Miranda Laurant

Summary

Affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi The impact of nonphysician clinicians: do they improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care services?
    Miranda Laurant
    Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Med Care Res Rev 66:36S-89S. 2009
  2. ncbi Outcomes for depression and anxiety in primary care and details of treatment: a naturalistic longitudinal study
    Marijn A Prins
    NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Postbus 1568, Utrecht, 3500 BN, The Netherlands
    BMC Psychiatry 11:180. 2011
  3. ncbi Factors associated with the impact of quality improvement collaboratives in mental healthcare: an exploratory study
    Marleen H Versteeg
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P, O, Box 9101, 114 IQ Healthcare, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Implement Sci 7:1. 2012
  4. ncbi Implementing mentor mothers in family practice to support abused mothers: study protocol
    Maartje Jw Loeffen
    Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Primary and Community Care, Gender and Women s Health, The Netherlands
    BMC Fam Pract 12:113. 2011
  5. ncbi Which physician and practice characteristics are associated with adherence to evidence-based guidelines for depressive and anxiety disorders?
    Mirrian Smolders
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre RUNMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Med Care 48:240-8. 2010
  6. ncbi Effects of a nationwide programme: interventions to reduce perceived barriers to collaboration and to increase structural one-on-one contact
    Jantien Heideman
    Centre for Quality of Care Research WOK, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
    J Eval Clin Pract 13:860-6. 2007
  7. ncbi Adherence to evidence-based guidelines for depression and anxiety disorders is associated with recording of the diagnosis
    Mirrian Smolders
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Health Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre RUNMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 31:460-9. 2009
  8. ncbi How well do GPs fulfill their educator role in consultations for depression and anxiety?
    Mirrian Smolders
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre RUNMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Patient Educ Couns 73:389-95. 2008
  9. ncbi Knowledge transfer and improvement of primary and ambulatory care for patients with anxiety
    Mirrian Smolders
    Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Can J Psychiatry 53:277-93. 2008
  10. ncbi The effectiveness of nurse practitioners working at a GP cooperative: a study protocol
    Nancy Wijers
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P, O, Box 9101, Nijmegen 6500, HB, The Netherlands
    BMC Fam Pract 13:75. 2012

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Publications14

  1. ncbi The impact of nonphysician clinicians: do they improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care services?
    Miranda Laurant
    Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Med Care Res Rev 66:36S-89S. 2009
    ..More robust evaluative studies into role revision are needed, particularly with regard to economic impacts, before definitive conclusions can be drawn...
  2. ncbi Outcomes for depression and anxiety in primary care and details of treatment: a naturalistic longitudinal study
    Marijn A Prins
    NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Postbus 1568, Utrecht, 3500 BN, The Netherlands
    BMC Psychiatry 11:180. 2011
    ....
  3. ncbi Factors associated with the impact of quality improvement collaboratives in mental healthcare: an exploratory study
    Marleen H Versteeg
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P, O, Box 9101, 114 IQ Healthcare, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Implement Sci 7:1. 2012
    ..We explored which characteristics of the composition, participation, functioning, and organization of these collaboratives related to changes in the healthcare for patients with anxiety disorders, dual diagnosis, or schizophrenia...
  4. ncbi Implementing mentor mothers in family practice to support abused mothers: study protocol
    Maartje Jw Loeffen
    Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Primary and Community Care, Gender and Women s Health, The Netherlands
    BMC Fam Pract 12:113. 2011
    ..The primary aim of this study is to investigate which factors facilitate or hinder the implementation of mentor mother support in family practice. Besides we evaluate the effect of mentor mother support in a different region...
  5. ncbi Which physician and practice characteristics are associated with adherence to evidence-based guidelines for depressive and anxiety disorders?
    Mirrian Smolders
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre RUNMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Med Care 48:240-8. 2010
    ..To improve this care, we need a better understanding of the factors determining guideline adherence...
  6. ncbi Effects of a nationwide programme: interventions to reduce perceived barriers to collaboration and to increase structural one-on-one contact
    Jantien Heideman
    Centre for Quality of Care Research WOK, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
    J Eval Clin Pract 13:860-6. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Adherence to evidence-based guidelines for depression and anxiety disorders is associated with recording of the diagnosis
    Mirrian Smolders
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Health Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre RUNMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 31:460-9. 2009
    ..To assess professionals' adherence to evidence-based guidelines and to investigate whether or not this is influenced by recording of the diagnosis and symptom severity...
  8. ncbi How well do GPs fulfill their educator role in consultations for depression and anxiety?
    Mirrian Smolders
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre RUNMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Patient Educ Couns 73:389-95. 2008
    ..To assess general practitioners' (GPs) provision of patient education with respect to patients with depression or anxiety...
  9. ncbi Knowledge transfer and improvement of primary and ambulatory care for patients with anxiety
    Mirrian Smolders
    Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Can J Psychiatry 53:277-93. 2008
    ..To summarize current evidence on the effectiveness of different knowledge transfer and change interventions for improving primary and ambulatory anxiety care to provide guidance to professionals and policy-makers in mental health care...
  10. ncbi The effectiveness of nurse practitioners working at a GP cooperative: a study protocol
    Nancy Wijers
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P, O, Box 9101, Nijmegen 6500, HB, The Netherlands
    BMC Fam Pract 13:75. 2012
    ..This study aims to assess the effects of substitution of care from general practitioners to nurse practitioners in an out of hours primary care setting...
  11. ncbi Depressed and a co-morbid condition: more psychotropics prescribed!
    Mirrian Smolders
    Centre for Quality of Care Research WOK, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Eur J Gen Pract 14:10-8. 2008
    ..Depression often occurs simultaneously with a variety of somatic, psychiatric, and social conditions. Knowledge about differences in the pharmacological treatment of depressed patients with and without co-morbidity is lacking...
  12. ncbi A randomized controlled trial of a tailored primary care program to reverse excessive alcohol consumption
    Mirrian Hilbink
    Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    J Am Board Fam Med 25:712-22. 2012
    ..To assess the effects of a tailored, multifaceted intervention in primary care on the level of patients' alcohol consumption and to investigate which patient and organizational factors determine a reduction in alcohol consumption...
  13. ncbi What determines the management of anxiety disorders and its improvement?
    Mirrian Smolders
    Centre for Quality of Care Research WOK, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre RUNMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    J Eval Clin Pract 14:259-65. 2008
    ..Several factors affect, positively or negatively, management of anxiety and its improvement. A literature review and thematic analysis was executed to obtain an overview of the types of determinants of anxiety care and its improvement...
  14. ncbi The impact of co-morbidity on GPs' pharmacological treatment decisions for patients with an anxiety disorder
    Mirrian Smolders
    Centre for Quality of Care Research WOK, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Fam Pract 24:538-46. 2007
    ..Co-morbidity may influence GPs' treatment decisions for patients with anxiety. However, knowledge about differences in the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders in patients with and without co-morbidity is lacking...