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Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis in the New Millennium: A National Cohort Study by Brown, Michaela C, Simpson, Keith, Kerssens, Jan J, Mactier, Robert A

“…The study aim was to establish the incidence and characterize all encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) cases in patients treated by peritoneal dialysis…”
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Peritoneal Dialysis–Associated Peritonitis Rates and Outcomes in a National Cohort Are Not Improving in the Post-Millennium (2000 – 2007) by BROWN, Michaela C, SIMPSON, Keith, KERSSENS, Jan J, MACTIER, Robert A

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis remains the leading cause of technique failure and a significant cause of morbidity among PD patients. Rates in…”
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Prevalence of chronic benign pain disorder among adults: a review of the literature by Verhaak, Peter F M, Kerssens, Jan J, Dekker, Joost, Sorbi, Marjolijn J, Bensing, Jozien M

“…In this review epidemiological studies concerning chronic benign pain among adults are discussed. To this end, studies focusing on chronic pain, reporting…”
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Health problems of victims before and after disaster: a longitudinal study in general practice by Yzermans, C Joris, Donker, Gé A, Kerssens, Jan J, Dirkzwager, Anja JE, Soeteman, Rik JH, ten Veen, Petra MH

“…Background We aimed to quantify the health problems and to assess the possible risk factors for developing health problems in persons affected by the explosion…”
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Electronic Momentary Assessment in Chronic Pain I: Psychological Pain Responses as Predictors of Pain Intensity by Sorbi, Marjolijn J, Peters, Madelon L, Kruise, Dieta A, Maas, Cora J. M, Kerssens, Jan J, Verhaak, Peter F. M, Bensing, Jozien M

“…OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:Electronic momentary assessment was employed to substantiate the relevance of psychological functioning in chronic pain. More than 7100…”
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Comparison of patient evaluations of health care quality in relation to WHO measures of achievement in 12 European countries by KERSSENS, Jan J, GROENEWEGEN, Peter P, SIXMA, Herman J, BOERMA, Wienke G. W, VAN DER EIJK, Ingrid

“…To gain insight into similarities and differences in patient evaluations of quality of primary care across 12 European countries and to correlate patient…”
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What is important in evaluating health care quality? An international comparison of user views by Groenewegen, Peter P, Kerssens, Jan J, Sixma, Herman J, van der Eijk, Ingrid, Boerma, Wienke G W

“…Quality of care from the perspective of users is increasingly used in evaluating health care performance. Going beyond satisfaction studies, quality of care…”
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Electronic Momentary Assessment in Chronic Pain II: Pain and Psychological Pain Responses as Predictors of Pain Disability by Sorbi, Marjolijn J, Peters, Madelon L, Kruise, Dieta A, Maas, Cora J. M, Kerssens, Jan J, Verhaak, Peter F. M, Bensing, Jozien M

“…OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:More than 7100 electronic diaries from 80 patients with chronic pain (mean89.3, range 30-115) entered multilevel analyses to establish…”
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Mortality associated with traumatic injuries in the elderly: A population based study by O’Neill, Stephen, Brady, Richard R, Kerssens, Jan J, Parks, Rowan W

“…Abstract Elderly trauma is increasing in incidence and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of the study was to…”
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Patient-directed gaze as a tool for discovering and handling psychosocial problems in general practice by Bensing, Jozien M., Kerssens, Jan J., van der Pasch, Marja

“…One particular form of nonverbal behavior--patient-directed gaze--was examined in relation to the general practitioner's performance in psychosocial care. In…”
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One-Time Physical Therapist Consultation in Primary Health Care by Hendriks, Erik J M, Kerssens, Jan J, Nelson, Roger M, Oostendorp, Rob A B, van der Zee, Jouke

“…One-time physical therapist consultation, prior to possible referral for physical therapy intervention, may enhance the quality of patient care, particularly…”
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Does disaster affect immigrant victims more than non-immigrant victims in Dutch general practice: a matched cohort study by Soeteman, Rik J. H., Yzermans, C. Joris, Spreeuwenberg, Peter M. M., Dorn, Tina, Kerssens, Jan J., van den Bosch, Wil J. H. M., van der Zee, Jouke

“…Background In the literature, immigrant victims appear to be more vulnerable to health effects of a disaster than indigenous victims. Most of these studies…”
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Esophagogastric Trauma in Scotland by Skipworth, Richard J. E., McBride, Olivia M. B., Kerssens, Jan J., Paterson-Brown, Simon

“…Background This study was designed to investigate the incidence of esophageal (ET) and gastric trauma (GT) in Scotland and to identify factors associated with…”
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Splenic Trauma in Scotland: Demographics and Outcomes by Brady, Richard R. W., Bandari, Mark, Kerssens, Jan J., Paterson‐Brown, Simon, Parks, Rowan W.

“…Background Splenic trauma is a common organ injury following blunt abdominal trauma. In order to establish the contemporary epidemiology of blunt splenic…”
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Health Problems in Children and Adolescents before and after a Man-Made Disaster by Dirkzwager, Anja J. E, Kerssens, Jan J, Yzermans, C. Joris

“…Objective: The aims of this study were to examine health problems of children (4-12 years old at the time of the disaster) and adolescents (13-18 years old at…”
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Disaster and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization: A Longitudinal Study among Victims, Their Family Members, and Control Subjects by Dorn, Tina, Yzermans, C. Joris, Kerssens, Jan J., Spreeuwenberg, Peter M. M., van der Zee, Jouke

“…Background: The impact of disasters on primary healthcare utilization is largely unknown. Moreover, it is often overlooked how disaster affects those closest…”
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The workload of general practitioners does not affect their awareness of patients’ psychological problems by Zantinge, Else M, Verhaak, Peter F.M, de Bakker, Dinny H, Kerssens, Jan J, van der Meer, Klaas, Bensing, Jozien M

“…Abstract Objective To investigate if general practitioners (GPs) with a higher workload are less inclined to encourage their patients to disclose psychological…”
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The workload of GPs: consultations of patients with psychological and somatic problems compared by Zantinge, Else M, Verhaak, Peter F M, Kerssens, Jan J, Bensing, Jozien M

“…GPs report that patients' psychosocial problems play a part in 20% of all consultations. GPs state that these consultations are more time-consuming and the…”
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Electronic diary assessment of pain, disability and psychological adaptation in patients differing in duration of pain by Peters, M L, Sorbi, M J, Kruise, D A, Kerssens, J J, Verhaak, P F, Bensing, J M

“…Computerized diary measurement of pain, disability and psychological adaptation was performed four times a day for 4 weeks in 80 patients with various duration…”
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Patient preference for genders of health professionals by Kerssens, Jan J., Bensing, Jozien M., Andela, Margriet G.

“…Preferences for physicians' gender is an obvious and well documented example of considerations of patients' attitudes. But research carried out in this field…”
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