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| M W HeymansSummaryAffiliation: VU University Medical Center Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Episodes of low back pain: a proposal for uniform definitions to be used in researchHenrica C W de Vet
Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:2409-16. 2002..Literature review and group discussions...
Sequence optimization to reduce velocity offsets in cardiovascular magnetic resonance volume flow quantification--a multi-vendor studyMarijn P Rolf
Department of Physics and Medical Technology, ICaR VU, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 13:18. 2011..This study is aimed at identifying correlations between protocol parameters and the resulting velocity error in clinical CMR flow measurements in a multi-vendor study...- Cardiometabolic risk variables in overweight and obese children: a worldwide comparisonMariska van Vliet
Department of Pediatrics, Slotervaart Hospital, Louwesweg 6, 1066 EC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cardiovasc Diabetol 10:106. 2011..The results of our review present a fair estimation of the true differences between cardiometabolic risk profiles among pediatric cohorts worldwide, based on available literature... - Association of plasma osteoprotegerin and adiponectin with arterial function, cardiac function and metabolism in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic menWeena J Y Chen
Diabetes Center Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cardiovasc Diabetol 10:67. 2011..We assessed the relationship of plasma OPG and ADPN and arterial function, cardiac function and myocardial glucose metabolism in T2DM... - Cost-utility analysis of a one-time supervisor telephone contact at 6-weeks post-partum to prevent extended sick leave following maternity leave in The Netherlands: results of an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trialKimi Uegaki
Health Technology Assessment Unit, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:57. 2011.... - Measurement properties of translated versions of neck-specific questionnaires: a systematic reviewJasper M Schellingerhout
Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Med Res Methodol 11:87. 2011..The objective of this study is to critically appraise the quality of the translation process, cross-cultural validation and the measurement properties of translated versions of neck-specific questionnaires... - The search for stable prognostic models in multiple imputed data setsDavid Vergouw
Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Med Res Methodol 10:81. 2010..Proposed methods for handling these situations are bootstrapping (B) and Multiple imputation (MI). The authors examined the influence of these methods on model composition... - Prediction of persistent shoulder pain in general practice: comparing clinical consensus from a Delphi procedure with a statistical scoring systemDavid Vergouw
Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Fam Pract 12:63. 2011.... 
The prognosis of chronic low back pain is determined by changes in pain and disability in the initial periodMartijn W Heymans
The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Spine J 10:847-56. 2010..Therefore, it is imperative to identify prognostic factors that are mostly seen in chronic LBP patients at an early stage. This may give clinicians tailored advice to prevent chronicity or may refer to a specific intervention...- Return to work in a cohort of low back pain patients: development and validation of a clinical prediction ruleMartijn W Heymans
Work and Health, Research Center Physical Activity, TNO VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Occup Rehabil 19:155-65. 2009..From the viewpoint of cost prevention, it is necessary to identify patients that are of high risk for long-term work disability, production loss and sick-leave... - Variable selection under multiple imputation using the bootstrap in a prognostic studyMartijn W Heymans
Vrije Universiteit, Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Methodology and Applied Biostatistics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Med Res Methodol 7:33. 2007..Multiple imputation (MI) accounts for imputation uncertainty that allows for adequate statistical testing. We developed and tested a methodology combining MI with bootstrapping techniques for studying prognostic variable selection... - Exploring the contribution of patient-reported and clinician based variables for the prediction of low back work statusMartijn W Heymans
Research Center Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Occup Rehabil 17:383-97. 2007..Successful management of workers on sick leave due to low back pain by the general physician and physiotherapist depends on reliable prognostic information on the course of low back pain and work resumption... - Workers' beliefs and expectations affect return to work over 12 monthsMartijn W Heymans
Research Center Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Occup Rehabil 16:685-95. 2006..The prognostic value of factors which influence the course of low back pain and return to work in occupational health care is unclear... - Back schools for nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review GroupM W Heymans
Department of Public and Occupational Health EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, TNO VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:2153-63. 2005..A systematic review within the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group... - High frequency of vertebral fractures in early spondylarthropathiesM A C Van der Weijden
Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Room 3A 64, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Osteoporos Int 23:1683-90. 2012..VF remained frequently 'unrecognized' and untreated. VF have been associated with more back pain, reduced Qol, and increased risk of future fractures which stresses the importance of recognition also in early stage SpA... - Peak expiratory flow rate shows a gender-specific association with vitamin D deficiencyN M van Schoor
EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 97:2164-71. 2012..To our knowledge, no previous studies examined the longitudinal relationship between vitamin D status and pulmonary function in a population-based sample of older persons... - Prognostic factors for duration of sick leave in patients sick listed with acute low back pain: a systematic review of the literatureI A Steenstra
Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine and Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occup Environ Med 62:851-60. 2005..The percentages of patients with acute low back pain (LBP) that go on to a chronic state varies between studies from 2% to 34%. In some of these cases low back pain leads to great costs... - Incidence of venous thromboembolism in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a retrospective analysisT Forouzanfar
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam ACTA, The Netherlands
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 39:256-9. 2010..07). The incidence of VTE in oral and maxillofacial surgery seems to be low, but thromboembolism prophylaxis may be justified in patients with clear potential risk factors... - Physical and cognitive functioning after 3 years can be predicted using information from the diagnostic process in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosisVincent de Groot
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:1478-88. 2009..To predict functioning after 3 years in patients with recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS)... - Promoting physical activity with people in different places--a Dutch perspectiveKarin I Proper
VU University Medical Center, Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, NL 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Sci Med Sport 9:371-7. 2006.... - Clinically significant change in stroke volume in pulmonary hypertensionSerge A van Wolferen
VU University Medical Center, Department of Pulmonary Disease, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Chest 139:1003-9. 2011..However, the extent of change in stroke volume that constitutes a clinically significant change is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the minimal important difference (MID) in stroke volume in PH... - Comparing health care use and related costs between groups with and without hearing impairmentJanneke Nachtegaal
Department of E N T Audiology and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Audiol 49:881-90. 2010..This suggests that besides hearing-related contacts, adults with hearing impairment do not make more use of health care resources than adults without hearing difficulties... - Early prediction of outcome of activities of daily living after stroke: a systematic reviewJanne M Veerbeek
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Research Institute MOVE, Room 1Y 172 06, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, De Boelelaan 1117, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stroke 42:1482-8. 2011..This review investigates the methodological quality of prognostic studies in the early poststroke phase for final ADL to identify variables that are predictive or not predictive for outcome of ADL after stroke... - Small portion sizes in worksite cafeterias: do they help consumers to reduce their food intake?W M Vermeer
Department of Health Sciences and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Obes (Lond) 35:1200-7. 2011..Environmental interventions directed at portion size might help consumers to reduce their food intake... - The effectiveness of high-intensity versus low-intensity back schools in an occupational setting: a pragmatic randomized controlled trialMartijn W Heymans
Research Center Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Spine 31:1075-82. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The low-intensity back school was most effective in reducing work absence, functional disability, and kinesiophobia, and more workers in this group scored a higher perceived recovery during the 6-month follow-up... - Multifactorial evaluation and treatment of persons with a high risk of recurrent falling was not cost-effectiveG M E E Peeters
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Osteoporos Int 22:2187-96. 2011..The intervention and usual care groups did not differ in fall risk or costs. The multifactorial approach was not cost-effective compared to usual care in this group... - Association between TV viewing, computer use and overweight, determinants and competing activities of screen time in 4- to 13-year-old childrenE de Jong
Research Centre for the Prevention of Overweight, VU University Amsterdam Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Int J Obes (Lond) 37:47-53. 2013.... - Low bone mineral density is related to male gender and decreased functional capacity in early spondylarthropathiesM A C Van der Weijden
Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Room 3A 64, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Rheumatol 30:497-503. 2011..Low BMD was associated with male gender and decreased functional capacity. These findings emphasize the need for more alertness for osteoporosis and osteopenia in spondylarthropathy patients at an early stage of the disease... - Exploring cut-off values for large waist circumference in older adults: a new methodological approachN Heim
Department of Health Sciences and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Nutr Health Aging 14:272-7. 2010..There is an ongoing debate about the applicability of current criteria for large waist circumference (WC) in older adults... - Does flexion-distraction help treat chronic low back pain?Martijn W Heymans
VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2:360-1. 2006 - Back schools in occupational health care: design of a randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness studyMartijn W Heymans
Research Center, Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 27:457-65. 2004..Therefore, 2 different forms of back schools are compared. Moreover, this is the first RCT to include a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing low-intensity and high-intensity back schools with usual care in occupational health care... - Cost-effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for elderly primary care patients with major depressionJudith E Bosmans
VU University Medical Center, Van de Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 23:480-7. 2007.... - Prognostic factors for the two-year course of activity limitations in early osteoarthritis of the hip and/or kneeJasmijn F M Holla
Jan van Breemen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:1415-25. 2010..To predict the 2-year course of activity limitations in patients with early knee and/or hip osteoarthritis (OA)...