels
    NIVEL Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Physiother Theory Pract 23:153-67. 2007
    ..Although clinical databases are new to the field, they offer great potential for physical therapy research. Potential can be increased by further cooperation among databases allowing international comparative studies...
  6. ncbi Prescription of technical aids by general practitioners in the Netherlands
    M C J Biermans
    The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, PO Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Health Policy 67:107-13. 2004
    ..Diagnoses involving the musculoskeletal system, the circulatory system, and the urinary system were the most frequently made. Implications of these findings for policy and further research are discussed...
  7. ncbi The incidences of and consultation rate for lower extremity complaints in general practice
    J M van der Waal
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Ann Rheum Dis 65:809-15. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Both incidences of and consultation rates for lower extremity complaints are substantial in general practice. This implies a considerable impact on the workload of the GP...
  8. ncbi Performance-based methods for measuring the physical function of patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a systematic review of measurement properties
    C B Terwee
    EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 45:890-902. 2006
    ..e. internal consistency, reproducibility, validity, responsiveness and interpretability) of all performance-based methods which have been used to measure the physical function of patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee...
  9. ncbi Joint laxity and the relationship between muscle strength and functional ability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
    M Van der Esch
    Jan van Breemen Institute, Center for Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 55:953-9. 2006
    ..To establish the impact of knee joint laxity on the relationship between muscle strength and functional ability in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee...
  10. ncbi The availability of allied health care in nursing homes
    Marike E De Boer
    Department of Nursing Home Medicine, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Disabil Rehabil 29:665-70. 2007
    ..To determine the availability of allied health care in nursing homes in the Netherlands, and its dependency on characteristics of the nursing home...
  11. ncbi Gender difference in varus-valgus laxity in osteoarthritis of the knee
    M Van der Esch
    Scand J Rheumatol 36:157-9. 2007
  12. ncbi Joint proprioception, muscle strength, and functional ability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
    M Van der Esch
    Jan van Breemen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 57:787-93. 2007
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  13. ncbi Varus-valgus motion and functional ability in patients with knee osteoarthritis
    M Van der Esch
    Jan van Breemen Institute, Center for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Jan van Breemenstraat 2, 1056 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Ann Rheum Dis 67:471-7. 2008
    ....
  14. ncbi Reproducibility of the measurement of knee joint proprioception in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
    E J Hurkmans
    Jan van Breemen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 57:1398-403. 2007
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  15. ncbi Structural joint changes, malalignment, and laxity in osteoarthritis of the knee
    M Van der Esch
    Jan van Breemen Institute, Centre for Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Scand J Rheumatol 34:298-301. 2005
    ..To assess the relationship between (i) structural joint changes (i.e. joint space narrowing and osteophyte formation) and laxity and (ii) joint malalignment and laxity in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee...
  16. ncbi Manual therapy in osteoarthritis of the hip: outcome in subgroups of patients
    H L Hoeksma
    Department of PB and R, St Antonius Hospital, Niewegein
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 44:461-4. 2005
    ..To investigate whether manual therapy has particular benefit in subgroups of patients defined on the basis of hip function, range of joint motion, pain and radiological deterioration...
  17. ncbi Major depression, double depression and personality disorders
    S Kool
    Leiden University, Amsterdam
    J Pers Disord 14:274-81. 2000
    ..Depressive patients with personality disorders have significantly more symptoms than the patients without these disorders. There is no interaction between dysthymia and personality disorder...
  18. ncbi Work adjustments among the chronically ill
    A N Baanders
    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Int J Rehabil Res 24:7-14. 2001
    ..In addition, higher age and lower educational level were associated with a higher probability of immaterial adjustments; pain, attack frequency and physical demands of the job were important predictors of material work adjustments...
  19. ncbi Responsiveness of observational and self-report methods for assessing disability in mobility in patients with osteoarthritis
    M P Steultjens
    Netherlands Institute of Health Services Research, NITEL, Utrecht
    Arthritis Rheum 45:56-61. 2001
    ..Because of the advantages of questionnaires (they are easier to use, less time-consuming, and less of a burden to subjects), this implies that the use of self-report methods is to be preferred over observational methods...
  20. ncbi Assertive community treatment in Amsterdam
    J Dekker
    Mentrum, Mental Health Organisation Amsterdam
    Community Ment Health J 38:425-34. 2002
    ..There has been no drop in compulsory admissions. On the other hand, there has been a spectacular decrease in the number of bed days (a reduction of 66% in the second year of the ACT programme)...
  21. ncbi What is the risk of mortality for people who are screen positive in a diabetes screening programme but who do not have diabetes on biochemical testing? Diabetes screening programmes from a public health perspective
    A Spijkerman
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, UK
    J Med Screen 9:187-90. 2002
    ..To assess mortality risk in people classified by the Cambridge risk score (CRS), a previously validated simple screening tool for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes that uses only information routinely available in primary care...
  22. ncbi The possession of technical aids among persons with a somatic chronic disease
    J Dekker
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Disabil Rehabil 25:393-8. 2003
    ..The goal of the present study was to determine whether the possession of technical aids is dependent on the type of chronic disease, illness duration, co-morbidity, disability, age, and several other factors...
  23. ncbi Urbanisation as a risk indicator for psychiatric admission
    J Peen
    Mentrum Mental Health Amsterdam, Section Research and Development, Klaprozenweg 111, PO Box 75848, 1070 AV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 38:535-8. 2003
    ..This study examines the independent effect of urbanisation on the risk for admission irrespective of age, sex and marital status...
  24. ncbi Factors contributing to possession and use of walking aids among persons with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
    M Van der Esch
    Center for Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Institute, Jan van Breemenstraat 2, 1056 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 49:838-42. 2003
    ..To investigate the possession and use of walking aids among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or osteoarthritis (OA), and to identify factors contributing to possession and actual use of these aids...
  25. ncbi Incidence and prevalence of complaints of the neck and upper extremity in general practice
    S D M Bot
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:118-23. 2005
    ..To study the incidence and prevalence of neck and upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints in Dutch general practice...
  26. ncbi The impact of physical therapy on functional outcomes after stroke: what's the evidence?
    R P S Van Peppen
    Department of Physical Therapy, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Clin Rehabil 18:833-62. 2004
    ..To determine the evidence for physical therapy interventions aimed at improving functional outcome after stroke...
  27. ncbi [The judge follows the advice of the psychiatrist; an investigation into the jurisprudence concerning compulsory admission requests and decisions under the Dutch Act on Special Admissions to Psychiatric Hospitals (Bopz)]
    T E Stikker
    GGZ Nederland
    Tijdschr Psychiatr 50:567-77. 2008
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